I’m looking to get a custom ROM that has good compatibility with my device. Would you recommend /e/? I couldn’t find a tutorial on how to install it with Linux but I don’t think it should be that hard to figure out.

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      That seems like an overly black and white position over something that can be either quite valid or entirely nonsense depending on the situation and/or threat model.

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          GrapheneOS wins, but whether iOS is more private than CalyxOS or /e/OS I think is very gray, and depends on the threat model, and on most devices they are going to be a significant improvement in privacy, and often security, over stock Android.

          And privacy may not be the only consideration when choosing a device.

          Since my threat model includes mainly surveillance capitalism (and no evil maids or targeted attacks) I don’t particularly feel like trusting a big tech that’s running their own targeted advertisement system.

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                  I can empirically say, that just switching from stock to a degoogled ROM gave me a significant battery boost. I have no idea what that thing was doing in the background, but it’s already doing a lot less of that.

                  For microG… Until UnifiedPush becomes more widespread the choice between having your notifications go through FCM and halving your battery life is going to be a tricky one.

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      I’m pretty sure you implied that the ranking was based on security and privacy. I don’t see the privacy benefits of using iOS over a custom privacy OS.