You mean /e/OS ? Or GrapheneOS ?
this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2023
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I haven't used these ROMs... Do they have their own apps? I've used Lineage... They have some nifty apps that look cool, but they're still being developed.
Actually, now that I think of it, I forgot the Lineage project exists. Nevermind π€¦π»ββοΈ
I've used Lineage... They have some nifty apps that look cool, but they're still being developed.
That's the point of these big open source projects, they're always being developed. LineageOS is turning 7 this year, and it's a fork of CyanogenMod, which started in 2009. It's a mature software by most definitions, but still in active development.
e/OS and GrapheneOS are just privacy focused forks of AOSP, with a focus on removing all traces of Google from the OS.
Well, they have some app of their own, and other app that are from other devs. but the android ecosystem is one of the worst anyway design wise. Every manufacturer do their own design app devs use Material design or the new Material You, it's not great, even linux phone on GNOME or KDE have a better GUI ecosystem.
That's just a matter of preference, I quite like material design.
Me too. I like how minimalistic it is.
It feels substantial, unlike the transparency and blurriness in iOS.
This would be easier if more hardware was easier to put custom OSs on. For example, my phone is dumb and doesn't have an unlockable bootloader, so i'm stuck with android forever on it. For devices you can actually work on, lineage and graphene are cool projects that i'd love to see embrace the sort of holistic experience you're talking about~
Same π As soon as this one shatters or stops working in 10 years I'll get on that does work
This is exactly what I did. I hat a poco X3 NFC. I did install lineageOS on it which was a absolute pain due to MIUI and their unlocking method. A few weeks ago it flung off the motorcycle on the highway in Germany. got my self a google pixel and instantly installed GOS on it. and i am loving it it works great is secure and privacy focused. i do not miss any google services at all.
I found a great bargain on a refurbished Pixel 6 identical to the one I owned, and I can safely say I prefer GOS to an extreme degree. I am slowly degoogling my other pixel and backing up to swap it to GOS as well.
At this point, I'd be more than willing to use a Linux based distro that's a full-on desktop distro scaled down for the size of a phone screen and made to work with a variety of phone hardware and just use something like Waydroid or whatever would be better for the few games and apps I actually use daily.
Though I feel we are very far away from that since the closest we have that I know of is Ubuntu Touch, which I don't know whether it's even still worked on or not. I'd definitely devote time or funds if I had either the know-how to make the dream a reality or disposable income to help fund it, though.
Sure there are AOSP ROMs that provide privacy and that do their best to remove all traces of gøøgl⬠exist, but at this point I feel like we need more options like a desktop distro like experience for mobile. That's just my unimportant 2’ on the subject, though.
There is huge progress on the Mobile Linux front and Ubuntu Touch is still very much a thing but all of it is far from ready. The majore issue with phones is their closed source drivers and hellscape of vendor specific kernels tho, if they had mainline Linux kernels vendors could update them forever with relatively little effort, custom ROMs wouldn't need devixe specific ports and we could use much of the current mobile Linux progress accross a wide range of devices!
Typing this from my OnePlus 6T running postmarketOS. I have Waydroid installed. It works quite well. The Linux phone experience is getting consistently better all the time, but I have been keeping a spare Android phone around for calls as calls still have issues with Linux phone (missing audio sometimes, no Bluetooth handsfree support).
there is fdroid and other FOSS repositories.
Would be great for open source infotainment systems. Hard to get away from Android auto or Carplay
As people mention, there's a bunch of them. I'll also add the Simple Mobile Tools phone project. And Divest OS.
Running project zephyrus as my daily driver it is based on CLO project.
Better apps
Chromite - google chrome
Mull - firefox
YouTube revanced - stock youtube app
Sadly can't replace whatsapp with anything.
Beeper is free now and it's native chat is Matrix, but it also supports whatsapp, iMessage, and Signal along with Google RCS. It doesn't get rid of your WhatsApp entirely (unless you can switch your friends to Matrix) but it does seem like a good solution to at least consolidate all that stuff.
Interesting I'll look into this. Thanks. WhatsApp became a necessity here in my country almost everyone uses it.
A list of recommended apps to replace the stock/common Google ones would also be good.
E.g, best app to replace Google Maps, Inbox, Drive, Calendar, Chrome, Authenticator, Gboard, Keep, Photos, Phone/Contacts, Lens, YouTube, etc.
Get /e/ os and fdroid
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