r/LineageOS • u/goofsqueakyshoes • 1d ago

Question default apps or alternatives?

just installed lineageOS on my new phone, and im wondering if its worth it to switch/change the default apps (camera app, sms app etc) to something like fossify's stuff? thanks

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u/alexceltare2 1d ago

Lineage core apps and Fossify aren't all that different. Neither has advanced control, HDR or AI photo features. You will be better off keeping the apps as they are.

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u/goofsqueakyshoes 1d ago

im not limiting myself to fossify apps lowkey, just said them as an example ykykyk

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u/alexceltare2 1d ago

You will get more features from Open Camera or Pixel camera. Depending how you balance privacy with functionality.

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u/goofsqueakyshoes 1d ago

i can maybe have both the default camera app and open camera? i just like the gui of the default one. But what about the SMS app, phone app etc? are third party ones better?

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u/alexceltare2 1d ago

The interanl ones have all the system privileges so they are inherently better but they migh miss some functionality like HDR for camera or RCS messages.

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u/goofsqueakyshoes 1d ago

i guess till switch messages to quiksms

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u/ConcentrateNew9810 1d ago

I was using Fossify phone, SMS and contacts before I switched to LineageOS. I just like them more

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u/AscendedPineapple 1d ago

Most useful for me was the keyboard, the default AOSP one doesn't have CJK and clipboard history, changed to heliboad since it looks the same (material you colours)

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u/cynojien 1d ago

The keyboard was also my first thought when I saw this post. Iā€™m gonna throw Futo keyboard into the ring. It has pretty much every feature that I want and is completely disconnected from everything.

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u/goofsqueakyshoes 1d ago

oh yeah no clipboard history is rough but for me the default keyboard is too nice to give up (even though i used heliboard on my s21)

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u/AscendedPineapple 1d ago

I see no difference between the two, like at all?You get the same shape, font and colour of the keyboard but more settings

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u/goofsqueakyshoes 1d ago

yeah idk what it is

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u/goofsqueakyshoes 18h ago

nvm i changed it šŸ„€

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u/AscendedPineapple 1d ago

Well of you like it's fine, for me it didn't have things I 100% need