I am looking at getting a fp4. (Pretty seriously, I am typing this on an older phone because I listed my newer phone on eBay to switch) I want a good, privacy focused operating system to run on it and was wondering what you all run and what your experiences have been. My main concerns are:

  1. Support - I don’t want my operating system maintained by just 1 or 2 random people on github.

  2. Features - I want the basic stuff to work but am concerned about the fingerprint sensor and cameras.

  3. Privacy - I want something ideally completely degoogled.

  4. Stability - I don’t know much about android but I use Debian lts if that tells you anything about the kind of update schedule I want.

I know this is a lot to ask of an os but do you have any recommendations?

  • Flying_Cucumber@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I personnally run /e/os on my FP3 and my experience so far has been pretty seamless! Completely De-Googled, and the FP4 is one of the most well maintained build as far as I know. Would recommend!

    • HumanPerson@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I am getting mine from Murena, so that would be an easy option, but I have heard bad things about stability, I don’t like their iOS inspired design, and they have their own cloud stuff which makes me a little suspicious of them. I will definitely try it for a little while but right now I’m not sure I like it. It sounds like stability hasn’t been an issue for you, because no one recommends an os that crashes every day. Do they try to push their cloud storage and stuff and can you change the look of it?

      Edit: Also, how has your experience been with it lately on fp3? I want to use mine for a while and that would probably be a good indication of how well they will support fp4 when fp6 comes out.

      • JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Don’t know about changing the UI, but from a quick look at their website (emphasis mine)

        Operated by Murena, your cloud account @murena.io is at the centre of the ecosystem, allowing to store, back up and retrieve your data safely on remote servers.
        It lets you store, back up and retrieve your data safely on remote servers. For advanced users, we also offer options to self-host.

        • HumanPerson@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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          1 year ago

          I know cloud stuff doesn’t automatically mean bad, but I default to suspicious when I hear a company offer cloud stuff. I do intend to try it. Going in with a negative expectation is nice because you will always be right or pleasantly surprised.

          • Trubalu@feddit.de
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            1 year ago

            I’m using Murena’s FP4. The cloud is optional and your phone works without it. I don’t use their cloud service, and everything works just fine.

            IIRC you can run Murena’s cloud services on your own server, since they released it under a free and open license.