- Compatible with most existing **Android applications**
- Compatible with existing **Android applications**
- Cares about **usability**
/e/OS is an **alternative to the Apple/Google duopoly** for the android smartphone user.
/e/OS is an **alternative to the Apple/Google duopoly** for smartphone users.
/e/OS consists of:
* an installable mobile operating system for smartphones, which is forked from Android and completely "ungoogled"
* an installable mobile operating system for smartphones, which is forked from Android and completely "deGoogled"
* a default set of open source applications that have been improved and optimized for the user
* various online services that are linked to the mobile operating system, such as: a meta search engine for the web, a cloud drive with data synchronization, mail, calendar, notes, tasks.
/e/OS is also available pre-installed on a range of [/e/-smartphones](https://esolutions.shop/).
/e/OS is also available pre-installed on a range of [Murena smartphones](https://murena.com).
## Description of the /e/OS ROM
@@ -27,17 +27,19 @@ At present we support five Android versions:
- R
- Q
- Pie
Discontinued:
- Oreo
- Nougat
### DeGoogling / UnGoogling
The goal of "unGoogling" is
- To remove or disable any feature or code that is sending data to Google servers
The goal of "deGoogling" is
- To remove or disable any feature or code that is sending data to Google servers, or at least to anonymize those accesses
- To offer non-Google default online services, including for search.
- Google default search engine is removed and replaced by other services (see below in [default apps](/what-s-e/#e-default-applications) and services)
-the Google default search engine is removed and replaced by other services (see below in [default apps](/what-s-e/#e-default-applications) and services)
- Google Services are replaced by microG and alternative services (see below for more details)
- All Google apps are removed and replaced by equivalent Open Source applications. The one exception is the [Maps Application](/maps)
- No use of Google servers to check connectivity
@@ -54,9 +56,9 @@ More details about the state of /e/OS OS deGooglisation can be found in [this wh
- A new launcher "BlissLauncher" was developed to offer an attractive look and feel. Its features include
- Easy to understand UI with almost no learning curve for the new user
- Easy to understand User Interface with almost no learning curve for the new user
- Application widget support
- Uses the /e/OS search engine by default
- Uses the "Spot" search engine by default
- Icons that were designed specifically for the project.
@@ -66,23 +68,23 @@ More details about the state of /e/OS OS deGooglisation can be found in [this wh
- A specific file synchronization service has been developed for multimedia and file contents.
It can use [/e/ cloud services server at https://ecloud.global](https://ecloud.global) or [self-hosted /e/ cloud service](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/infra/ecloud-selfhosting)s (beta).
It can use [Murena cloud services server at https://murena.io](https://murena.io)(formerly"ecloud.global) or [self-hosted cloud service](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/infra/ecloud-selfhosting)s (beta).
- The weather provider is the LOS weather provider using data fetched from [Open Weather Map](https://openweathermap.org/)
- Account Manager has been modified to support /e/ user accounts, with a single identity, thus providing the /e/ users
-/e/ email
-/e/ sync
-/e/ calendar
-/e/ contacts
-/e/ note
-/e/ task
- Account Manager has been modified to support /e/OS/-Murena user accounts, with a single identity, thus providing /e/OS users
-Mail
-Content sync
-Calendar
-Contacts
-Notes
-Tasks
The /e/OS user can decide where they want to store their data. It could be either the cloud server [ecloud.global](https://ecloud.global), or [self-hosted](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/infra/ecloud-selfhosting) by the user (ongoing development)
/e/OS users can decide where they want to store their data. It could be either the [Murena cloud](https://murena.io) based on NextCloud, or [self-hosted](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/infra/ecloud-selfhosting) by the user.
## /e/OS default applications
All pre-installed applications are open source applications except for the Maps app (read details about this in the [Maps FAQ](/maps)).
-[Web-browser](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/apps/browser): an ungoogled fork of Chromium, built from Bromite patch-sets, with specific /e/OS settings
-[Web-browser](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/apps/browser): an deGgoogled fork of Chromium, built from Bromite patch-sets, with specific /e/OS settings
-[Mail](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/apps/mail): a fork of K9-mail for better user experience, some bugfixes and support for oauth, with OpenKeyChain for PGP encryption support
-[Message](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/apps/Message): a fork of QKSMS
-[Camera](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/apps/camera): a fork of OpenCamera
@@ -95,36 +97,35 @@ All pre-installed applications are open source applications except for the Maps
-[Android application installer](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/apps/apps) is /e/OS application installer, that supports [more than 60,000 applications](https://e.foundation/e-os-available-applications/).
-[App Lounge](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/apps/apps) is the /e/OS application installer, that offers [millions applications](https://e.foundation/e-os-available-applications/). Applicatinos are accessed from Google Play Store (commercial apps), F-Droid (open source apps) and also Progressive Web Apps, all at a single place.
Other preinstalled applications:
-[Maps](/maps#how-magicearth-is-added-into-eos): MagicEarth (read the [Maps FAQ](/maps) for details about its license)
-[PDF reader](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/apps/pdfviewer): PdfViewer Plus
-[Notes](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/apps/notes): a fork of NextCloud Notes to support /e/ online accounts
-[Notes](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/apps/notes): a fork of NextCloud Notes to support Murena online accounts
-/e/ "spot" at [https://spot.ecloud.global](https://spot.ecloud.global) search engine is a fork of [SearX](https://searx.me/) meta-search engine. Improvements made include
- "spot" at [https://spot.ecloud.global](https://spot.ecloud.global) search engine is a fork of [SearX](https://searx.me/) meta-search engine. Improvements made include:
- Peformance enhancements
- User interface improvement
-[/e/ cloud](ecloud.global) includes
- cloud drive
- mail
- calendar
- contacts
-[Murena Cloud](https://murena.io) includes
- Drive
- Mail
- Calendar
- Contacts
- Notes
- Tasks
- Office
It is built upon NextCloud, Postfix, Dovecot and OnlyOffice.
It has been integrated to offer a single login identity in /e/OS as well as online. accordion
It has been integrated to offer a single login identity in /e/OS as well as online through a web interface.
Users can retrieve their data at [https://ecloud.global](https://ecloud.global) services, or [self-hosted](https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/infra/ecloud-selfhosting) on their own server
@@ -161,6 +162,11 @@ More details about the state of /e/ OS deGooglisation can be found in [this whit
- /e/OS with minimal number of default/pre-installed applications
> This is partially implemented as some devices which have less disk space get a [MINIMAL_APPS](/support-topics/build-e#5-build-options) version of the /e/OS
### 2022
- /e/OS V1 is available
- App Lounge with access to the full catalog of Android apps is available
- Advanced Privacy is added to /e/OS
## What to expect in future releases?
Check out the [eRoadmap section]({% translate_link support-topics/e-road-map %}) in our FAQ
@@ -171,4 +177,4 @@ Check out the [eRoadmap section]({% translate_link support-topics/e-road-map %})
