NFC doesn't work on it without workarounds and then maybe it still doesn't
That's fair. I myself haven't tried magisk to get around safety net/play integrity because it's not a huge priority for me. I've learned to live without it, but if it's a must for you then I understand.
I'd push back on the "limited phone models" though. Yes, LineageOS doesn't cover every phone under the sun, but for those it does the support is rock solid. The original Google pixel from 2016 is still getting the latest version with all the security update. There should be more than enough variety in the supported devices to find something for everyone.
I myself haven't tried magisk to get around safety net/play integrity
I recently had to do this with a phone I'd rooted a year or two ago. It only took like 20 minutes. Honestly it's not so bad, if you accept that your banking & streaming apps might stop working like once a year and you have to look up the new fix.
You can also keep an old phone as a backup for such cases. I just used an old phone for streaming for like a week when I was too lazy to fix the safety net check.
That's fair. I myself haven't tried magisk to get around safety net/play integrity because it's not a huge priority for me. I've learned to live without it, but if it's a must for you then I understand.
I'd push back on the "limited phone models" though. Yes, LineageOS doesn't cover every phone under the sun, but for those it does the support is rock solid. The original Google pixel from 2016 is still getting the latest version with all the security update. There should be more than enough variety in the supported devices to find something for everyone.
I recently had to do this with a phone I'd rooted a year or two ago. It only took like 20 minutes. Honestly it's not so bad, if you accept that your banking & streaming apps might stop working like once a year and you have to look up the new fix.
You can also keep an old phone as a backup for such cases. I just used an old phone for streaming for like a week when I was too lazy to fix the safety net check.