Just to bump this - could anyone in the Mudita team provide some very basic instructions on installing Lineage GSI on Mudita? I know it’s possible (as I’ve done it before) but the process is a bit convoluted and it would be a testament to the ethos company to allow users to own their device and install other operating systems on it.
This of course wouldn’t be a official support suggestion or warrant any support from Mudita if the user decides on doing this.
@jayloofah Unfortunately, that would require root access, bootloader unlocking, and system partition flashing, all of which would void your Kompakt warranty and compromise the integrity of MuditaOS.
Right, I believe the bootloader is unlockable on the device and rootability and flashing are also possible. I understand the company’s position as this voiding the warranty - understandable - but I would say if you intend on wanting the device to be usable after 3 years, you will need to open up the possibility of support to the community.
This would minimally mean some bare bones guide on how to flash vanilla Android on the device so that security updates and usability would last as long as supported by the developer community wants to build off of vanilla Android.
There should definitely be a model with a replaceable battery. It would make it easier for everybody. That way if the battery has a problem you don’t have to ship it to another country in order for it to get repaired, and then be without a phone all that time
The battery itself is easily replaceable along with some other pieces
You lose the warranty if you do it yourself.
What @jasonmm1979 means by replaceable is, user replaceable like in the old days. Pop off the back cover and put in a new battery.
Yes, this. 100% this.
And as a security-minded person, I would love to be able to flash Lineage onto the MK. It actually gets security updates.
After the warranty period expires, what stops you from doing whatever you want?
My warranty is in tact and it still wouldn’t stop me to replace it myself.
However my comment was in response to the user that was asking for a user-removable battery, and the other user telling them the battery is replaceable. Which are not the same thing.
I definitely prefer the old-style removable back for quick battery replacement. Give me an old-style flip phone with a small e-ink screen on the front that has the number of the person calling, or a text, and a larger e-ink screen when you open the phone with all the normal stuff. Something tough and rugged like the old Nokia, or nowadays the Cat S22, and I’ll be wonderfully happy. You’d probably have to use KaiOS or something like that though. I don’t know if Android would be useable
That’s why I still have a BBQ10 
Yeah, I hope phones go back to doing this. They just need enough of us to complain lol
