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/e/OS Is Better Than Android. You Should Try It
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this post was submitted on 24 May 2024
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I like /e/OS, but the app lounge bothers me a lot. There is no uninstall button and it is not possible to add Fdroid repos... So I have Fdroid installed in addition to it.
I do not see an added value as if I had the aurora store installed + Fdroid.
IMO, the best addition of e/OS compared to lineage is clearly the tracker /ad blocker app.
I think the greatest hindrance to /e/ is the fact that so few devices are supported. The article lists Fairphone as a supported device but that doesn't retail in my country. Most Chinese OEMs (that form the bulk in my nation) won't be supported by it. I have had a Nokia and a Samsung but even those two models are nope. One would need to go with the express purpose of installing alternative OS's and then purchase supported phones like Pixel probably, if they wanna indulge in this. But normal people aren't gonna do this. They are going to purchase the phone that fits the price vs performance ratio for them rather than alternative OS criterion.
I don't agree with that, take a look at this:
Officially supported devices and the list of unofficial /e/ builds part1 and part2 (those might not be working as good as official builds)
I like that they offer options for people to contribute builds, as opposed to LineageOS that just says, "Your device isn't supported? Lol, that sucks, die in a fire."
No I'm serious they are not much friendlier about it than that: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/unknown/
It officially supports 250 variants including many going over a decade back. If one were to include all smartphone models/variants released during the previous decade, it won't even hit the 10 % mark.