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CalyxOS or AOSP on Fairphone 5 (jlai.lu)

submitted 2 days 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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[–] voxel@feddit.uk 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Do not use CalyxOS at the moment. It lacks importmant Android security updates. I would recommend LineageOS or IodéOS (which is slightly more secure due lockable bootloader, etc.). I feel difficult about /e/OS since they have done questionable things.

DivestOS is dead and won't come back.

[–] abr@jlai.lu 5 points 2 days ago

Sad for divestOS. IodéOS looks to be a good option.

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Note: iode is often a month or more behind on Android security patches.

[–] voxel@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I spoke to one of their team members and they said: "Regarding our SPL ("Security Patch Level"), typically our builds are made mid-to-end-of-the-month to include the newest SPL updates that trickle in from upstream (sometimes our updates are delayed to make sure they are integrated before we build). You should see the newest update made just at Christmas time includes the December SPL patches which weren't available when we made the earlier monthly builds."

[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

AXP.OS is kind of a soft continuation of what DivestOS was trying to do, but as of right now, it is not ready for daily use and it is unproven.