Alternatives to /e/OS
De-Googled Android built for people who do not want to flash it themselves. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
/e/OS
De-Googled Android built for people who do not want to flash it themselves.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as /e/OS.
CalyxOS
A privacy-focused Android operating system from the Calyx Institute with microG and a built-in firewall.
CalyxOS also offers optional microG and de-Googled apps through F-Droid Basic and Aurora Store, but runs on selected Pixel, Fairphone, Motorola and SHIFT devices and needs flashing.
iodéOS
LineageOS-based ROM with a system-wide ad and tracker blocker.
iodéOS is LineageOS-based with a system-wide ad and tracker blocker, and like /e/OS it is available preinstalled on refurbished devices, though its device list is narrower than LineageOS.
GrapheneOS
A privacy- and security-hardened Android operating system for supported Google Pixel phones.
GrapheneOS runs only on Google Pixel phones and offers sandboxed Google Play instead of microG, adding hardened privacy and security features and an official web installer.
LineageOS
A community Android distribution for a wide range of phones and tablets, shipped without Google apps.
LineageOS covers many more devices with monthly security updates, but ships without Google apps or microG and has no preinstalled phones, so users must flash it themselves.
LineageOS for microG
Unofficial LineageOS builds with microG and F-Droid included, for Android without Google Apps.
LineageOS for microG offers LineageOS with microG and F-Droid preinstalled, but as unofficial builds that need an unlocked bootloader and some technical skill to install.
Also worth comparing
These listings name /e/OS as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Project Elixir
An AOSP-based custom Android ROM with a clean, Pixel-inspired design, now based on Android 16.
/e/OS is an open-source de-Googled Android with a guided installer or preinstalled phones, using microG instead of Google Play Services, so some apps may misbehave.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
postmarketOS
A Linux distribution for phones and other devices, built to keep hardware useful for years.
Ubuntu Touch
A community-maintained Linux mobile operating system for phones and tablets that can act as a desktop.
Seedvault
An open-source encrypted backup application for Android, built into custom ROMs based on AOSP.
Android Open Source Project
Google's open source Android code base, which you can download, build and flash yourself.
