I’ve been looking into moving towards a more privacy friendly OS on my phones; I’ve been deGoogling my phones to the maximum extension I can manage, deactivating stock apps and putting in as much FOSS possible.
But what other options are there out there?
I don’t want to go full out into Linux Phone territory, as I am not tech savvy enough to maintain a phone on that line, and I have two bank and a carrier applications I would like to keep using.
As I write this, Murena and their /e/ OS seems to be a good option, as they have some accessibly priced equipments and the OS itself seems to be a clean(er) Android.
Your question made me think.
I came into contact with /e/OS indirectly after discovering the Fairphone. The concept made sense. I do not enjoy their approach to offering the services they do but I admit I am even less of a fan of the approach of IodeOS, with their parental control tools; I respect some people will want that, I just think it is not the correct nor the best.
Regarding phones, IodeOS does have quite the line-up but most of the models I’d consider purchasing are either out of stock or pricier than the GS6 Murena offers. In a perfect world I’d rather just buy the full pair of Fairphone+/e/OS and be done with but it is not a casual decision I am taking here and it is cash stressing.