CalyxOS

• Website
  • Big Team
• Community resources
• Device-support
  • Low-tech/appordable models available
• Activism/journalist community oriented
• Middleground between security and usability
• MicroG pre-installed
  • Games, Google play credit for commercial apps working
• CalyxOS: De-Googled geht anders – Custom-ROMs Teil2 🇩🇪

CalyxOS utilizes Verified Boot (including bootloader re-locking) to keep the Android security model intact.

Camera

• Is the camera as good with CalyxOS ?
• Graphene docs: Camera
• Pixel camera can be used to take advantage of the Pixel hardware
• Otherwise, Open Camera can be used
  • Play store

Install host prerequisites

sudo pacman -S android-udev

• Download and verify the CalyxOS device flasher
  • The calyxos-flasher-git AUR package is too outdated

Flash device

Note: Follow device specifc installation docs !

But in general:

• Remove SIM card
• Enable Developer Options
  • Settings → About Phone → tap Build number 7 times
• Enable USB debugging
  • Settings → System → Advanced → Developer Options → USB Debugging
• Enable OEM Unlocking
  • Settings → System → Advanced → Developer Options → OEM unlocking
• Download and verify the device factory image

Ensure device-flasher.linux and the device factory image are located in the same directory, then:

./device-flasher.linux

• Unlock the bootloader at the beginning of the installation
• Lock the bootloader again at the end of the installation

Back to stock Android

• Back to stock Android