Alternatives to iodéOS
LineageOS-based ROM with a system-wide ad and tracker blocker. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
iodéOS
LineageOS-based ROM with a system-wide ad and tracker blocker.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as iodéOS.
LineageOS
A community Android distribution for a wide range of phones and tablets, shipped without Google apps.
LineageOS is the base iodéOS builds on, with a wider official device list and monthly security updates, but no built-in system-wide ad and tracker blocker.
/e/OS
De-Googled Android built for people who do not want to flash it themselves.
/e/OS is also de-Googled and sold preinstalled on phones, using microG for app compatibility and a guided installer, though its security patches trail upstream Android.
CalyxOS
A privacy-focused Android operating system from the Calyx Institute with microG and a built-in firewall.
CalyxOS offers a built-in firewall, optional microG and bootloader re-locking, but supports only selected Pixel, Fairphone, Motorola and SHIFT devices.
GrapheneOS
A privacy- and security-hardened Android operating system for supported Google Pixel phones.
GrapheneOS runs only on Google Pixel phones and focuses on hardened security features and sandboxed Google Play instead of system-wide tracker blocking.
crDroid
LineageOS-based ROM with extensive built-in customisation.
crDroid is another LineageOS-based ROM that focuses on extensive built-in customisation instead of tracker blocking, with wide device support and regular builds.
LineageOS for microG
Unofficial LineageOS builds with microG and F-Droid included, for Android without Google Apps.
LineageOS for microG covers every LineageOS-supported device with microG and F-Droid preinstalled, but as unofficial builds with no built-in tracker blocker.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
postmarketOS
A Linux distribution for phones and other devices, built to keep hardware useful for years.
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.
