Opinions on /e/OS
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/e/os is LineageOS + microG with an easy installer available or pre-installed purchase. The interface design is based on how iOS works, for example to move an icon on your phone long press one of the icons and wait till they all go wiggling and then drag the icon to where you want to have it.
I think /e/os is okay for folks who want a deGoogled phone that comes pre-installed.
In case anyone wants to try the /e/os easy installer on an old and supported phone, the /e/os easy install is really much more easy compared to plain LineageOS install.
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The interface design is based on how iOS works, for example to move an icon on your phone long press one of the icons and wait till they all go wiggling and then drag the icon to where you want to have it.
In case you don’t like the interface, you can also simply install a different launcher and set it as the default start app. There really is a lot to choose from: android.izzysoft.de/applists/…/tools_launcher?lan…
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Are launchers reasonably fast nowadays? I think the last time I put one on my phone was around 2014 and I removed it very quickly because the slight lags and delays at every corner really annoyed me. I’ve never used iOS, but I guess I could get used to it if it means not having excessive lag when using it haha
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In my experience, I can’t see any difference in speed between different launchers. But just try it out, install a few and then delete the ones you don’t like.
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I use lawnchair as a replacement of the launcher from /e/OS. It is fast and customisable and has a more android type look.
Fossify could be another option, maybe lighter than lawnchair.
The original one is smooth, but I do not like IOS launcher and icons type.
It’s all about taste ^^
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I have a Fairphone 4 with preinstalled /e/OS and I can say I really like it. I really dont miss the Google Apps, but if you would need any you could install most of them. Lastly they had a major server fuckup (many Murena services were unavailable, like Update and Drive) but thats solved mostly now.
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Per their own releases, they includes October’s AOSP security patches.
This is pretty good, but still behind GrapheneOS in terms of security.
(I did a quick search, so I could be wrong)
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Everything is behind GrapheneOS in terms of security. It does a whole lot more than just being up-to-date.
Whether you need that degree of security depends on your threat model though.
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My wife recently got a murena Teracube and we have rather mixed feelings about it so far, worst problem is very poor mobile network connectivity. E.g. when leaving WiFi range, it doesn’t autoconnect to mobile, or no connectivity after crossing the borders (I checked the bands, they are fine). But here I’m not sure if the problem is hard or software. Another annoying problem is that I can’t get owntracks run properly. On my Fairphone 4 (FF OS, so still Google Brand) I never had those issues.
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I use /e/OS on my OP7.
For the drawbacks :
It’s all I have in mind at this moment.
When I’ll change for a fairphone, before turning to /e/OS, I’ll probably try iodé OS. It seems they have similar privacy /anti-ad features but the OS might be less bloated and the system app are not rebranded, they keep their original name and icons.
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I’d recommend iodéOS instead of /eos 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.
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Interesting, that’s good to know! Is iodéOS significantly better than eOS or just a marginal improvement? Getting it pre-installed seems to be about 100€ more expensive, I’m not sure if that’s worth it for me (and I’m unwilling to flash an OS myself)
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In my personal opinion it’s significantly better!
Though me testing /e/OS was in its early days.
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Looking around, the latest release available is from …February?
I would not recommend this to anyone if that’s true.
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I have a fairphone 5 running /e/os, and my previous phone was a galaxy S9+ running IodéOS.
Unfortunately i don’t have time to write a whole review for you, but if anyone have any specific questions about either i’d be happy to answer them when i get time.
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Which of the two OS did you like more from a usability standpoint? :o
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Sorry for the late response, the thunder app doesn’t give me notifications. 😅
It really depends on your usage.
/e/os feels more polished in general, but widgets are only available in a drawer when you swipe to the left from the home screen and there’s no app drawer, so everything needs to be on your home screen.
And the settings seems more convoluted and hidden, not quite apple like, but a bit less usable than stock android.
Iodé has more of a stock android feel, but i’ve also encountered more bugs in it in general.
Most of my gripes with /e/os could be fixed by installing a different launcher as others in the thread have mentioned. And that would make it the best imo.
As far as banking apps and such i haven’t had any major issues. Only some government apps that require chrome to log in.
So i downloaded chrome, logged in, and removed it again.
I still use google maps and it works flawlessly without login.
I don’t use any social media apps (unless you count lemmy)
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I’ve always had a bad feeling about them since I read a pretty damning critique years and years ago (I can’t really recall what it was about now but I think it was privacy fuckups, devs not communicating very well and they included apps from rather shady sources from then internet that could potentially to not very tech-savy people installing malware through their official apps store).
That they somehow managed to fuck up their own cloud infrastructure recently (as others have hinted had) doesn’t really make me hopefull that they changed much from back then. Mind you I now next to nothing about this incedent but if you have a service that potentially thousands of people rely on with their data you should have working backups and rollbacks in place.
(Personally I also just can’t deal with the fucking branding, it just looks pretentious, unsearchable and weird.)
I would (and have) just always gone for Lineage and MicroG with F-Droid/Optanium for FOSS apps and Aurora for the few Google Play Store apps I need. Plus Netguard as a firewall.
Here’s a very in-depth German review of a pretty well-respected security researcher on the not-so-stellar privacy aspects of that ROM:
kuketz-blog.de/e-datenschutzfreundlich-bedeutet-n…
I’m pretty that Lineage does not fare much better, though. If you’re into privacy the only real option seems to be GrapheneOS which only runs on Pixel Devices 👌
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Im petty sure you don’t need to root a phone to install a custom ROM nowadays (unlocking bootloader, yes. And it is obviously more work installing a custom ROM than buying one that comes with it preinstalled).
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That’s good to know! And just unlocking the bootloader doesn’t void the warranty on most phones, does it?
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Mmmh, no idea about that, sorry …
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I run e/OS on a FP5. I ran e/OS on a Essential PH-1 before and going back to a phone with Google installed just didn’t sit right with me. I did not feel like I could trust the device even after trying to toggle as much of the creepy spying off. As if there’s still someone probably looking over your shoulder because you configured something wrong.
It is not perfect, but it is easy to use and full-featured. All regular apps feel great and battery life is good. I still use specific Google services (such as the calendar for work) but no specific Google apps. I guess Maps is the biggest challenge now but alternatives are good enough to get around with.
You can run Android apps. Not sure about payed Android apps. I try to install FOSS apps through the integrated f-droid store if they’re available there. Installing app store apps sometimes fails because Google blocked the installer. I could install everything so far when needed (including banking apps and specific apps for the vacuum cleaner and such). Sometimes the Android app store apps don’t update for a while and I don’t notice.
I don’t use Murena’s services but self-host Nextcloud. Based on the information they send I think they’re doing a great job for their size.
I flashed the FP5 myself with a beta of e/OS when it was just out because the other phone was broken and (again) I did not feel right with the spying demon in my pocket with native Android. You could flash your device too.
It’s comfortable on this side. If you have further specific questions, shoot.
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That’s interesting, thank you for the input! The mention of bank apps is really helpful, I didn’t realize before that not having my bank app would be a complete deal breaker for me.
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I just went with GrapheneOS on a Pixel… It’s as close to “it just works” as you’re going to get in my opinion on a device that respects your privacy. .
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I’ve used it for four years on my Fairphone 3 with no serious issues. I don’t use their cloud storage solution so the recent outage didn’t affect me at all. My battery often lasts up to 40 hours. I am very careful with what I install on the phone, but it works and is private/secure enough fur my threat model. I recommend it wholeheartedly
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What’s the appeal of eOS over LineageOS?
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Easy install, OTA updates, you can buy a Fairphone preinstalled with it.
So mainly easier access I would say, while not having a downside.
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Downside: Not LinageOS :)
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It’s based on LOS; you get all the features.
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Preinstalled is the biggest difference I would suppose. People like what they get.
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I think the question should be why choose eOS over normal Android. Because it is not fully Google made. Competition is good. Yes, I don’t know how to switch Android ROM, so does many other as well.
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I’m not very tech savvy when it comes to phones, so having privacy focused software pre installed is a huge selling point for me
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If it isn’t divestos or grapheneos the privacy gains over stock are going to be minimal compared to the comparability issues you will face.
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Its a great intro to a more privacy focused ROM than stock android - I got one for a friend who’s never used any other custom ROM before and he loves it.
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A non techy but privacy mindful friend bought a fairphone with /e/
She’s happy with it
I might do the same one day when I don’t want to tinker anymore
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Been using /e/os on my OnePlus 6t for nearly 2 years now. I like it for the most part, with its built-in ad blocker, and online ecosystem that syncs to my devices. Recent outage that they are still going through, has alittle worrisome but nothing being a big deal
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It’s not as good as Graphene but it’s better than stock, the downside is that it’s still android…
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