eelo OS /e/ OS Beta demo on Mi5 - Android with No Google Apps for privacy

eelo /e/ - Android OS with No Google Apps for privacy

/e/ mobile os - https://e.foundation

Please check below link for the list of supported devices. https://community.e.foundation/t/latest-list-of-supported-devices/61

eelo is now /e/ os – An Android-based OS with no Google Apps. It is forked from popular custom ROM LineageOS.

It mainly focus on privacy and extreme reliance on open-source apps. eelo is providing options to the users with a smartphone experience where users don’t have to worry about data privacy concerns and enjoy the freedom to choose between services from other third-party developers.

So going google free, we lose some of the proprietary services like app store, maps, mail and other features. eelo team aware of this and coming up with solutions.

After kikstarter campaign is successful and they released beta of the ROM for some of the devices. The list of supported devices list will grow over the time.

I have installed it in my Xiaomi Mi5 phone and it looks promissing. It is still in beta stage but already providing nighties. It is still Android 7.0 Nogut which is very old. But eelo team confirmed that they are working on Oreo build.

Other important features like maps, location services are working fine. microG is used for getting the geolocation. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6WkgdAuEiU