Keep in mind that the project at its current state does not aim at consumers, it's looking for fellow hackers who want to join the effort to create a sustainabl

Keep in mind that the project at its current state does not aim at consumers, it's looking for fellow hackers who want to join the effort to create a sustainable alternative OS that can be used on phones that would otherwise be thrown away, and simply to have fun while doing that [0]. Regarding the walled-garden services like YouTube or WhatsApp: From a privacy and security point of view it would be better to avoid these altogether and switch to open source and decentralized services like Matrix[1] instead (for instant messaging/VoIP). I know, for most people it is not feasible to convert all your friends to such services, but even in that situation it is possible to use open implementations that work on Linux. Check out this list [2] ("Apps that only work with proprietary services" table at the bottom). Going further, when there's enough interest by one or more individuals to package anbox[3] for postmarketOS, it is possible in theory to run regular Android apps (NewPipe[4] is just one example of a great open YouTube client, that you can use on Android today). [0]: https://postmarketos.org/blog/2017/09/03/100-days-of-postmarketos/#why-we-evolve-in-many-directions https://postmarketos.org/blog/2017/09/03/100-days-of-postmar... [1]: https://matrix.org https://matrix.org [2]: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Potential_apps https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Potential_apps [3]: https://anbox.io/ https://anbox.io/ [4]: https://newpipe.schabi.org/ https://newpipe.schabi.org/