How good is /e/ privacy based LineageOS fork?

[tuxenthusiast@sopuli.xyz]

I'm looking to get a custom ROM that has good compatibility with my device. Would you recommend /e/? I couldn't find a tutorial on how to install it with Linux but I don't think it should be that hard to figure out.

[letak@lemm.ee]

It’s pretty solid.
I use it daily and don’t have any big problems.
Install is simple. Just install adb and fastboot from your linux repository. This should cover the most of the installation requirements.

[shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip]

I don't know if installing from the repositories is such a fantastic idea. I've had instances where I've almost fucked up a device because I installed the ones from the repositories and they weren't new enough. I would recommend downloading the ones from Google directly.

[tuxenthusiast@sopuli.xyz]

Sounds pretty straight forward. What is compatibility like? Have you tried any banking apps?

[januwu42@lemm.ee]

A couple of my coworkers use it they are pretty happy with it and it works good from what I’ve heard

[azron@lemmy.ml]

Sounds like either a terrible bug or user error. Which in both cases should be fixed.

[abcdqfr@lemmy.world]

Personally I hear it had been a mixed bag. Hopefully time has refined this... Old stories about digging up old LOS images, bare minimal patches, and release under e branding with no consideration for security/hardening. Buuut that was info from a grapheneos vs eos forum, or something. Do your research, you know what sub you're in.

[shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip]

Well, when I tried the one directly from the repository, my version of Android would not boot, but then I downloaded the one directly from Google and did the same commands. And it booted. So yeah, either it was a bug or something.

[scoobford@lemmy.zip]

Here is a good comparison. As a reminder, there is no privacy without security, so if you live in the US (or anywhere that illegal searches happen regularly), I'd argue a less secure solution is by definition a less private solution.

https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

[kory@lemmy.ml]

Their easy installer is why many people I know installed it, but it only supports 21 devices and mine wasn't one of them, so I can't say much about usability or security. If yours is one of them, there's also a Linux guide on their website: https://doc.e.foundation/easy-installer

[tuxenthusiast@sopuli.xyz]

Yeah. I love the idea of the easy installer. Mine isn't listed either.

[tuxenthusiast@sopuli.xyz]

From the looks of it GrapheneOS still seems like the best choice by far..

[neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

/e/os is often behind on Android monthly security patches (sometimes up to a month!) and the apps they fork I have heard also often lag behind upstream. It also doesnt do much to deblob the ROM if proprietary binary blobs.

Comparison table of Android ROMs: https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

[scoobford@lemmy.zip]

Basically, but not everyone has a pixel or can afford to buy a new device.

[nicro@discuss.tchncs.de]

Depends on how far you want to go. From what I've been able to tell, they pedel a lot of flashy metrics and still had a bunch of google calls. Some of which you can manually remove, same as LOS. I would avoid buying into their cloud and keeping an eye on things yourself, if you want to install it. I saw them rebrand a bunch of OSS tooling as their own products back then. Don't know if things changed since then, but I don't trust the marketing.

[hash@slrpnk.net]

I recently picked up a pixel 7a on ebay. $200 for like new condition. Probably the current sweet spot for value and remaining years of support.

[letak@lemm.ee]

I have no banking apps on that phone, sorry.
So I don’t know if they work.

[luffy879@lemmy.ml]

I love the idea of the easy installer.

looks at GrapheneOS installer.... Literally just 3 buttons on a Website you have to click

looks at /e/ installer

• Site dosent let you view this instructions without JavaScript.
• Cant even use fcking Firefox to view this installer
• *smashes pillow against the wall

I give up. If you call that bloated peace of dierrhea an „Easy installer”, you could just as well say that gentoo is easier to install than mint.

[pherenike@lemmy.ml]

I have ING app, it works seamlessly through microG but I don't need it for basic use of the app. I don't use my phone to pay for stuff.

[devtoi@feddit.nu]

Haven't had any major apps not work on it. Except one banking app for a while in the beginning, but works now