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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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[–] Tundra@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

also the very long warranty, if you install a OS yourself it voids it.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The warranty doesn't cover problems occuring during the installation procedure of the OS, but is not void in general.

https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/14487777708946-Warranty-with-an-Alternative-OS

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

Oh, fairphone leading by good example yet again. Thanks for pointing this out, makes installing it myself much more attractive again.

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

That is a good point