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+Longevity of a HTC One S using Cyanogenmod
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+
+:date: 2016-04-02 20:00
+:modified: 2016-04-03 20:00
+:tags: cyanogenmod, android, lollipop, apps, f-droid, htc one s
+:category: mobile
+:slug: longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod
+:authors: David Runge
+:summary: Or howto setup Cyanogenmod on a HTC One S and live with F-Droid happily ever after
+
+The mobile
+__________
+| I own a quite old - at least by today's standards of planned obsolescence for every consumer device - |htc_one_s| (2012), that won't be receiving any more Android upgrades (|htc_one_s_last_update|: version 4.0.4) or support by its manufacturer directly or any distributor for that matter.
+| It's quite a nice, small and lightweight phone, that by now has seen the world and besides a self-administered chassis change hasn't yielded any serious problems.
+| The phone doesn't have much RAM or much space. Neither does it have a microSD card slot, NFC or other fancy new stuff that people seem to need.
+|
+
+CyanogenMod
+___________
+| The alternative firmware for some mobile devices |cyanogenmod| is available for free and offers a community driven development branch of the Android kernel, without the Google and mobile vendor bloat.
+| Have a look: Maybe your phone is amongst the |cyanogenmod_supported_devices|?
+| Not all vendors allow flashing other firmwares though. Some prevent this completely (watch |28c3_doctorow| for commentary on this), others let you do it by voiding your warranty, yet others just let you do it, because they are awesome.
+| All |cyanogenmod| capable devices have development codenames. For the |htc_one_s| this is "|cyanogenmod_ville|".
+| Each device offers a |cyanogenmod_ville_release_channel| (with stable releases) and a |cyanogenmod_ville_development_channel| (with nightly builds for the adventurous and daring).
+| An |cyanogenmod_ville_install| explains how to get |cyanogenmod| on your device.
+|
+
+F-Droid
+_______
+| |f-droid| is an alternative app store to |google_play|. It only offers free software. This is pretty awesome.
+| Some useful apps I like, use or have used:
+
+  * AFWall+
+  * AntennaPod
+  * Ardroid
+  * CAdroid
+  * ChatSecure
+  * ConnectBot
+  * DAVdroid
+  * F-Droid
+  * Plumble
+  * Firefox
+  * Irssi ConnectBot
+  * K-9 Mail
+  * OwnCloud
+  * ownCloud News Reader
+  * MyOwnNotes
+  * oandbackup
+  * OpenKeychain
+  * OpenVPN for Android
+  * OsmAnd~
+  * Orbot
+  * Orweb
+  * Password Store
+  * Twidere
+  * XBMC Remote
+
+Conclusion
+__________
+Yay!
+
+  * I don't need to buy a new phone each year, because my battery got eaten by malicious apps that I can't disable.
+  * I can use an Android device without Google
+  * I can use an Android device without vendor bloat
+  * I can use an Android device as root and modify it the way I want it
+  * I can choose to only install free apps
+
+.. |cyanogenmod_ville_install| raw:: html
+
+  <a href="https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_ville" target="_blank">install section</a>
+
+.. |cyanogenmod_ville_development_channel| raw:: html
+
+  <a href="http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?type=nightly&device=ville" target="_blank">development channel</a>
+
+.. |cyanogenmod_ville_release_channel| raw:: html
+
+  <a href="http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?type=snapshot&device=ville" target="_blank">release channel</a>
+
+.. |htc_one_s_last_update| raw:: html
+
+  <a href="http://www.htc.com/de/support/htc-one-s/news" target="_blank">last update</a>
+
+.. |htc_one_s| raw:: html
+
+  <a href="http://www.htc.com/de/support/htc-one-s/" target="_blank">HTC One S</a>
+
+.. |cyanogenmod_ville| raw:: html
+
+  <a href="https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Ville_Info" target="_blank">ville</a>
+
+.. |f-droid| raw:: html
+
+  <a href="https://f-droid.org" target="_blank">F-Droid</a>
+
+.. |google_play| raw:: html
+
+  <a href="https://play.google.com" target="_blank">Google Play</a>
+
+.. |28c3_doctorow| raw:: html
+
+  <a href="https://media.ccc.de/v/28c3-4848-en-the_coming_war_on_general_computation" target="_blank">Cory Doctorow at 28C3</a>
+
+.. |cyanogenmod| raw:: html
+
+  <a href="http://cyanogenmod.org" target="_blank">CyanogenMod</a>
+
+.. |cyanogenmod_supported_devices| raw:: html
+
+  <a href="https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Devices" target="_blank">supported devices</a>
+