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GrapheneOS vs LineageOS vs CalyxOs vs DivestOs vs /e/OS vs iodé vs CopperheadOS (lemmy.world)

submitted 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So which on of these are better for my pixel 7a if we consider these:

i dont care about leaving the bootloader unlocked

i want customization to my os as long as this is possible

i hate google so i dont want any google things or google spyware (i dont use any google service)

i need push notifications for some apps (maybe microg or sandboxed google play services)

i dont use esim or google pay so idc about these

i need A LOT of privacy and security to my data to the point that i want to block trackers for any app i use

i wanna use google camera as it is in stock rom but i dont want google spy shit. if i use a firewall would be ok?

Note: i can sacrifice locking the bootloader and customization for my privacy/security/not having spyware on my phone

Thanks in advance!

Edit: i just saw that there is iodé (which sees app trackers and i found it interesting) plus CopperheadOS Edit 2: THANK YOU ALL A LOT, your answers are the best, imma go with grapheneos and donate them also cause their job is the best

also i found this matrix for oses that helped me: https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm !!!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago (7 children)

Only consider CalyxOS and GrapheneOS. Ideologues will push you exclusively towards GrapheneOS but it's not th be-all solution for all people that they think it is. My current and previous phone are GrapheneOS. It's fine. It does what I want. I don't find it amazing only because it's a phone, not a new discovery. I use GrapheneOS with F-Droid with all anti-features disabled in F-Droid settings and I have all the apps I need.

Lineage will likely wirk with random phones, that dosn't mean it's quality. I say, if a phone OS works on LG, Samaung, Nokia, and a Chinese company phone, I don't trust the stability of the OS.

I see the name e/OS around, I don't hear it ever mentioned in public discussions, I think it's for Fairphone or one of those gimmick name phones.

I've never heard of DivestOS before you mentioning it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

DivestOS has my attention as a graphene user. Not to switch, unless I ever get fed up with the pixel.

Divested is behind the Mull and Mulch browsers, for what it's worth. I never looked deeper than using Mull, but apparently Divested is one person.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago

DivestOS sounds interesting but I am wary of any "mission-critical" software project (such as the firmware for my primary phone) that relies on a single person, for multiple reasons. Burnout and potential for social engineering by malicious actors being two of them.

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