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Thoughts on /e/OS vs Android on Fairphone? (feddit.org)

submitted 1 month ago by CountVlad47@feddit.org to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I recently got an e-mail from Fairphone that they will be ending support for Fairphone 3(+) in a couple of months and I'm thinking about getting a replacement with /e/OS installed on it instead of Android.

All the independent information I can find seems to be from two or three years ago, so I was wondering if anyone with recent experience or knowledge has any thoughts about it?

I'm not interested in recommendations for other operating systems as I'm only considering switching from Android because there is an option for it to come pre-installed on the latest Fairphone with the bootloader locked, which may solve a few headaches. I'd just like to know if /e/OS has any gotchas to be aware of and if Ecorp/Esolutions/Murena are considered to be reputable (i.e. they're not going to steal my data).

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[–] dadarobot@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I just got fp6 with e/os, and there's a few serious quirks i found in the couple daya i played with it before going on vacation (left the fp6 at home).

Things i noticed do not work: google maps, google home, and pixel watch.

So far i see this as a push into the deep end of the pool towards degoogling. I ordered a pebble round 2 to have a working watch but it wont ship for a couple months. Not sure ill be able to use fp6 as my dailydriver until then. Also a push into setting up homeassistant on my new nas which ive been procrastinating for about a year.

So, if youre serious about degoogling, go ahead and get e/os, otherwise i'd stick with stock android. Maybe if youre not currently tied in much with the google ecosystem it can be worth it, but not for me at the moment.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://alternativeto.net/software/google-maps/?license=opensource&p=2&platform=android

[–] dadarobot@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, i see maps as the least of the problems. However, i will say while being on vacation, having navigation on my wrist is incredibly convenient. Im sure i will fully degoogle soon enough, but im doing it one step at a time. E/os is a huge push in the right direction, despite the growing pains

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Agree,also Fairphone is a very good solution. Maps have a lot of alternatve solutions, more now as Google discontinued it's Streetview feature, the only thing not present in other maps. Most other Google services have also pretty good alternatives, also linkeable Android Smartwatches have it (e/OS is normally good compatible with Android aps, exept maybe limited with Google ones, due to the lack of corresponding APIs)

[–] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

The Google Maps issue is fixed. I always kept a judicious distance from Google Home and Pixel Watch, so I can't comment on that.