I’ve been diving deep into /e/OS, the de-Googled Android alternative, and asked you for your biggest questions. In this video, I tackle the top 10 community questions about /e/OS - from banking apps and NFC to comparisons with other privacy-focused operating systems like GrapheneOS and iodéOS.
Whether you’re thinking about switching or already experimenting with /e/OS, this video should give you the answers you need!
Past videos on /e/OS
• Good Bye Google - Hello Freedom! - Reviewi...
• deGoogling one of the best value phones of...
• Android without Google is actually good?! ...
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⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:44 Can you switch over a phone that already has Google on it?
02:48 Can I open banking apps on /e/OS?
03:37 What’s going on with NFC? Can you use Google Wallet or is there an alternative?
04:49 Can you use different launchers?
05:36 What about paid apps via Google Play?
07:18 what do you think is the likelihood of this OS still being viable 5 years down the line?
09:13 What’s the difference between a Murena-branded /e/OS phone and a plain /e/OS install?
10:22 Can you install Proton’s cloud suite (Mail, VPN, Drive) on /e/OS?
11:29 What’s better: /e/OS, iodéOS, GrapheneOS, etc.
12:30 Is open source software really safe?
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#eOS #DeGoogled #GrapheneOS #PrivacyAndroid #OpenSource