I personally had big problems doing an OTA update within LineageOS that required a factory reset afterwards. So yeah, don't do the OTA updates. Do full backups and full manual updates instead.
Title doesn't really fit, but useful info on AOSP internals nonetheless.
Any guidance on whether I should use graphene or lineage if I want a simple easy to use replacement for google captured android?
I’m so confused by this submission. It’s not a guide but a collection of notes from someone (in china) customizing a oneplus build. There’s some useful info there but only if you’re already at a point where you’re comfortable running your own compiled full vanilla builds.
Go to https://wiki.lineageos.org if you want to install and/or compile for a phone.