[Q] Since Cyanogen and Replicant aren't compatible... are there alternatives?

[STDMachine]

Hey everyone, over the past couple of months I've been slowly customizing my phone and making it my own. Recently I've read about how Android is filled with bloatware and isn't as secure (privacy-wise etc) as Cyanogen and Replicant. However, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is not compatible with them (at least the Verizon one isn't).

Are there alternatives that are open source, secure, and protects privacy?

 

[RyanThaDude]

AOSP ROMs (ex. CM) aren't possible on VZW S5. You'll have to use a TW-based ROM flashed with Safestrap. TW-based ROMs are just the stock Samsung ROM stripped and customized. Until the bootloader is unlocked there's just no way to use ROMs like CM at this time and very doubtful if ever.