Thinking about buying the fairphone 4. Coming from oneplus 8, which is almost unbrickable, thanks to an EDL MSM tool.

Obviously, I'd be careful. But am I likely to brick a fp4 by ROM hopping? Is it dangerous enough that I should not go into buying this phone with the intention of installing a ROM?

Mainly, I want to play with Ubuntu Touch, PostmarketOS, and maybe sailfish. But I figure if those don't quite work out, I'll land on Lineage with MicroG or /e/, since that'll be stock fp4 in the US.

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[–] [S] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

The goal is always not to hop. It just comes down to how long it takes to find a ROM you like.

Anyway, I don't intend to relock. Not unless someone releases an EDL tool. Then I'll use Stock Locked probably for a while.

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