/e/OS

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A community about the /e/ Operating System developed by e Foundation.

/e/OS is a degoogled version of Android. It aims to be a good balance between privacy and usability. Forked from Lineage OS.

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Why spend 50€ for Fairphone to install e/OS for you? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by meekah@lemmy.world to c/e_os@lemmy.world

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I have a Google Pixel 5 that I installed e/OS myself on, but I dropped it a few days ago and the touch sensor is broken in such annoying locations that I feel the need for a new phone. So, trying to be more environmentally conscious, I wanted to try a fairphone for better repairability. I know they have been offering a version with e/OS pre-installed, but I only learned today that it is 50€ more expensive.

Do any of you guys know what the benefit of letting them do it is? I guess there technically is a risk I mess it up and brick my brand new phone, but I think the risk is so small that I am willing to take it.

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[–] Libb@piefed.social 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Do any of you guys know what the benefit of letting them do it is?

The advantage boils down to

You're sure it will work as expected.
Spare you the effort of doing it yourself.

Is it worth it? Depends your skill level/interest in installing a new android on a phone (I have zero interest in doing that for example, and that is despite my computer running Linux), and what your time is worth to you (do you earn more in the time it would take you to do that yourself? If yes, it may be a reasonable choice to let someone else do it).

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

It's not too much of a hassle for me personally, so I think I'll just go with a regular one and install it myself.