Afiak, they are still leaving in the ADB option to install non-Google apps, for now.

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    I’m saying this as a general strategy for everyone. Roms basically require a PC, and a lot of people nowadays do not have one.

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      You can use Graphene’s web installer in a chromium based browser, even from another Android phone if you have one. So they don’t necessarily require a full blown PC. You can even do it from your steamdeck, if you were so inclined.

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      I’d venture a guess that most people who know what Graphene OS is probably own a PC of some sort.

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        Lol I haven’t used a PC in years mostly because of money problems, because Android mostly functions as a computer, I mean torrenting, VLC, uBlock Origin… I didn’t even need a PC, and again money issues, so i only had a phone as my main “computer”. Only recently got a SteamDeck and its my only PC.

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            Yeah, feel like most techy people who go out of there way to install a custom rom are going to have a PC in some capacity. Its those that don’t have a PC, but set up a custom rom that is more rare to see.

            Those who only have phones I’d guess are those who tend to be less tech savvy, but not always. But, phone only people probably on average don’t know file systems with everything just being apps.

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      Those people are morons, and probably don’t care about their rights on their mobile device anyhow.

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        “Oh, you didn’t spend at least a few hundred dollars on a device that you aren’t going to use for anything except flashing a custom ROM once? What a moron!”