Which (De-Googled) OS(s) are you using on mobile? - Off Topic - Privacy Guides Community
Which (De-Googled) OS(s) are you using on mobile?
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brinerustle
January 10, 2025, 3:26pm
Though this has been polled before, several OSs were overlooked. Alphabetical order. Yes, stock users, you can still vote
AuroraOS
/e/OS
CalyxOS
DivestOS
GrapheneOS
iodéOS
KaiOS
LineageOS
Mobian
Plasma mobile
PostmarketOS
PureOS
SailfishOS
Ubuntu Touch
other
Stock Android
iOS
voters
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iPhone versus Mainstream Android
anon48875053
January 12, 2025, 3:45pm
Surprised to see that 5% of people are using DivestOS, when the project has already been discontinued for some time.
And it’s quite sad to see 2% of people using /e/OS, which is a lot worse than both LineageOS and even stock OS on most devices.
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phnx
January 12, 2025, 5:13pm
I wonder how accurate the results of this poll actually are. I don’t know what the phenomenon is called but LTT for example, has said that something like 90% Floatplane subscribers claim to be using Firefox when basic telemetry shows this to be completely false. Given the generally pro-GrapheneOS mentality (I’m not saying it’s unjustified) here, I curious whether that has had any significant impact on the outcome of the poll.
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TinFoilHat
January 12, 2025, 8:16pm
I am quite interested about LTT’s survey, couldn’t find it yet.
Btw, members in this forum tends to be more privacy cautious so it is not unexpected that GOS is popular here.
If you create the same poll in other places like Facebook / Threads, etc, you might need to rephrase a little bit (prob. a lot), and the result will be totally different.
So when it comes to accuracy, all I can say is it is definitely not reflecting the actual market share
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phnx
January 12, 2025, 8:24pm
TinFoilHat:
I am quite interested about LTT’s survey, couldn’t find it yet.
It’s not a long term thing, I’ve just heard them talk about it on the WAN show.
TinFoilHat:
Btw, members in this forum tends to be more privacy cautious so it is not unexpected that GOS is popular here.
Yes I’m aware lol. My question is whether that has genuinely driven 75% of people here (give or take obviously the active forum members are a specific subset of the community) to adopt GrapheneOS (which is very good news if that truly is the case).
TinFoilHat
January 12, 2025, 8:28pm
368 viewers but only 41 voters, I would not think it is remotely accurate.
phnx
January 12, 2025, 8:32pm
Yeah I suspect most users are realistically probably on stock Android to iOS. Though it’s worth noting that, if I’m not mistaken, views from users without accounts and therefore unable to vote are also counted.
anon5410820
January 12, 2025, 9:22pm
If you are using the EOL DivestOS in January 2025, you will be more secure than /e/OS for a month because they STILL haven’t release the December security update yet. That’s how bad /e/OS is omg.
I think it’s probably because they advertise a lot, especially to Linux YouTubers (for some reason some people follow privacy advice from Linux YouTubers)
landordragen<br>(Landor Dragen)
January 12, 2025, 9:40pm
10
I voted Graphene OS.
I’m running it since October after a very, very long stint on iOS.
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brinerustle
January 13, 2025, 8:06am
11
Many people prioritise privacy over security, and have good reasons to do so.
What I find annoying about eOS is that they advertise official support on devices but upon closer inspection they are only devices with
community support.
anon5410820
January 13, 2025, 8:56am
12
brinerustle:
Many people prioritise privacy over security, and have good reasons to do so.
The problem is that there is virtually no reason to use /e/OS over Calyx or Lineage if you prefer it that way.
Calyx has proper verified boot, MicroG can be opted out, updates faster, and a more secure implementation of MicroG where it only allows signature spoofing for Google signature
LineageOS has more device support, MicroG needs to be opt in when flashing (you can also use MicroG unprivileged), updates faster, and a more secure implementation of MicroG where it only allows signature spoofing for Google signature
And also keep it mind that /e/OS downloads proprietary safetynet stuff out of the box instead of having you choose.
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anon48875053
January 13, 2025, 9:30am
13
brinerustle:
Many people prioritise privacy over security, and have good reasons to do so.
How exactly is one supposed to enforce privacy without security?
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user1
January 13, 2025, 10:09am
14
Again, it doesn’t have to be always black and white.
Often it boils down to harm reduction and threat model.
If you’re stuck with an old device and you can’t afford a better newer one, than trading some security for a superior privacy gain could make sense.
That is not ideal of course but as long as you are aware of the down sides you can make an educated choice.
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