I’m thinking of getting a fairphone in the future. I like that they are modular and last a while. Are they easily customizable to where I can flash a different ROM? Is the default configuration private?

  • Undertaker@feddit.org
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    vor 1 Jahr

    The default is Fairphone OS. It is Google Android but they don’t pay to license the name ‘Android’, so they have to use an alternative name.

    You can install /e/OS (even preinstalled by Murena) or DivestOS. Any other option doesn’t make sense as Divest is best in terms of security and privacy among all available custom roms and /e/ is most convenient (good but not perfect privacy, bad security but with MicroG, relock and App Lounge as well as Murena Cloud)

    • Lemmchen@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      vor 1 Jahr

      Any other option doesn’t make sense as Divest is best in terms of security and privacy among all available custom roms

      X doubt
      I have never heard of Divest before

      Never mind, I’ve actually found the link to divestos.org in my browsing history, I’ve just forgotten about it.

    • yonder@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      vor 1 Jahr

      DivestOS is pretty awesome. It allows for bootloader locking, which Lineage can’t do IIRC and it runs very fast on my Pixel 2 xl.