Do you root or do you go straight to ROMs?

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    8 months ago

    Spite mostly. I have small QoL improvements, but mostly because Google says I can’t do what I want with my device.

    Specific reasons:

    • AdAway - ad blocking, can’t live without
    • SnapEnhance - ad blocking & other tweaks to make SC more usable
    • Revanced (w/o microgapps) - YouTube mod w/ sponsorblock & returned dislikes
    • PixelExpert - misc UI tweaks like separate WiFi & mobile data tiles, as well as a 3 wide qs panel
    • SmartSpacer - Custom complications on my at a glance screen. Can do useful things like show me my gas rewards card when in range of a gas stations WiFi, notifications for missed calls, texts, and emails that I might have dismissed from my tray
    • MACsposed - let’s me spoof my MAC address. Used it to snag free WiFi on planes
    • Swift Backup - backs my phone up to my server every night
    • GAppsMod - enable call recording & other features on Google dialer & messages
    • DarkTricks - additional misc toggles, some overlap with PixelExpert but occasionally has better implementations (power button flashlight, volume keys to skip tracks, etc)

    No longer working:

    • Xposed edge pro - let you bind a bunch of gestures to different actions or fly outs from any screen. Hasn’t been functional in Android 14 and it seems like the dev has dipped. I genuinely miss having an app fly out (but not enough to buy a Samsung)