Alternative Smartphone operating systems
Android and iOS dominate and at present there are few viable alternatives unless you are happy to go back to a feature phone
Alternatives to Android and iOS
- Open Source Mobile OS Alternatives To Android
- KaiOS
- Graphene OS - The private and secure mobile operating system with Android app compatibility. Developed as a non-profit open source project.
- LineageOS - Launched in 2016, it is the successor to CyanogenMod, one of the earliest and most influential Android custom ROMs. It is a free and open-source operating system for smartphones and tablets based on the Android platform. It serves as a popular custom ROM that users install on their devices as an alternative to the stock Android OS.
Make your smartphone last - certainly not what Apple, Samsung et al. want you to do. Having reached peak smartphone - no need to upgrade every couple of years. Particularly if all you need is a new battery replacement for a phone with a sealed battery.
Privacy smartphones?
- Purism - Librem 5 and Liberty smartphones designed using free software whenever possible; includes PureOS, a Linux operating system.
- Unplugged - replace your cell phone, VPN, anti-virus, and messenger with a unified personal privacy system.
A distraction free phone?
A simpler phone
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