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Does anyone know anything about e/os? (e.foundation)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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When i was considerong buying a fairphone, fairphones with e/os came up and wondered if it was a good option for privacy.

I do not like pixels, and would love nothing to do with that phone. I prefer my one plus and if i can keep that still have my privacy, that would be nice.

E/os can be put on different android phones my one plus included.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'd recommend iodéOS instead of /e/OS as the former is considered a bit more secure than the latter, see overview of Custom ROMs here (summarized from a well known German IT-Security Blog). You can also buy a FP5 with iodé preinstalled.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

When is that overview from? I notice it mentions DivestOS which is no more and also that it talks about delayed security updates on CalyxOS.
If you check CalyxOS news you can see that they've published monthly security updates for at least a year now. Often bimonthly.
https://calyxos.org/news/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The original overview dates back to 2023 but is updated, e.g. to mention EoL of DivestOS. Security updates are observed over a longer period of time. Its criticism is that though updates are provided monthly their release in comparision to the release of the patches is delayed by some days and sometimes incomplete. Can be compared here: https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/asb-overview and here: https://calyxos.org/news/ The original overview in German can be found here: https://www.kuketz-blog.de/android-grapheneos-calyxos-und-co-unter-der-lupe-custom-roms-teil1/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Cheers for the links!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Well, AXP.OS exists but it's in early development and the pro version is rooted (so use the light if available).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks for the link! I'll check it out❤️