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# What's in /e/?
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/e/ is an open source and pro-privacy mobile ecosystem, it's the alternative to the Apple/Google duopoly on the smartphone.
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/e/ is an open source and pro-privacy mobile ecosystem, it's the alternative to the Apple/Google duopoly on the smartphone. It remains compatible with most Android applications and has a focus usability.
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It consists of:
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* an installable mobile operating system for smartphones, which is forked from Android and strongly "ungoogled"
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### ungoogling
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- Google services
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- DNS
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- default search
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- DNS
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- Google default search engine is removed everywhere and replaced by other services (see below in default apps and services)
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- Google Services are replaced by microG and alternative services (see below for more details)
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- DNS settings can be enforced to a specific server
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- geolocation is using Mozilla Location Services in addition to GPS
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- CalDAV/CardDAV management and synchronization application (DAVDroid) is fully integrated with the user account and calendar/contact application
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### user interface
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- BlissLauncher
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- a new launcher "BlissLauncher" was developed to offer an attractive look & feel. It has application widget support and is using /e/ search engine by default
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- changes has been done in the settings to offer a better looking interface
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### services
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- a specific file synchronization service has been developed for multimedia and file contents. It can use /e/ cloud services server or self-hosted /e/ cloud services.
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## 2. Description of /e/ default applications
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- the default web-browser is a build of Bromite (with specific settings), which is an ungoogled fork of Chromium.
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- the default mail application is a fork of K9-mail (better UX, some fixes) with OpenKeyChain for PGP encryption support.
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- the default SMS application is a fork of QKSMS
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- the default camera application is OpenCamera
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- the default dialer
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- the default calendar
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- the default contact manager
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- the default clock
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- the default gallery
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- the default filemanager
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Other preinstalled applications:
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- the maps application is MagicEarth (read the FAQ about license)
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- the weather application is GoodWeather
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- the messaging applications is Telegram
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- the PDF reader is MuPDF
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- the calendar
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- the default notes application is NextCloud Notes
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- the default tasks applications is
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## 3. Description of /e/ online services
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# /e/ Development status
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