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CalyxOS or AOSP on Fairphone 5 (jlai.lu)

submitted 2 weeks ago by abr@jlai.lu to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I have already a degoogled phone on /e/OS which works pretty fine but I have red an article which said /e/OS is not actually very safe because it has very old security patches compared to AOSP which has is up-to-date.

/e/OS is the product of Murena company which is promoting their own stuff for profit.

Of course GrafeneOS would be better for privacy but I have a fairphone so it is not an option.

What about CalyxOS ? It is more privacy oriented but now releases are paused. Do you think I should install existing build of CalyxOS for FP5 or install LineageOS and find a good DNS/VPN to block ads and trackers. This is a tool I like on e/OS/ to have a view on blocked trackers.

What alternative would you advice on AOSP ?

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[–] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

This way one gets security updates the fastest, official OS releases tend to be the most stable and since the custom OS landscape either died out or because I got more picky, the choices don't seem all too appealing. Debloating and -googling is also faster.

As to "Why not iodé?" It seems nice, if you have the time, give it a try! qol features like integrated ad-blocking seem really nice! I, for my part, would want to go all in. By that I mean when I flash a custom OS I'd go through the hassle of also rooting and installing XPosed Framework/LSposed whatever (if it's not dead, yet) plus whatever packages I find intriguing. And even though this sounds quite fun, I just don't have the time for all that.