My next phone will run either #CalyxOS or #GrapheneOS. I was hoping for Calyx, because it runs on a Moto you can get on ebay for about $100. Graphene only runs on recent Pixels, which are $300-600.

The good folks at Calyx, who Iʼm sure are doing the best they can, have yet to offer a timeline as to when CalyxOS will be available again after a recent operational reboot — though they assure us it will be soon.

The phone I have is on its last legs so I need to make the call asap. So frustrating.

Forgive my kvetching, but it drives me nuts that #AOSP-based #Android OSes always treat hyphenated words as words.

For example, if you type in "apple-cart," you get a red squiggly underline and it tries to recommend replacing it with "apricot" or something. The only way around it is to add every. single. hyphenated. word. you. use. into the dictionary. 😮‍💨

It's been a constant, daily annoyance for the past five and a half years, and the only fix is to install something like GBoard and use its spelling correction engine or whatever you call it, and I'd rather not.

I've experienced it on #CalyxOS and #IodéOS, but I don't recall if #GrapheneOS has the same issue, because I only tried it briefly.

#LineageOS #Iodé #Iode #IodeOS #Graphene #GOS

If you're using Google Maps on #CalyxOS and it stopped working recently, that's because lässt Google Maps needs a newer #microG version to work. As CalyxOS paused development, the workaround for now is to downgrade Maps to version 1068495399 (March release).

1. Uninstall Google Maps app
2. Open Aurora store, find "Google Maps" app
3. Click "Select version"
4. Put "1068495399"
5. Add Google Maps to block list in Aurora to prevent automatic updates

Source: https://community.iode.tech/t/google-maps/7975/17

New podcast episode: Put some privacy in your smartphone! 📣 🎧

How can you use an Android smartphone while protecting your privacy? Who should you turn to for more privacy-friendly Android alternatives?
Can you install Linux on your phone?

With @fla from @Framasoft , we answer these questions!

👉 https://www.projets-libres.org/en/podcast/smartphone-put-privacy-in-your-smartphone/

#podcast #opensource #privacy #eos #iodeOS #calyxos #postmarketos #fairphone #commown #murena #ubuntutouch #grapheneos

Nouvel épisode du podcast : met de la vie privée dans ton smartphone 📣 🎧

Comment faire en sorte d'utiliser un smartphone Android tout en garantissant sa vie privée ? A qui s'adresser pour installer alternatives d'Android plus respectueuses ?
Peut-on installer Linux sur son téléphone ?

Avec @fla de @Framasoft nous répondons à ces questions !

👉 https://www.projets-libres.org/podcast/s4e15-vieprivee-dans-ton-smartphone/

#podcast #privacy #vieprivee #smartphone #framasoft #calyxos #eos #iodeOS #graphene #postmarketos #ubuntutouch

"If you care about privacy and security, you should install GrapheneOS on a Google Pixel phone instead."

This was a reply on Bluesky to my post where I said I was willing to install CalyxOS on my Fairphone. [1]

Before buying a Fairphone, I considered buying a Google Pixel. However, I didn't like the idea of depending on a cloud system to store my photos and music. Not to mention, it's a Google product. I wanted to be able to use an external storage card.

I chose the Fairphone because of the company's mission and the ability to install either /e/OS or CalyxOS. I prefer to stay out of OS wars, but if you can make a case for why one alternative Android OS is better than another in terms of privacy, I'd like to hear it.

#CalyxOS #eOS #GrapheneOS #Fairphone #GooglePixel #Google

#CalyxOS progress report - a detailed breakdown

https://calyxos.org/news/2026/04/01/calyxos-progress-update-3/

#Android #privacy #FOSS #cybersecurity