[olug] [OT] Rooting smartphone

[Eric W. Biederman]

"Kevin D. Snodgrass" <kdsnodgrass at yahoo.com> writes:

> I finally have a use for 1.  Just don't like all the crapware and spy
> tools that come with them.

I would suggest installing LineageOS.  It is an opensource rebuild
of Android that does not include the generally objectionable parts
of OEM builds of Android.

https://lineageos.org/
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/

It looks like your Samsung 7 is supported.  Although I expect you want
to be a bit more precise than that when selecting your ROM image.

Eric