Ulysses' Companions' Odyssey (provisional app review)

Posted by MadaboutDana
Apr 20, 2022 at 12:52 PM

Sorry, I misreported the Fairphone operating system – while they do use a “clean” version of Android, it’s still a Google-approved one.

To go totally Google-free, you can opt for a phone from the /e/ Foundation (details: https://e.foundation, also as described here: https://liliputing.com/2021/02/now-you-can-buy-smartphone-with-e-os-in-the-us-and-canada-android-phones-stripped-of-google-services.html). They produce a Google-free version of Android, and I believe it’s easy to install on Fairphones (that’s what I mixed up earlier). You can just download the OS and install it on your own smartphone if it’s a compatible model and/or you’re prepared to take the risk.

There’s also some useful info on independent mobile OSes on the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) website here: https://fsfe.org/activities/android/liberate.en.html#OS

Cheers!
Bill