<ul>
<li><p>My review on the FP3 when it came out<br />
<a href="https://lxcast.net/lxcast-2-fairphone-3-fair-but-not-free-yet/" class="uri">https://lxcast.net/lxcast-2-fairphone-3-fair-but-not-free-yet/</a></p></li>
<li><p>Two solutions for a free OS:</p>
<ol type="1">
<li><p>lineage OS - free android with the Gapps removed<br />
<a href="https://download.lineageos.org/FP3" class="uri">https://download.lineageos.org/FP3</a></p></li>
<li><p>the /e/ project !! A "de-googled" operating system - actually a fork of lineage OS - this is what I'm going to talk about here.<br />
<a href="https://e.foundation/about-e/" class="uri">https://e.foundation/about-e/</a></p></li>
</ol></li>
<li><p>The research paper on Google Data Collection by Professor Douglas C. Schmidt, Vanderbilt University (2018) - learn how and how often normal Android phones send your data to Google servers.<br />
<a href="https://digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2018/08/21/google-data-collection-research/" class="uri">https://digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2018/08/21/google-data-collection-research/</a></p></li>
<li><p>Another background article on tracking (in German) based on research from a Norwegian journalist:<br />
<a href="https://www.golem.de/news/datenschutz-wie-ich-die-ueberwacher-in-meinem-smartphone-aufspuerte-2012-152829-2.html" class="uri">https://www.golem.de/news/datenschutz-wie-ich-die-ueberwacher-in-meinem-smartphone-aufspuerte-2012-152829-2.html</a></p></li>
<li><p>MicroG services, a replacement for Google's libraries on /e/ with purely open-source implementations.</p></li>
<li><p>The man behind the /e/ project: Gael Duval, pioneer of Open Source, Mandrake, Ulteo...<br />
<a href="https://www.indidea.org/gael/blog/about-gael-duval/" class="uri">https://www.indidea.org/gael/blog/about-gael-duval/</a></p></li>
<li><p>His article outlining his vision for /e/ : <a href="https://gael-duval.medium.com/e-os-redefines-the-mobile-operating-system-paradigm-for-a-more-sustainable-world-4e929b1010c" class="uri">https://gael-duval.medium.com/e-os-redefines-the-mobile-operating-system-paradigm-for-a-more-sustainable-world-4e929b1010c</a></p></li>
<li><p>You can buy a FP3 and an FP3 + with /e/ pre-installed here !!<br />
<a href="https://esolutions.shop/de/" class="uri">https://esolutions.shop/de/</a></p></li>
<li><p>Installing on your phone: over 110 devices supported: from Asus to Google, to Oneplus and Xiaomi<br />
<a href="https://doc.e.foundation/devices/" class="uri">https://doc.e.foundation/devices/</a></p></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="how-to-install-it-on-the-fp3">How to install it on the FP3</h3>
<ul>
<li><p>Install /e/ on FairPhone FP3 - FP3 | /e/ documentation</p></li>
<li><p>Privacy ratings of apps: <a href="https://exodus-privacy.eu" class="uri">https://exodus-privacy.eu</a></p></li>
<li><p>Alternative launchers:</p>
<ul>
<li>KISS launcher</li>
<li>Simple launcher</li>
</ul></li>
<li><p>I recommended you add these apps:</p>
<ul>
<li>Antennapod - podcast client</li>
<li>FairEmail or simple email</li>
<li>Fennec (Firefox)</li>
<li>Signal</li>
<li>newpipe for watching youtube without being tracked</li>
</ul></li>
<li><p>Backup via adb is apparently broken | Not the fault of /e/!!</p></li>
<li><p>You cannot simply flash a new recovery, such as TWRP, to flash images or backup, instead, you can use this method<br />
<a href="https://twrp.me/fairphone/fairphone3.html" class="uri">https://twrp.me/fairphone/fairphone3.html</a></p></li>
<li><p>Donate or become a member to keep the project going:<br />
<a href="https://e.foundation/donate-2/" class="uri">https://e.foundation/donate-2/</a></p></li>
</ul>
<p>Feel free to add any comments below!</p>
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