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/ e /
e Foundation logo
developer Gaël Duval et al. e Foundation
License (s) GPLv3 ( free software )
First publ. September 2018
Current  version 0.7 Beta (Android 7 - Android 9)
Kernel Linux
Architecture (s) ARM , ARM64
Languages) Multilingual, e.g. B. English a . German
Official website

/ e / is a Google-free, LineageOS- based operating system with its own web services that was launched by the French software developer and founder of the Mandrake Linux distribution , Gaël Duval .

history

Since Gaël Duval is dissatisfied with the lack of data protection and the Android user interface , he founded eelo in December 2017, which was later renamed / e / due to trademark problems. Duval successfully sought financial support on the crowdfunding platforms Kickstarter and Indiegogo , with a financing target of € 25,000, which was exceeded after a short time. The non-profit foundation "e Foundation" was founded in May 2018.

The first beta version of / e / based on Android 7.1 was released in September 2018 . This beta version is available for 92 different smartphone models (March 2020). The first stable version based on Android 8.1 should be published in early 2019, but was later announced for the Mobile World Congress in February 2020 . Since August 4, 2019, refurbished smartphones with a pre-installed / e / can be purchased in a shop that is decoupled from the "e Foundation". The Fairphone 3 has been available since April 30, 2020, the first smartphone with / e / pre-installed and therefore without limitation of the warranty. The beta version of / e / is available for 93 smartphones and 2 tablets (June 2020), depending on the device, the underlying Android version is 7 “Nougat”, 8 “Oreo” or 9 “Pie”.

development

/ e / consists of various existing open source projects and in-house developments. For example, the system is based on LineageOS and is delivered with the free replica of the Google services microG. Some of the preinstalled standard apps are forks of the corresponding LineageOS applications: For example, the SMS app is an offshoot of QKSMS. All preinstalled apps are open source; the only exception is the map and navigation service Magic Earth. Signal and Telegram are no longer installed ex works in newer / e / versions. Contacts and files can be synchronized with a Nextcloud server via the DavDroid or Nextcloud app, e.g. B. with the / e / own cloud. A / e / account is required for this. The Mozilla Network Location Provider is used to determine the location. In-house developments, however, are z. B. the Bliss Launcher and the Icon Pack.

Components

  • A state-of-the-art e-mail service that does not read e-mail
  • a SearX instance as a meta search engine
  • Independent app store with rating function
  • Cloud -Speicher on which one data encrypted can store
  • Online office apps
  • Launcher and custom icons

reception

Shortly after the announcement, eelo received a lot of attention from the media and supporters. Even after the beta version was released, / e / was used by several blogs and media such as B. reported to the Standard or ZDnet .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vishal Mathur: Eelo's crowdfunding success shows how important data privacy is for users. January 4, 2018, accessed September 20, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Ferdinand Thommes: Android alternative: eelo becomes / e /. linuxnews.de, September 15, 2018, accessed on September 20, 2018 .
  3. ↑ eelo: New Android OS without Google connection on Kickstarter. MobileGeeks Germany, December 23, 2017, accessed September 20, 2018 .
  4. ↑ eelo wants to free Android from Google and its services. ZDNet.de, December 27, 2017, accessed on September 20, 2018 .
  5. ↑ About / e /. (No longer available online.) E.foundation, archived from the original on March 27, 2019 ; accessed on April 29, 2020 .
  6. ↑ a b / e /: Completely Google-free Android offshoot presented. In: The Standard . Retrieved September 20, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Manoj Nair: Meet the Bliss Launcher - / e / OS 'default launcher. December 9, 2019, accessed December 21, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Gaël Duval: You can order your / e / smartphone today and help us improve / e /! e Foundation, August 19, 2019, accessed June 24, 2020 .
  9. ^ Agnes: Keeping your data safe with / e / OS. Fairphone BV, April 30, 2020, accessed June 24, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Smartphones. e Foundation, June 24, 2020, accessed June 24, 2020 .
  11. ↑ / e / product description - a pro-privacy Android ROM and online services. Retrieved June 22, 2020 (American English).
  12. ↑ / e / product description - a pro-privacy Android ROM and online services. Retrieved June 22, 2020 (American English).
  13. ↑ / e /: Completely Google-free Android offshoot presented. In: derstandard.de. August 2, 2001, accessed June 22, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: The / e / Google-free, pro-privacy Android phone runs well - for a beta. In: zdnet.com. November 12, 2019, accessed June 22, 2020 .