The problem with Google’s Android is that they want things to consistently relay on Google’s Play services, proprietary Google Apps and libraries. They want more and more developers to get…
Introduction Owning a popular Android phone comes with an itch to customize it fully if you happen to be a tech-savvy user or a pro user. We are not talking…
System implementation /e/OS or the e-Foundation, founded by Gael Duval, has made it its goal to develop a de-Googled Android ecosystem. This sounds contradictory at first, since Google has brought…
The basis for the Android operating system is the Linux kernel. Its development began in 1991 by Linus Torvalds as a hobby project to understand his personal computer, but also…
Fairphone B.V. has so far released three models of its Fairphone. The company exists since January 2013, a good seven years. The goal of the company is to produce durable,…
Risks As with almost all interventions in complex systems, there are also risks involved in flashing modified software and firmware that must be taken into account. Root access Rooting or…
MicroG is a free and open replacement of Google’s proprietary Android user space apps and libraries. Wait! Is not Android an open-source mobile OS already? Yes and no. While, Android…
