Next Meeting – Tuesday, November 11th, 2025, 6:30pm EDT.
Keeping Your Android Secure and Snappy: Exploring GrapheneOS and LineageOS
Join Roller Angel for a practical dive into alternative Android operating systems that can breathe new life into your devices and extend their longevity. Roller runs GrapheneOS on a Pixel 8 for hardened privacy and security, and LineageOS on an older Pixel 4 to keep it current and fast long after official updates ended.
This talk will cover what these community-driven Android projects are, how they differ from stock Android, and what’s involved in installing and maintaining them. You’ll learn how to choose the right ROM for your device, what security and performance trade-offs to expect, and how to regain control over your phone’s software updates and privacy.
Whether you’re looking to make your phone run faster, stay supported longer, or simply explore the open-source Android ecosystem, this session will give you the tools and confidence to get started.
Also, we’ll be doing a short presentation on a Unix/Linux topic. This month we’ll be talking about the readline library. It’s not really a command but it’s included in many of the utilities you use.