Aiming to use Lineage OS - what do i really get?
by dedec0 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5KZP0)
Hello, people. Maybe i get a new phone soon, and i may be able to choose it. I want it to be better than the one i have now, which has closed source limitations (it is a Motorola Moto G - second generation) i really dislike. For example, call record applications cannot record my calls.
So, there is Lineage OS, completely opensource, and seems to have a good number of devices compartible with it. Great. But there is something i cannot forget: it must be compartible with Android apps I want to use, closed source. The university where i study demands them for remote classes. The financial bank where i have an account is another needed application.
So, will it be possible to install all i need? I found some information in
https://wiki.lineageos.org/gapps.html
but i am not sure what it all means. Being able to install App Store (basically the only "gapp" i may use, in the end) means i will be able to install and run any application it provides? Or, in another path to use, will i be able to install raw .apk files?
So, there is Lineage OS, completely opensource, and seems to have a good number of devices compartible with it. Great. But there is something i cannot forget: it must be compartible with Android apps I want to use, closed source. The university where i study demands them for remote classes. The financial bank where i have an account is another needed application.
So, will it be possible to install all i need? I found some information in
https://wiki.lineageos.org/gapps.html
but i am not sure what it all means. Being able to install App Store (basically the only "gapp" i may use, in the end) means i will be able to install and run any application it provides? Or, in another path to use, will i be able to install raw .apk files?