I’m looking to get a custom ROM that has good compatibility with my device. Would you recommend /e/? I couldn’t find a tutorial on how to install it with Linux but I don’t think it should be that hard to figure out.
Sorry its true. The app sandboxing and private relay alone are better then anything stock or these lower tier custom android os provide.
That seems like an overly black and white position over something that can be either quite valid or entirely nonsense depending on the situation and/or threat model.
Something’s are just more secure and private then others. That’s just a fact. For example, as of now GrapheneOS is the most secure and private consumer mobile OS. There is no gray area.
Now whether your threat model requires it, can be much less black and white.
But users here tend to gamify privacy and think they should get whatever the “best” one is. They tend to do whatever the most upvoted github list tells them to do.
Rarely do I see someone like yourself, who considers threat model.
GrapheneOS wins, but whether iOS is more private than CalyxOS or /e/OS I think is very gray, and depends on the threat model, and on most devices they are going to be a significant improvement in privacy, and often security, over stock Android.
And privacy may not be the only consideration when choosing a device.
Since my threat model includes mainly surveillance capitalism (and no evil maids or targeted attacks) I don’t particularly feel like trusting a big tech that’s running their own targeted advertisement system.
I’m pretty sure you implied that the ranking was based on security and privacy. I don’t see the privacy benefits of using iOS over a custom privacy OS.
Do your research then. I’m not here to hand hold you through this.
Privacyguides.org is a great place to start for beginners.
Their forum is also a much more informed community then what you will find here or god forbid r/privacy
