Free Android is less free than once: Google has closed its operating system looking for security, with a last decisive movement. AOSP, the free variant of the operating system, is faced with a more private development than ever, which benefits the Google's own mobiles.
However, there is a life beyond the Google android: the ROMs are a rescuer for those who prefer to save their data locally, while escaping the clutches of the search engine. There are many open source applications that accompany this pure experience. And even out of Android, that there are linux distributions adapted to use on a smartphone.
Linux and Android have always worked together
Part of the development and success of Android is due to Linux. Currently, it still depends on the free operating system, or rather on its nucleus or the nucleus. This therefore, it is an essential part that is almost never updated and that counts a lot. Returning to the question, it is important to recognize the role of Linux in Google.
This dependence relationship has enabled some advanced users to create an operating system far from Android. And no, we are not talking about Roma as a line, because they are always AOSP. Linux on mobile is possibleas well as execute all kinds of software developed for him.
We have recently talked about European manufacturers who are alternative to China and the United States, and precisely from them come a large part of the development of Linux-based operating systems. The clearest example is Jolla, the owner of the Finnish company of Sailfish Os, a former veteran who has never made the jump to the general public.
However, he is still standing, he even has a smartphone that can be acquired: Jolla C2 is a tribute to his community, which, although small, was an alternative for those who seek A European operating system without great technology technology.
Nor is it the only alternative to Android of the Linux PRISM: there is another community involved in an operating system based on Le Penguin. They are postal merchants, a Complete Linux distributionCapable of replacing in selected mobiles on Android. In addition, as a counterpart in computers, it has different solutions for the user interface: Gnome, KDE, Phosh, SXMO …
These are the two main “Linuxeras” alternatives to Google and its Android. Lead to sacrifice the huge ecosystem of Play Store softwareas well as a multitude of “invisible” functions that the American giant puts. And without forgetting that they are not available for any mobile: their communities often use the most representative models or whose equipment is better known (to adapt it).
AOSP is always the best recommendation
If you want to escape from Google, A ROM based on AOSP is always better for one of these Linux distributions: The Android base allows, in addition to installing APKs, a series of basic components and a more widespread functionality than in alternative systems.
Lineageos is one of the most contrasting and above all, widely available for all types of phone numbers for many manufacturers. However, more linux -based systems should be mentioned that remain active today:
- Ubuntu touch: He died officially and the community saved him. The project is now maintained by Ubports. He continues to receive updates and seeks to offer this convergent experience between devices. This system even allows you to use the mobile as a computer, connecting a monitor, a keyboard and a mouse.
- Pureo: This is based on Debian and focuses on confidentiality and security. It is maintained by the purism company for its laptops and for its free mobile 5. It is completely free and open source, and supposes having a mobile made entirely in the United States.
- Mobian: Also on the basis of Debian, he intends to bring the Linux experience to Mobiles. It is compatible with old mobiles such as OnePlus 6, also with the open source phone, the PINPIP.
- Lunes: Part of webos, the LG operating system for televisions. Like Mobian, bets on the pinhone to improve his experience. Of course, it has a slower and less frequent development than the previous ones. Even so, it is always active and is looking for a user -based user interface.
As we said, despite these Linux variants for phones, He does not compensate too much to leave AOSP. At least for a basic user who needs his mobile with the most popular applications. In case of little, installing one of these alternative systems on a compatible mobile is not so simple and perhaps cancels your warranty. To try them, nothing like going to the second hand market in search of one of these most “disturbed” mobiles: some of OnePlus or the Little F1 are the most maintained by the open source community. Leaving Google is easy with AOSP, leaving Android behind at an excellent price to pay.
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