/e/OS is a de-Googled Android fork developed by the e Foundation, based in France. It replaces Google Play Services with microG for app compatibility, substitutes Google DNS and NTP servers with privacy-respecting alternatives, and ships a built-in tracker blocker and per-app privacy scoring. Murena sells phones with /e/OS pre-installed, and a web-based installer supports flashing it onto a range of existing devices.
Reviewed by Marco Wollank
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Threat level
Hardened
A hardened pick. Worth the effort once you have chosen to shrink your footprint on purpose. Enough for most people. Threat levels
Our take
For users who want a daily-driver Android experience without handing data to Google, /e/OS does more out of the box than most alternatives: the tracker scoring, microG compatibility layer, and easy installer lower the barrier considerably compared to a manual LineageOS setup. The trade-off is that microG is not a perfect Google Services drop-in, so a small number of apps that require attestation or proprietary APIs will not work correctly. Best suited to users who can tolerate occasional app friction and want a French-foundation-backed, community-auditable OS rather than building something themselves from scratch.
Website at a glance
e.foundation
B score 70
Solid website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 5d ago
Inspect this site yourself
Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
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