Thank you for the explanation.
So what I understand in simple terms, it is difficult to make a secure OS for a particular device when there are vulnerabilities in the hardware of that device.
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I've been researching Roms for the iconic Nexus 5 and I liked the Rom Nitrogen 7 which is a rom based on the Nougat 7 Rom, dev solved a security flaw in wifi that allowed the device to be compromised ....
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So far it was the fastest Rom made for Nexus 5 but unfortunately has bugs in mobile communication and bluetooth among other bugs,the project has been discontinued.
So I found this that is also based on the Nougat 7.1 Rom and they offer updates every week
lineageos.org
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When you have time, I'd like to know your opinion about that Rom. Take the time you need to analyze.
Thank you.
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There's no ROM for the Nexus 5 with anything close to full security for drivers or firmware. It has hundreds of unresolved serious security bugs. It's not a safe device, regardless of which OS you use on it. All these ROMs also substantially reduce security compared to AOSP too.
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If you care about security, you need to use a device that isn't end-of-life. Shipping the AOSP security updates is not shipping full security updates. Those ROMs explicitly lie to you about the security patch level. The security bulletins include far more issues than they fix...
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Even on a device where full security updates are available *and* the ROM ships all the security updates (i.e. they actually bundle all the updated firmware and drivers, which is rare), they usually lack a security update model and roll back / damage security features in AOSP.
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If you want a secure device, use an iPhone or a Pixel with the stock OS. If you can't afford the current generation, use an iPhone from the previous generation. There are only a couple non-Pixel Android devices with decent security and none are truly competitive with a Pixel.
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Nitrogen 7.1 is based on AOSP
I think devs do not want to let certain devices die. forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5
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Everything involving Android is based on AOSP. It's a silly statement. As I explained, there is no secure ROM available for the Nexus 5. Any claiming to have the latest security patch is being dishonest (quite concerning!), because they don't have the driver and firmware updates.
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There's no option available for the Nexus 5 that isn't incredibly insecure. You should understand that choosing to use a Nexus 5 is a choice to use a device with serious unpatched vulnerabilities. The monthly security patches include far more than just AOSP security patches.
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There are options even for Nexus 4 they are not perfect roms, just like the stock roms are also not perfect. In security nothing is impossible I think you agree.
I do not like Iphone and I'm not going to buy another phone.
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Thank you very much for the time that you offered to talk about this, it was important to talk about this with you.