nixCraft 🐧Mar 2

/e/OS is a complete, fully “deGoogled”, mobile ecosystem

https://e.foundation/e-os/

Would you use it? My best guess is that most people will use it if /e/OS provides some sort of jailed/isolated compatibility to run banking apps which typically don't work without google play service.

/e/OS - e Foundation - deGoogled unGoogled smartphone operating systems and online services - your data is your data

ECOSYSTEMKEY FEATURESGET /E/OSNEED HELP /e/OS is a complete, fully “deGoogled”, mobile ecosystem /e/OS is an open-source mobile operating system paired with carefully selected applications. They form a privacy-enabled internal system for your smartphone. And it’s not just claims: open-source means auditable privacy. /e/OS has received academic recognition from researchers at…

Show threadNazoMar 2

@nixCraft I mean, you can get bank apps to work one way or another generally speaking. Alright, sometimes that requires rooting. (Well, I believe we should have root access to our own devices anyway!)

The biggest issue is /e/OS still does a lot in binary blobs that people don't have such direct access to.

As a *nix-oriented account, perhaps you should take more of a look at LineageOS (which most of these things are based on at least in part anyway!)

And for de-googling, LineageOS doesn't come with Google services, so you just install MicroG instead if you don't want Google services. Or don't even install that if you don't actually need it. (Some apps expect Google services and it can fool them, but not all do. Especially anything from places like F-Droid...)

Show threadNazo
@nixCraft Really the benefit of /e/OS is mostly just that it's a little less complicated to get started on and etc. If I was recommending to someone who had absolutely no familiar with flashing hardware and etc, I might suggest it maybe. It's a little simpler for someone who doesn't know what they're doing. That's pretty much all it truly has going for it and I guess really it's main point anyway.
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Show threadDaemon ByteMar 2
@nazokiyoubinbou @nixCraft It also comes preinstalled on a number of phones so makes it extremely easy for the average user.
Show threadDaemon ByteMar 2
@nazokiyoubinbou @nixCraft I don't use the nfc myself. I just like to know it works as a backup if I forget my wallet. But banking I do in app because my banks are all app first these days. Even if just as a 2fa