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There are many reasons why free and open source software is great. It allows someone to take a project and evolve it into something else that they see fit. Naturally, they have to follow the proper licenses that come with those projects, but when done right we can get software projects like /e/. /e/ is a fork of LineageOS that aims to be completely free of everything Google. Not only that, but there are a number of goals the developer has in mind for /e/ that more people feel are vital to a mobile operating system. This week it has been announced that the first beta of /e/ is now available for a limited number of devices (linked down below).
The original idea of /e/ came from Gaël Duval, an open source advocate, last year when he wrote a series of articles titled “Leaving Apple & Google. . .” It was in this series of articles when he announced that a new smartphone OS was currently being planned. The new mobile operating system had three goals including:
Be free from Google (no Google services, no Google search, no Google Play store, etc.)
Be far more respectful of user’s data privacy
Be attractive enough so that Mom and Dad, children and friends would enjoy using it even if they aren’t technophiles or geeks
It’s been a year and now the first beta of /e/ is available to the public. As mentioned, /e/ is a Google-free fork of LineageOS with this first beta being based on version 14.1. The ROM comes bundled with microG by default with the Mozilla Network Location Provider backend so location functionality will work even without GPS. The mail app is forked from K9 mail, the SMS app is Signal, the default chat app is Telegram (or you can use Signal), there’s a weather app, a note-taking app, a tasks app, and a map app (that, unfortunately, isn’t open source yet.) The account manager allows you to choose a single /e/ account for all services. The search engine is a fork of Searx, but Qwant and DuckDuckGo are available alternatives in the default browser (LineageOS’ Jelly.)
Depending on the addition of more build servers and more contributors who can maintain or port to specific devices, they are hoping to see the list of supported devices grow. Speaking of, here is the official list of devices that can test out this first beta of /e/ right now.
Essential Phone
Essential PH-1 – “mata”
Fairphone
FP2 – “FP2”
Google
Nexus 4 – “mako”
Nexus 5 – “hammerhead”
HTC
One (M8) – “m8”
Huawei
Honor 5X – “kiwi”
LeEco
Le 2 – “s2”
LG
G5 (International) – “h850”
Motorola
Moto E – “condor”
Moto G – “falcon”
Moto G 2014 – “titan”
Moto G 2015 – “osprey”
OnePlus
OnePlus 2 – “oneplus2”
OnePlus 3/3T – “oneplus3”
OnePlus One – “bacon”
OnePlus X – “onyx”
Samsung
Galaxy A5 (2017) – “a5y17lte”
Galaxy s6 – “zerofltexx”
Galaxy s7 – “herolte”
Galaxy S III (International) – “i9300”
Xiaomi
Mi 5s – “capricorn”
Mi 5s Plus – “natrium”
Redmi 3S/3X – “land”
Redmi Note 4 – “mido”
The developers are working on changing the DNS server from Google’s and bringing up the ROM to the LineageOS 15.1 (Android 8.1 Oreo) base.
Download links of the first beta build of /e/ for supported devices
https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/wiki/en/wikis/devices-list
Download link for Mi 5s Plus natrium
https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/wiki/en/wikis/device/natrium/info or
https://images.ecloud.global/nightly/natrium/
-source :https://hackernoon.com/leaving-apple-google-e-first-beta-is-here-89e39f492c6f?gi=da3aa461de7c
Credits: Romain Hunault , Gaël Duval for project e
Its Good to know new rom are still coming for our natrium devices
Screenshots
link no work natrium
I think mobile phone must need to use gapps. what is this rom different comparing the previous rom?
kuto232 said:
link no work natrium
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https://images.ecloud.global/nightly/natrium/
Try this
Penchock said:
I think mobile phone must need to use gapps. what is this rom different comparing the previous rom?
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There is micro G which worls alternative to google services. So all your apps runs without google services. This rom is google free rom.
I am not able to import contacts from the SIM option does not stop
I don't get why this is becoming a big thing, it's just LOS with microG. There are already automatic builds found at https://lineage.microg.org which are the exact same thing, but directly built from LOS roms. Maybe the difference is that there are different system apps?
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We are going to introduce several important members of Flyme. And the first issue of this series would be----- face to face Q&A with the System Development Manager --- Pony Chou.
Introduction:
Pony Chou, joined Meizu in 2007, is one of the key developers of Flyme. After several years of hardworking and brilliant performance, he became the Technical Director of Flyme in 2013. And this year, after a major department structure adjustment inside Flyme, he is appointed as the general manager of Flyme System Development.
(FF would be Flyme Forum)
FF: Hi Pony, thank you for your time to do this interview. I think most of our forum users are not that familiar with your work, can you briefly describe your work so that they can know a little more?
Pony: OK. Greetings to all Flyme Forum users. As you can see now I am the general manager of Flyme System Development, which means my main job is to make Flyme a better system, to lead the team --- actually we have several teams for different system modules --- to build a system that is more smooth, stable and power-saving.
FF: That sounds an incredibly complicated job. What part did you work on, when you first join Meizu?
Pony: Well, like everybody else, I started with the very basic work, coding, solving bugs... When I joined the project of Flyme, I was in charge of the multi-media part, like music, video, etc. And after 2 years I was shifted to do the system frameworks and apps, and after that I was appointed to supervise this whole Flyme project.
FF: As Flyme's technical director?
Pony: Yes.
FF: So, I got a few questions about Flyme that are concerned by our forum users. The first one would be when Flyme 5 is going to rollout Android 6?
Pony: The new models which will be released in 2016 will all built on Androd 6.
FF: And what about those models before 2016? Will Flyme provide an update?
Pony: I think for previous models, the main task for Flyme is to keep the firmware as stable and smooth as possible. Android 6 has not much modifications or highlights in functions. Some functions sucn as permission control, fingerprint, fast charge, etc are actually already acheived on Flyme 5. If we cannot upgrade to Android 6, we'll do our best to add more features to Flyme to compensate that.
FF: That's really exciting. Then when would Flyme 5 be available for models other than MX5 and PRO 5?
Pony: We actually have done it in Chinese mainland, but for global version, we need to do more testing for compatibility and performance. So please feel assured because Flyme 5 WILL be available for every device after MX4.
FF: So MX4 and MX4 Pro are also getting Flyme 5?
Pony: Yes. It might take longer time, but it will be available for these two models.
FF: As long as we are here, I think many users would have the same confusion as mine: why global version is always way too behind the Chinese version?
Pony: Flyme was not that internationalized before, but as we are getting more and more users around the globe, we have to consider more about users outside China. Thus for every version that is going to be released, we have to test the compatibility first. We got many feedbacks that some apps are not working properly on Flyme, that's the issue we're going to fix here. And also, we need time to translate the system languages.
FF: So will it still be several months gap between A and G versions?
Pony: There will be, but much closer. This year we're trying to release G version only 1 month later than A version.
FF: That's great. Our users will be delighted.
FF: There is another issue related to upgrading. What is the updating cycle for every device model?
Pony: You mean Flyme monthly or weekly firmware upgrading?
FF: No I mean after a model is released, how long will Flyme provide upgrade for each model?
Pony: Well, it is safe to say that we guarantee the updating for each model will at least last 24 months.
FF: So the models get upgrades in at least 2 years. What about the open source issue of Flyme? A lot of users were asking about that, will Flyme be open-sourced?
Pony: The kernel code will be released, but the Flyme part will not be open-sourced. We are an OS with system-level customization, it's not likely to open the source code.
FF: Flyme did adaptations for other brands, will we be doing that in the future?
Pony: Yes, on some popular devices such as Samsung, OnePlus, Mi or other brands.
FF: About the Flyme versions, what's the differences between A and G version, or IN version?
Pony: The system features are basically the same. What's different is the content provided in each version. Right now we have few multi-media content in G or IN version, but we are now contacting international content providers, try to bring more services to our users.
FF: Then compare to other smartphone operating systems, what do you think is the highlight of Flyme?
Pony: The first impression of most users is that Flyme is very light colored, and the visual design is nicer than most of the other operating systems. And for the perfomance, Flyme, especially Flyme 5 is really smooth and some users joked that it's so smooth it does not resemble any previous Meizu or Flyme product. And the features are easy to grasp, users can learn it instantly because the interactions are also very simple but effective.
FF: Thanks for your patient answers, one more, we know that Meizu will be having a launch event in India around April, will we be expecting your attendance?
Pony: I might. Maybe I can be a mysterious guest among all the fans.
FF: Great! Can you say something to our forum users?
Pony: Thanks for continually contributing to this forum and to Flyme. We'll listen to you, and cherish every feedback and suggestion. Flyme will be better! Thank you.
FF: Thank you, Pony.
Source: FlymeOS Forum
Are you a member of FlymeOS Forum or a member of meizu company?
From the interview I understand that all the devices before 2016 will not have Marshmallow!
I guess we are done for security updates. It has been right at 2 years. Sad thing is, this is still a great little phone. I am not in the mood to root and tinker with issues. I wished there was a stable ROM out there to use. I wished that LineageOS would pick this little jewel up. Oh, well. It has been a good 2 years of a small, but very informative community of X Compact users.
I am still searching for a small phone replacement since Sony does not make small phones anymore. Post here if you have any recommendations.
Cheers!
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I feel you. I think I've said it before on this forum, but I really don't get why there isn't a lineageos build for this phone. Lots of sony xperia phones have official lineageos builds and there even is an unofficial build for this device (so it's not exactly impossible to build).
That being said, I generally prefer omnirom and luckily they are supporting this device. I've been on omnirom 8.1 for ages and haven't encountered a bug yet, so imho it can definitely be considered stable. Right now I'm using a self-built omnirom 9.0 (security patch level 5 november 2018) as a daily driver and for a pre-official build it is already pretty stable. Sony's 'Pie' software binaries (which thankfully they still provide) are still in beta, so coupled with the omnirom team efforts the stability will only increase.
Bottom line for smartphone manufacturers: Just provide what is needed for the open source community to flourish, it'll cost you next to nothing and will pay you back in goodwill many times over.
Next upcoming problem is the lack of support for the Project Treble in Xperia X series devices which at least may cause significant delay in releasing ROMs based the newer Android versions or in the worst case might result in stopping their development as the successor - XZ1 series - supports it. I hope developers will follow the Z5 series path as there already is LineageOS for these. And hopefully some Xiaomi devices path as there are devices which now have unofficial support of the Project Treble.
BTW, we should also thank to the Google for an unwise cycle of releasing new Android version every year which accelerates fragmentation significantly as its main reason seems to be to persuade people to buy newer devices with latest version of Andoid OS on board.
harryharryharry said:
Lots of sony xperia phones have official lineageos builds and there even is an unofficial build for this device (so it's not exactly impossible to build).
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I suppose more recent Sony smartphones have been sold in significantly lower quantities than older ones (I read many times about Sony's smartphones poor sales numbers) and it might be the reason of a smaller community gathered around those newer devices.
Software security updates stopped?
If Sony stops providing software updates after 2y, it means those of us with a Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) are unable to add Work e-mail accounts as the Microsoft Intune app requires an Android software update dated May 2019.
This silly policy by Sony is preventing me from adding my work O365 account to the device and means I am very unlikely to buy another Sony mobile phone ever again as its usable life is 2 years max. I am actually quite raging because I like the phone -this is beyond stupid from Sony.
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If Sony stops providing software updates after 2y, it means those of us with a Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) are unable to add Work e-mail accounts as the Microsoft Intune app requires an Android software update dated May 2019.
This silly policy by Sony is preventing me from adding my work O365 account to the device and means I am very unlikely to buy another Sony mobile phone ever again as its usable life is 2 years max. I am actually quite raging because I like the phone -this is beyond stupid from Sony.
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use browser.
intune sucks anyway.
RTV_1974 said:
If Sony stops providing software updates after 2y, it means those of us with a Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) are unable to add Work e-mail accounts as the Microsoft Intune app requires an Android software update dated May 2019.
This silly policy by Sony is preventing me from adding my work O365 account to the device and means I am very unlikely to buy another Sony mobile phone ever again as its usable life is 2 years max. I am actually quite raging because I like the phone -this is beyond stupid from Sony.
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This device has pretty lackluster support even in the dev community as well. All it's really got going for it atm but fortunately we have Lineage 17.1 and Project Treble. I recommend flashing a new rom if you don't want to switch phones.
Hello,
I am a user of Google Nexus 5 smartphone (hammerhead) and since a few weeks, there were less LineageOS updates.
We don't see for the moment this devices on roadmap support for LineageOS 15.x/16.x.
Is there any chance to have this version on Nexus 5 in the future ?
We'll really appreciate this, as we use daily LineageOS and love it !
Thanks in advance.
nexus5yaute said:
Hello,
I am a user of Google Nexus 5..........
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I don't have this specific device myself but, It looks like the last Official Lineage Team Maintainer no longer has this device any longer that resulted in it being dropped Officially by LineageOS as seen on the following link.
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/hammerhead
This doesn't mean that all is lost for this device...
There's a handful of other Custom Firmware (to include Unofficial LineageOS builds) within the following area of the forum that's specific to your device as well.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5
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Thanks for your reply and information Ibuprophen
I just check some others alternatives of LineageOS ROM for Nexus 5 and Oreo, but for most, it seems not yet available or not really updated regularly (and we especially take care of monthly software Security Patch).
We'll have to check, but if someone know a well maintained Oreo ROM for Nexus 5, this may be probably the good solution.
Finally, Nexus 5 hardware is great, and I suppose that several users continue to have them currently and will be happy to have a recent Android software with regular updates.
Many Thanks!
U may want to check e.foundation. they're currently supporting the Lineage 14.1 base for the N5. I don't know if you'll like the project. But you can check and see.
Long story short, I went and bought a OP7T, thinking it's bootloader unlock capability would land me my choice of ROM.
I wanted to install Lineage and it's the only model that is not supported on the 7 family and it has problems with TWRP.
I need a phone that is well supported and can run Lineage microG. From my reading something like the Xiaomi F1 is well supported, tons of ROMS but a bit old. the X3 is not on the Lineage list I think.
My goal is a simple, plain google less phone, with decent camera. I'd go for the Asus ROG 3, but again don't need the gaming. just a plain googleless phone, under 2 years old. Android 10 is ok. don't want anything less.
Thanks!
I'm in the same boat as you and have done a fair amount of research. I'm likely going to buy a recent OnePlus or a Pixel phone, but waiting until these devices are officially supported (or well supported unofficially).
There is a list of devices that are currently supported by Lineage with microG
Linext - a list of LineageOS devices
anton-z-s.github.io
But a ROM with signature spoofing may work with microG
Signature Spoofing
Free implementation of Play Services. Contribute to microg/GmsCore development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
The Pixel 4a with 5G is likely to be supported by Lineage within a few months, that phone seems like a good value and so could work for you.
mycorrado said:
Long story short, I went and bought a OP7T, thinking it's bootloader unlock capability would land me my choice of ROM.
I wanted to install Lineage and it's the only model that is not supported on the 7 family and it has problems with TWRP.
I need a phone that is well supported and can run Lineage microG. From my reading something like the Xiaomi F1 is well supported, tons of ROMS but a bit old. the X3 is not on the Lineage list I think.
My goal is a simple, plain google less phone, with decent camera. I'd go for the Asus ROG 3, but again don't need the gaming. just a plain googleless phone, under 2 years old. Android 10 is ok. don't want anything less.
Thanks!
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I can confirm you that the Xiaomi Poco F1 is working extremely well with Lineage OS 18.1 (our maintainer is very active and has done a ton of work on the device).
The phone is so fast and so smooth, I never feel like getting any newer phone.
Also, Gcam ports are working near perfection on the device, and people cannot believe the quality of the shots taken with the F1 (easily compares with recent iPhones for example and can produce great pictures even in bad situations).
My local box store had a PrePaid TCL A30 at a good price which I bought with the intent of building/installing my own privacy firmware. It comes with Android 11 so it should be treble compatible.
TCL A30 specs at gsmarena
Background. I currently run GrapheneOS on a Pixel 3A with F-Droid apps only and have built firmware with OpenWRT (MediaTek MT7621a based router build accepted), and test built GrapheneOS,, Treble_experimentations and Lineageos.
I like the barebones minimalist approach that GrapheneOs took with the included apps with a few added apps from F-Droid.
I think there are several ways to reach that goal.
GrapheneOS has a generic build but I am worried about the lack of Mediatek roms. Still, if it is truly Treble compatible, theoretically, it should work. Anyone tried a GrapheneOS GSI?
phhusson treble_experimentations with FOSS seems ideal although I would like to substitute either Vanadium or Ungoogled Chromium for browser/webview.
Has anyone gone down this road?