Hi there!

I have a Samsung S20 5G. I just got a new job recently and I was trying to set up a professional profile with Microsoft InTune to have Teams, Outlook, Edge, etc. to have access to my messages and intranet on the go. But, I found out my OS was out of date and didn’t have the latest security updates, and therefore the professional profile couldn’t be completed.

My options are:

  1. Buy a new phone ($$$$$)
  2. Keep the phone and Install LineageOS (MS InTune and professional profile might not work?)

Have any one of you had to create a professional profile on Lineage and succeeded? What has your experience been on Lineage?

By the way, I’m not trying to de-Google my phone. I’m just trying to extend the life of my phone and I read that to create a professional profile or for your banking apps to work, you need to install Google services a certain way when Installing Lineage. Have any of you tried this?

Also, I originally bought this phone (used) because it claimed to have e-sim functionality which is great for travelling. However, the Canadian version of the factory OS disabled that feature. I had to replace it with a U.S. image for the same model and that unlocked it. Will Lineage OS prevent me from using e-sims?

Please let me know your experience.

  • exdor@programming.dev
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    1 day ago

    The install docs are extremely barebones, incomplete and unsafe

    Also their way of installing is hacky and incompatible with verified boot

    IodeOS is significantly better for this use case, although they support less devices. They base off LineageOS but the installer, installation method and the resulting OS are better, more secure and private.

    If you consider buying new, a Pixel 10 or 9 with GrapheneOS is still the best.

    If not that, maybe CalyxOS is fine currently? I dont expect it to be much better than iodeOS.

    Stay away from /e/OS. Be aware that “LineageOS for microG” is a separate distribution and only ships updates every second month.

    There is also APXOS which would be better than iodeOS I guess, but limited device support.

    RestlessOS is very interesting but I dont know how the kernel is updated. Really worth considering though

    • ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.caOPEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      Be aware that “LineageOS for microG” is a separate distribution and only ships updates every second month.

      Yeah, that’s what I thought. I think I’ll just install MicroG myself instead.

      Thanks for all the recommendations. But it looks like LineageOS is the only one that officially supports my model. (Samsung S20 5G) And it looks like it would do the job just fine for my needs.

      • exdor@programming.dev
        2·
        10 hours ago

        Well, I tried installing MicroG before and that doesnt just work. You need to flash it as privileged module and put an xml file somewhere to give it elevated permissions.

        I found this issue, there seems to be a hole in the docs. The same user also opened another ignored issue that does seem to match my impression of very lacking docs and a low focus on security for microG too…

        • ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.caOPEnglish
          1·
          2 hours ago

          Interesting.

          I might just install GApps instead. I really don’t care if it turns it into a Googled phone. I already have a Googled phone with the Samsung default OS anyway.