open-dumpling | LineageOS 16.0 on OnePlus 5T

open-dumpling is a Shell library. open-dumpling has no bugs, it has no vulnerabilities and it has low support. You can download it from GitHub.

I have a OnePlus 5T. Interested in a modern Android device running MicroG and F-Droid, I decided to try to build this device. The problem with most Android hacks is that they require unlocked bootloaders. However, locked bootloaders provide some security guarantees, and I wanted to try to build a solid device with this software. I specifically chose the OnePlus 5 and 5T because of this XDA post that showed a way to allow for a locked bootloader with a custom ROM. Many Android devices will not allow this. It helps that the OnePlus line is extremely overpowered for its release date, cheap used from Android enthusiasts, has extreme enthusiast support, and (hopefully) will have support for a long time because of these things. The tutorial above requires you to disable dm-verity or disable forced encryption. We want to keep as many security features as LineageOS and MicroG allow, so we aren't going to do that. (Also, LineageOS 16.0 has issues with forced encryption being off. Flashing Magisk, the disable dm-verity/forceencrypt, and then attempting to encrypt failed on my OnePlus 5T.).