CalyxOS Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Debloat non-rooted Android devices

  For example https://androidauthority.com/grapheneos-3287030/ > "Even if you stomach the Pixel-only requirement" I have not and will not stomach that at all, nope! https://grapheneos.org/faq#supported-devices Nope! I wasn't paying attention, but if I remember, Alphabet/Google was funded to deploy/release Android operating system, and they also were financed to deploy some hardware phones before disappearing to let... - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

• Apple Confirms Governments Using Push Notifications to Surveil Users

  I'm sure you did your research. I'm writing for other readers who are interested. There are a few alternatives, more can be found but this is a selection of the most prominent offerings. /e/OS: https://e.foundation/e-os/ GrapheneOS: https://grapheneos.org/ LineageOS: https://lineageos.org/ CalyxOS: https://calyxos.org/ PostmarketOS (based on Alpine Linux rather than Android): https://postmarketos.org/ (for some... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• us What's a good (under $500, preferably lower than $200 though) android for geeks?

  Ironically, Pixels are the best for de-Googling. GrapheneOS requires a Pixel, as does CalyxOS for the most part. If you don't want your money going to Google, a used/refurb Pixel gets around that in my opinion. Source: over 1 year ago

• Youtube Premium via VPN

  Oh I see makes sense, one closed system needs another 😅 but if you look at Android, look at https://grapheneos.org/ and https://calyxos.org/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Android vs Apple phones

  I agree with your point, but wanted to ask, have you considered using a device with a degoogled AOSP-based OS like GrapheneOS or CalyxOS? Source: over 1 year ago

• to all windows 7 dota 2 player you have 248 days . to install windows 10

  Privacy and user freedom is not a binary thing, so I think that thinking in terms of "wow, no Windows yet Android/iOS" is not useful at all. Even then, there are custom ROMs that are privacy-respecting; check, for example, https://calyxos.org/ or https://grapheneos.org/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Is Fairphone 5 coming this year?

  If your phone runs fine, you can definitely wait for a new Fairphone to be released. If it doesn't, then I can recommend a couple of fixes: 1. Make a backup of your files, photos and videos, then do a factory reset of your phone. 2. If you have an Android phone and you're worried about not receiving security updates, install either LineageOS, GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, iodéOS, or /e/OS, depending on which project... Source: almost 2 years ago

• Welp, android creeped me out again. Is there another smartphone os you'd recommend?

  CalyxOS - Similar to GrapheneOS, it mostly supports Pixel devices, but (to my knowledge) doesn't have the same amount of features as GrapheneOS. I've never used it though so I'm probably wrong. Source: almost 2 years ago

• why do a lot of linux users hate Google and its products?

  Use ProtonMail/Tutanota instead of Gmail. Use Brave Search (get familiar with their new "Goggles Beta" feature; it's actually very cool and very useful) and Startpage search (gives you Google's search results, but privately). Use Cryptee or Cryptpad for your Google Docs alternative. Get a Google Pixel 6a and flash CalyxOS on it. Use Brave or Firefox/Librewolf. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Nextcloud on Android

  Another pretty good privacy OS is CalyxOS, which some say has a bit of a friendlier or more "accessible" community, and some would also say a more user friendly experience overall, while the OS itself is not quite as privacy preserving and "de-googled" as Graphene. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Android Privacy Sandbox

  I think you should look up some more info https://calyxos.org/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• De-googled Android/Linuxphone Master Race

  There's also CalyxOS and GrapheneOS for degoogled android builds on Google pixel phones. Which I already have a pixel phone and wanna try them on it but I don't wanna mess with backups and stuff on my phone either. And the pixel phone I have is my main phone. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Pixel 4a might not get Android 14, as developer preview skips the device

  Or just install DivestOS or CalyxOS and get OS updates and the AOSP security patches. Source: almost 2 years ago

• My pixel spies on me

  If you want to avoid this entirely, Pixel's are ironically the best platform to do it, but you need to flash an OS that is isolated from Google's ecosystem, like Graphene OS or Calyx OS... And give up all Google services, meaning no Play Store either. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Fairphone 4 gets Android 12 on Feb 1st*

  Not sure what android version it is btw, but I'll be running CalyxOS on my fairphone! Source: almost 2 years ago

• How does you privacy friendly ecosystem look like?

  I use calyx on my phone: https://calyxos.org/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Pwning the all Google phone with a non-Google bug

  Can you not use CalyxOS [1]. It relocks the bootloader, although it doesn't come with any of the Google proprietary stuff. 1. https://calyxos.org/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• The Quest for a Dumber Phone

  You can get a Pixel 5a 5G phone (selling on ebay for under $200) and then install CalyxOS on it. https://calyxos.org/ I'm going to grab one of the Jolla devices and give it a test drive next month. I think there's decent alternative out there where you can still maintain your privacy without having to step all the way down to a "dumb phone". - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• LineageOS 20

  As a matter of fact, there have been unofficial builds [1], so it's not like the newer Pixel hardware isn't supported at all. Although being Exynos-based likely doesn't help. Besides Graphene, there's also CalyxOS [2], which is basically like LineageOS with MicroG [3]. 1. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-unofficial-raven-oriole-bluejay-lineageos-20-0-for-the-pixel-6-pro-6-6a.4504823/ 2. https://calyxos.org/... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• What are the trade offs between graphene and calyx?

  According to the CalyxOS website, they preinstall a number of apps, including Signal, Briar, F-Droid, Aurora Store, Riseup VPN, and Calyx VPN. Many of these apps are great, I've used many of these myself. Source: about 2 years ago

• T480s Speakers

  I run CalyxOS, which is a de-Googled Android. Stock Android is malware. You lose Google messaging service and the swipe keyboard, but it doesn't spy on everything you do. Source: about 2 years ago