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submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey people! I was wondering if anyone here has heard of/ used Morena's /e/OS and would be willing to share some opinions?

I was looking to get a FairPhone 5 sometime soon anyways and randomly came across the option to get it "without Google"

Which took me a bit off guard because I never really considered that something like that could be an option (without the hassle of rooting a phone and slapping a custom OS on it). So - is it any good? It says that you can still install most regular Android Apps. I don't think I would miss any specific Google features, and getting a fresh start with a phone does sound nice.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I have never used /e/ but I do not have a positive impression of it. From what I can tell it's just LineageOS but with microG (with Google registration turned on by default) and some "app store" thing (which tells you what proprietary applications are "good"), tied to their cloud (it's okay because it's not Google you see) and with a proprietary map app with a "good privacy policy."

Privacy policies are not a substitute for free software licenses and any organization suggesting they are is not reputable in my opinion.