Status of Pixel 2 XL and other questions

/e/OS Devices Google
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Hello all,

I gave /e/ OS a try before the holidays and could not get it to install… I needed to use the phone ASAP to… make calls! (I know, I am weird!) So I installed the usual Lineage OS I am used to.
(See my post about this episode here. )

I would like to give it another try, but don’t feel like spending 17 hours of debugging to get the OS installed! What is the current status of /e/ on the google Pixel 2 XL

[Off-Topic] It feels so satisfying to de-googleify a google phone vs other brands… don’t you think? [/Off-topic]

Further questions:

I tried removing every google services on my phone and got some issues… Since I needed to go on with my life, I reinstalled some services and figured I will find answers BEFORE the next time I try to ban google entirely! What do you people use for these purposes ? :

  • GPS and navigation
  • In car features (AKA Android Auto) is it even possible to have something else than Android auto show up on the car’s screen?
  • Voice recognition

See a pattern here? How the hell can I use /e/ with a car?

Have a nice day! :slight_smile:

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Also gave it a try… it does not boot so far…

Which bootloader, TWRP and stock OS should you be using, when following the documentation?

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Are bumps even legal here? Feel free to tell me if this is not accepted! :slight_smile:
BUMP!

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Both Magic Earth (included in the normal /e/ ROM) and OsmAnd+ (installed from F-Droid) work well for me. I generally use OsmAnd+ as it is also useful for navigation while walking and running

Sorry I can’t help here: my car is too old to know about anything more modern than CDs :slight_smile: I have an ioPlay Bluetooth combined hands-free and audio streaming unit - sadly no longer available - wired in for playing music, taking calls and satnav voice prompts

Again, I can’t be much help as I never use VR. When I looked into it for my wife’s phone - running LineageOS for microG - I seem to remember that we needed Google’s service to make it work