The alibi open source version of android that only runs on hardware in the +1000 USD range.
A bargain for a test device or a daily driver for the not so wealthy.
You want to change something? Want to be recognized for making anything better?
Port it on sub $200 devices.
That's where the masses are.
That's where you start the degoogle revolution. Where you can build a sustainable business.
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Did you even check the device list? Half of the chinese models are $200 or less. It's never been a price question
You might be confusing LineageOS with GrapheneOS.
The device that I am typing this on (which runs LineageOS) cost me around $170 new.