Getting around Google’s attestation with an unlocked bootloader requires root - I believe the go-to is Magisk and the Play Integrity Fix module.

I’m planning on using KernelSU, because I asked on the Magisk subreddit and it’s unironically what they recommended. I looked around here and it solidified my decision even more.

The recommended way for me to install it goes like install custom recovery > install custom ROM > somehow flash preferred rooting solution in recovery > install preferred rooting solution as an app. link

The video guy is talking bollocks: plus he has about 50 crypto links to pay the wanker.

Really. Most of the videos I’ve seen of him are really solid. Plus, I do think the tips he gave are good (that’s why I linked it in the first place) besides this:

He talks about “Removing bloatware Google packages” from Lineage, there are no bloatware google packages in lineage.

Yeah if you didn’t install GAPPS you wouldn’t get any, well… Google apps in the first place. Besides this part, I do think the others make sense because they are making connections with Google.

Captive Portal is simple to disable using adb. Its not scary.

Yeah.

Also I’m wondering about whether to disable this or not, like wouldn’t it break functionality?

you can change your dns rather than rely on your carriers DNS. I use Mullvad DNS

Yeah I’m also using Mullvad DNS everywhere since I discovered it in like 2024.

not much info on itel-p55-5g on xda

Yep, I already looked everywhere. The Sourceforge repo and the Telegram group was all I found.

Yeah I know I can’t prevent apps from collecting data that’s why I have all essentials from FOSS.

My main problem with an unlocked bootloader is I’ll have to do a lot of things to get most of my apps working (mainly banking apps and games).

malware modifying the operating system at runtime

Is that from installing an app or from install a malicious ROM?

and an unauthorized person with physical access installing a malicious operating system while you’re not looking

That’s like impossible. It takes time to install a ROM, and my phone is always with me so that’s not happening.

The latter is rare unless you’re a high-value target or dating an abusive hacker.

Bold of you to assume I’m ever dating anyone.

Yeah it kinda contradicts with my goal, but really, my ultimate goal was just to debloat my phone. I just learned degoogling from learning debloating so I thought I might as well do that. (the debloating plan I had since 2021 has brought me into this deep rabbit hole of privacy, Linux and many many more)

I’d honestly rather use anything than the stock ones at this point.