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Unlocking the bootloader of a smartphone allows the user to install an alternative system on the device, also known as a custom ROM.<ref>https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/android-rom</ref> | Unlocking the bootloader of a smartphone allows the user to install an alternative system on the device, also known as a custom ROM.<ref>https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/android-rom</ref> | ||
== Features == | ==Features== | ||
On a default Android system there is the deep integration with Google Play Services. This is a system process that requires access to files, contacts, storage, call logs, SMS messages, location, camera | On a default Android system there is the deep integration with Google Play Services. This is a system process that requires access to files, contacts, storage, call logs, SMS messages, location, camera and microphone so that basic system apps are able to function.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aragon |first=Jonah |date=21 Jul 2024 |title=Android |url=https://www.privacyguides.org/en/android/#install-a-custom-distribution |url-status=live |access-date=17 Aug 2025 |website=Privacy Guides}}</ref> Alternative systems avoid this process entirely, or use privacypreserving workaround.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 2025 |title=MicroG |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroG |url-status=live |access-date=18 Aug 2025 |website=Wikipedia |publisher=Wikipedia contributors}}</ref> | ||
==Alternative Android-based Operating Systems== | ==Alternative Android-based Operating Systems== | ||
Revision as of 22:18, 17 August 2025
Unlocking the bootloader of a smartphone allows the user to install an alternative system on the device, also known as a custom ROM.[1]
Features
On a default Android system there is the deep integration with Google Play Services. This is a system process that requires access to files, contacts, storage, call logs, SMS messages, location, camera and microphone so that basic system apps are able to function.[2] Alternative systems avoid this process entirely, or use privacypreserving workaround.[3]
Alternative Android-based Operating Systems
These include, but are not limited to:
- AOSP (Android Open Source Project) , also known as "stock" Android.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/android-rom
- ↑ Aragon, Jonah (21 Jul 2024). "Android". Privacy Guides. Retrieved 17 Aug 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "MicroG". Wikipedia. Wikipedia contributors. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 18 Aug 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm