GrapheneOS is a mobile operating system for phones that focuses on privacy and security while still running most Android apps. It is aimed at people who want a more private and secure phone, and it currently supports Pixel phones only.
App · Own website · Pixel phones only; you install it yourself
LineageOS is a free replacement operating system for many Android phones and tablets, giving older or newer devices a fresh, customizable software base. It is for people who want more control over their phone's software and privacy.
App · Own website · You install it yourself; Google apps are an optional add-on
/e/OS is a smartphone operating system built on a de-Googled version of Android that aims to keep your data private. It is for people who want a phone that does not track their location or app use.
App · Own website · Some bank apps may not work; also sold pre-installed
Not on GitHubActiveLinuxGPL-3.0-or-laterReplaces partlyApp
postmarketOS is a Linux-based operating system for phones, built to keep older devices useful for many years. It is for tinkerers: on most phones, calls, the camera or mobile data do not fully work yet.
App · Own website · Calls, camera or mobile data may not work on most phones
Ubuntu Touch is a free, open source operating system for smartphones that aims to work like a full desktop computer. It is for people who want a phone with more privacy and control over their software.
App · GitLab · Works on a short list of phones; few apps
None of these match. Try another device.
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Read the list of open-source alternatives at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/phone-os.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
Here is a list of open-source alternatives to Apple iOS, from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0):
- GrapheneOS (MIT, https://grapheneos.org; replaces fully): GrapheneOS is a mobile operating system for phones that focuses on privacy and security while still running most Android apps. It is aimed at people who want a more private and secure phone, and it currently supports Pixel phones only.
- LineageOS (Apache-2.0, https://lineageos.org; replaces fully): LineageOS is a free replacement operating system for many Android phones and tablets, giving older or newer devices a fresh, customizable software base. It is for people who want more control over their phone's software and privacy.
- /e/OS (Apache-2.0, https://e.foundation; replaces fully): /e/OS is a smartphone operating system built on a de-Googled version of Android that aims to keep your data private. It is for people who want a phone that does not track their location or app use.
- postmarketOS (GPL-3.0-or-later, https://postmarketos.org; replaces partly): postmarketOS is a Linux-based operating system for phones, built to keep older devices useful for many years. It is for tinkerers: on most phones, calls, the camera or mobile data do not fully work yet.
- Ubuntu Touch (GPL-3.0, https://gitlab.com/ubports; replaces partly): Ubuntu Touch is a free, open source operating system for smartphones that aims to work like a full desktop computer. It is for people who want a phone with more privacy and control over their software.
Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
