How can iodéOS (Lineage fork) be installed on phones with bootloaders locked?
Why would phones like the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) and Note 9 appear on their list of phone that it can be installed on when it has "no" across the board on this list?
On phones with the bootloader locked, does it just sit on top of the existing android OS?

Sorry for all of the questions, but I am looking at as many options as possible available with a decent phone and camera long term to move away from Android and Google completely. I have done in the past, but looking for semi long term for when Android becomes locked down.

I just don't understand how they can create an installer that works with bootloader locked phones, and then the OS remain completely secure.

TIA

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[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

it doesn't support phones with locked bootloader. i believe the list is talking about their fancy installer, even if it doesn't work one can probably manually install like any other custom rom

[–] frischkaesbagett@feddit.org 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I am on a fairphone with iode and a locked bootloader.

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 6 points 4 hours ago

i mean phones with manufacturer imposed bootloader locks that cannot be overriden by the user e.g. all samsung phones after OneUI8, verizon pixels..