I've been using it for like 3 years now on my Fairphone FP3(somewhat-plus)
It's pretty usable.
But damn! That name is ridiculously bad.
They took "de-googled" so far that you can't even "google" the project by it's name. /s
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.
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I've been using it for like 3 years now on my Fairphone FP3(somewhat-plus)
It's pretty usable.
But damn! That name is ridiculously bad.
They took "de-googled" so far that you can't even "google" the project by it's name. /s
It's by far the worst part of the project. Any time you have a problem - however minimal - you have to search specifically in the community forum because there's just no way in hell including /e/OS in the search terms is going to help you find anything useful at all.
Hell yea
I installed it on my Fairephone4. Have to say i'm pretty impressed, everything works fine including maps and bank application. They really managed microG well.
The only probleme I got in the last 6 month is that I can't installe paying app on my phone. I created a google account to connect to the app store but the page to pay just never load. That's not a big deal for me anyway.
I recommend if your phone is compatible.
Similar experiences on the Fairphone 3. MicroG is fantastic - everything you unfortunately need from Google services, but in a way that maintains your privacy.
At least on the Fairphone 3, downloading an apk for the Google camera app turned out to be a lifesaver though - the open source camera applications were unfortunately not capable of producing as good pictures, which is very important to me. :)
I hate how /e/os looks so much like IOS. If i wanted IOS i would buy an iphone. That launcher and those icons make me never want to install it ever.
I don't know how iOS looks, so no problem for me.
To be fair most people saying "[android/OEM skin] looks like iOS" also don't know how iOS looks, they just think that having squircles and blur is being an iOS clone
You can install your own launcher - I prefer the KISS launcher, which is great at getting out of your way and just do exactly what you want it to do as efficiently as possible.
Believe they are reworking the launcher, Bliss, in an upcoming update
I agree but there are tons of other options if you prefer the look of Android. /e/OS is a good option for Apple users.