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The /E/ Google-Free, Pro-Privacy Android Is Now Available

by prince707 on 9/26/19, 7:19 AM with 3 comments

• by 0xdeadb00f on 9/26/19, 8:23 AM

  /e/ is not as "un-googled" as they claim to be: https://ewwlo.xyz/evil https://infosec-handbook.eu/blog/e-foundation-first-look/

  PS: These posts _may_ be outdated

• by commoner on 9/26/19, 8:06 AM

  Glad to see more Android firmware choices that use MicroG instead of Google Play Services.

  Previously, I would have recommended LineageOS for MicroG, which supports a different set of devices:

  https://lineage.microg.org

  If your device is supported by /e/ but not LineageOS, then /e/ is a good alternative that allows you to use MicroG on your phone with no additional flashing needed.

• by panpanna on 9/26/19, 8:13 AM

  > Duval's approach hasn't been to reinvent the mobile operating system wheel, but instead to clean up Android of its Google privacy-invading features and replace them with privacy-respecting one ...

  I would love to see one of these phones in action.

  And I wouldn't mind if someone like Huawei started using this on their newer phones. Puts some pressure on Google.