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

submitted 2 weeks 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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[–] hornedfiend@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

worth adding:

whatsapp no longer works and requires attestation
Banking apps are a gamble
Weird quirks like stuck UI until multitasking is used and others

Look into iodé os also. e/os/ is way to iphone-esque,but iode is sticking to a cleaner approach and also allows bootloader locking, given you pay attention to the security patch versioning "security feature".

[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Since when with #1? I unfortunately have to use it occasionally but it works fine on a degoogled phone.

[–] hornedfiend@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

As I read, it's a common occurance on multiple roms (including graphene) since around 2025 with a dreaded "application is not official" or something similar.

I've experienced it on my fairphone 6 running iodé os and , unfortunately and because of nfc payments, I had to switch back to official rom and Whatsapp simply started working again with the same number.

Mind you, it only happens with new registrations, even if using the same number.

Edit: just search the vast internet for issues like "whatsapp not official error" or something.

[–] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can do NFC payments on degoogled Roms using an app called Curve.

[–] hornedfiend@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

I think I tried that and it didn't support my bank , unless I'm misremembering the app name.

[–] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

/e/OS on Fairphone allows locking the bootloader.

I even installed it two years after purchase on my own phone, and relocked the bootloader, of course with the same caveat.

[–] hornedfiend@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

Sure, yeah, my wording was bad. I meant besides e/os/.

[–] CountVlad47@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Hmm... I might have to look into the WhatsApp issue as I still need it for work, friends and family (not my choice). Do you think it makes any difference if the bootloader is still locked? I think /e/OS devices from FP come locked.