@@WolfofnoStreet Show some proof from people have have done an analysis on this. Don't just imply it without backing up your statement as it's just propaganda otherwise. Also, if true, what would you suggest if not proton mail?
@@tronwars7130 with a lil bit of Google search you would have found already proof that people got caught by the law because proton gave out everything to the fed's without even asking much. And those person were not killers or terrorists.
@@false_positive It's amazing that it actually got on their LAN. Are you going to take tech tips from someone that doesn't secure their own infrastructure from internal threats?
Another great alternative is OSMand+, it's using OSM (obviously), it's fully open source and works pretty well with a nice interface. It does have some trouble searching and finding addresses, at least in my country though. Still better than proprietary garbage that piggybacks off open source maps.
It's so nice that they let you de-select pre-installed apps on first boot! This is a very solid candidate for my next phone 🙂 I already use LineageOS without MicroG and I am happy with it.
Thank you for showcasing yet another De-Googled OS Nick! It makes my heart happy that more people are waking up on how they are being sold off to the highest bidder. I am moving to Linux because Micky$oft has committed to doing this to its paying customers. I am still using Win10 till it's EOS for gaming and graphics apps I use. They are bilking people two ways, I wish more people like you woke the hell up!
I know most of these deGoogled devices/ROMs have issues now, but I think they are the future of privacy-focused devices. They will get better/more stable with time.
What about root? 🤔 I know for many it's a subject of the past, but I still find rooting your phone to be very useful. It can make some security related stuff risky, like banking on your phone, but I certainly don't do that...
I've been running Graphene OS for a while and am very happy with it. Id love to see an in depth review from you on it. I always learn something new from your bids. Thanks, Nic!
Saw your Video. Installed it onto my Note 10 Plus. Loved it. Testing it alongside CalyxOS for the next Month. Thank you very much for making me aware of IodéOS.
I've been using /e/ OS for a few months now upon your recommendation, and the UX is rough sometimes, specifically the launcher lacks some basic features and has some weird bugs. It's nice to see more alternatives
If I recall correctly Magic earth is not open source source : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FwMm1phAFYE.html Great video nontheless, I hope you found/will find something to replace evil apple :P
I'd really like to see lineage and others focus on x86 implementation more too. It'd be nice to basically have a "box" that is an OS broker, basically have a "dummy" terminal that is a screen with peripherals that do what they need to do for touch input networking etc but it's all supplied by the box and you can use a modular approach to hardware/software.
I don't know if this was done on purpose or not but your explanation of Aurora Sotre is a bit off; it makes it sound like it's an alternative *source* of apps, while the app is just a client/frontend for Google Play. Also signing in to this with your Google account is a violation of their ToS, they could ban accounts that do.
Great video as always! About the crashing apps: Are all the necessary permissions granted for the MicroG-related apps? (particularly Signature Spoofing) I also share the same feeling about missing the Android 4 Holo UI. The Android UI has gone backwards a lot. No more transparent Recents or Notification-panel. Many phones nowadays have an OLED screen, why can't we have a "Black Theme" to make use of the contrast benefit?
I might just be changing the launcher and asking for proper Night Mode on the forums. Hate when the Night Light apps use overlay, which messes with screenshots.
What went wrong with custom roms that don't support popular low end devices anymore? edit: about Open Camera, HedgeCam2 is a fork that offers better interface, but last time it was updated was a year and a half ago.
I don't like Google but Gcam is undoubtedly better for photos and videos. I think it makes no sense paying for a high-end phone and not being able to use cams for best performance. Talking about cheap phones I'm still looking for a Galaxy F62 ROM port and nothing. That's sad 😔
Man I think this is the first time I've disagreed with you. Material You is amazing. Probably one of the best things Google has done for Android in recent time. Lmao it doesn't matter though. Thank you for bringing this content to us. I love Motorola's UI chops a bit too much but as soon as my updates stop coming, I'm gonna go Custom ROM.
Liked the video!. Just got a Pixel 5 with GrapheneOS and I have to say that the Google Compatibility is practically perfect because it sandboxes the services. I am a little afraid about using MicroG, as I have heard that if you link your Google account with it, your account could get terminated, and well... I don't want Google to terminate my channel account.
Google compatibility is indeed perfect for apps. The only things that are “missing” are proprietary features from the OS itself like GPay and Android Auto because for some reason Google decided it’s better that way :/
They're like Debian because they take an eternity to release a new version and remember, it's never early enough! When they decide to release an official Android 13 version, Android 14 would be the mainstream and Android 15 will be almost ready to be released.
This is great, even if it isn't as good as competitors, because the more competition the better things will be for us users when selecting an OS for our phones. I'm still hoping that a proper Linux distro will get some love and work well on a phone, but this is still a step in the right direction.
Not their fault but it kinda sucks they are only/mostly available for EU/NA region, which means they support only certain models and if they support "a lot" of models, some models will not be there. I have a J5 Prime "to waste" so if it bricks I wouldn't mind, to practice flashing and check out the OS. But Lineage has a J7 2015 model only and it's discontinued. eOS only ships within EU and NA. So buying a phone from them wouldn't be feasible either. I was checking Murena webpage and it's very hard (or impossible) to find a link or anything regarding eOS outside of the things they showcase on the webpage or their own shop. There isn't any link either to take you to the page of the project or something in case you want to load it yourself or can't buy their phones. And Iodé is only available for A5 and A7 as lower tier phones. J5 and A22 are not supported. Again, I don't blame them as it would be impossible to do it for every single model of every manufacturer, let alone there are a lot of models that are region specific. It's just frustrating because I can't try anything, and won't risk my current phone. I couldn't buy a new one if it gets bricked.
The core issue is still the underlying hardware. Still a headache to install whichever OS we want on OUR devices. Also, trying to install a new OS on existing phones doesn't solve the anti-consumer issues of these devices, i.e. the battery is still non-removable, parts are still proprietary, I/O is determined by the manufacturer. We're not getting a solution from Apple, Samsung, Snapdragon, Mediatek, etc. Unless other ARM companies give us a RaspberryPI-like mobile board, RiscV might be the answer in the future.
As a Fairphone 4 user I previously thought about getting a custom ROM, but I was always too scared to do this step. Questions like "Can I go back?" or "Could I brick this phone?" always kept me from changing my phone OS like I change my laptop OS......
In English, it might be called "Iodized OS." I'm not sure why you would install it on a Pixel though, given that Pixels support Calyx OS and Graphene OS; I myself use a Pixel 5 with Calyx.
Interesting! I've been using /e/OS for about a year, and I have to admit I did not know about Gesture Navigation 😶 I thought this was an Apple specific feature 😬
Cool video topic. Like seeing things like this. Really tired of Google phones and the absolute lack of control in unsolicited sending/receiving background data.
To say that OpenCamera is not as good as the default Camera app shipped with any phone is not correct. With OpenCamera one can take photos and videos with a much better control that one can only get by using professional cameras. If you say that the zoom is limited, then that is a shortcoming of the phones hardware because they don't have the optics of professional cameras.
Not the zoom. The resulting images are worse, even with more control. It doesn’t have the post processing created by the manufacturers to improve images taken by these small sensors, and as such it’s way harder, or even not possible to reach the same level of quality
@@TheLinuxEXP I've been using OpenCamera for 2 years on my phone and it gives better results than the default Camera app, hence my previous comment. I guess that OpenCamera may work better on some cameras than others.
Salut, Sur les customs ROM j'utilise GCAM (port) + camera2-api (évidemment) GCAM est terriblement bon, il y a des très bon algorithmes, des script pour optimiser le tel selon le modèle et les capteurs photo.. Il faut faire pas mal d'essais pour trouver la bonne version qui marche parfaitement et ça vaut le coup. Cependant avec les ROMs basé sur Lineage OS il peut avoir des problèmes mais j'en suis sur que ca peut marcher très bien en cherchant.
Well you are talking about Iodé would be a great choice for people who want to avoid Google Services... To your viewers on RU-vid... Which is owned by Google... While yourself mentioned you couldnt use it for now because of a 'bad' implentation of microG (which you mentioned will be fixed for the next OTA). This comment might Look Like bashing you. But it wasnt Intendant. I freaking Love your content. You Show Open source solutions on a very Entertaining and simple way. You were the reason why i daily Drive Fedora instead of Windows for months now. I Just wanted to Show this Point might Not interest Most of the Potential Users 😅 Greetings from Germany ♥️
Honestly what is the point in degoogling lol, you like integration, the Google apps integrate with each other really well, you can try for privacy all you like, being on the internet gives you very little privacy regardless
That’s an old argument that makes no sense. It’s entirely possible to use the internet while staying private. And integration at the cost of privacy is not acceptable
@@TheLinuxEXP yes you are right it is possible to use the internet privately, but i am asking in a sea of other people, is using the internet unprivately that bad? the better integrated apps, sell your data sure, most websites and services do that now. im not saying that you shouldnt hide your address lol, but with so many other people in the same space as you, they are not targeting you individually, there are so many people, it makes you hard to target. this argument absolutely makes sense, dont be so qiuck to deny it just because we dont believe in the same things lol.
yes private email, cloud, and otherwise is good, but who are you protecting data from? companies? the government? where do you draw the line in what you consider private?
wdym "and the much better gestures"? I hate gestures. They constantly trigger while I'm trying to do stuff like scrolling. I still haven't figured out what constantly opens "Shelf" and Google Assistant (which I#ve previously disabled... multiple times even...) when I'm just trying to use my phone and I don't even have gesture navigation enabled.
I want to use Google apps but restrict Play services from logging and transmitting my location (and other background data) as it does every few seconds. I don't mind keeping Google logged in to use my Gmail app. What OS would fit my needs? Lineage or /e or other?
...i love yours movies about Android and d-googled, custom roms... alway u have great content. No every yourubers talking about things not for everybody. I love u man, and my idea is: maybe next move u will record about diffrebt, custom version of Windows 8, 10 and 12...😘 Sorry 4 ny engl8sh, i am from Poland
I feel a bit sad about all these OS. Every time I try to find one, Mi 9t pro is not available. On this case I tried and I saw Mi 9t. Then suddenly it was just that. I never find one that supports that phone's model. : (
Sure you can dislike Material U, all hail lord duarte. Holotheme for life. But for real, next up for custom ROMs is to port newer kernels to older phones.
You accepted a sponsorship from Proton Mail? I mean that's what I use but it's only because I have no choice, but still I expected you to at least have a *better* service in your video.
Pretty much useless for the vast majority of Android users. Let's face it: there's no equivalent to what Linux is for computers on mobile phones. Replacing Android on a phone on which it is preinstalled pretty much runs the risk of bricking it.
So I am using Lineage OS on my Redmi Note 7, and I want to test the Iodé Browser and other apps, but they don't have instructions on how to add them to a Lineage OS rom, so I'll not touch anything. Maybe their app selection isn't bad, and I learned about the Aurora Store, but I don't to change anything on my phone right know. Interesting video anyway
That's true, but some do not need an app to work. Remember most apps were and still are websites (so it's RU-vid, Facebook, Twitter, Uber Eats and so on). You don't need their app to use its functionalities. At least, you shouldn't have to.
