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There's a new initiative called 'eelo'[1] which claims that it will be a drop-in ROM replacement for existing Android phones. Apparently it's built using a modi
by Jaruzel 8y ago
There's a new initiative called 'eelo'[1] which claims that it will be a drop-in ROM replacement for existing Android phones. Apparently it's built using a modified AOSP[2] using their own open-source software components. They are focusing on privacy and security. I'm not convinced they'll ever release anything substantial, but it's good to see another player in the Mobile OS space trying to challenge the status quo.
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[1] https://www.eelo.io/mobile-phones/ https://www.eelo.io/mobile-phones/
[2] https://source.android.com/ https://source.android.com/
- archi42 8y agoInitial targets will be LeEco Le2 and Xiaomi Mi5S. They aim to also support this extensive list: https://eelo.io/img/supporteddevices.txt https://eelo.io/img/supporteddevices.txt Reminds me I should check out MicroG again (replaces Google services).
- nuand999 8y agoThe development seems to be in progress: https://www.indidea.org/gael/blog/leaving-apple-google-a-general-eelo-development-status/ https://www.indidea.org/gael/blog/leaving-apple-google-a-gen...