LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices - eviltoast
    • Simpletim@lemmynsfw.com
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      1 year ago

      I don’t know the exact modus operandi, but usually this is achieved by using some “phone home” mechanism which sends a device identifier (to ensure uniqueness) along with an OS version (and maybe some other fingerprints to ensure integrity of the data - like a hash of CPU hardware, etc).