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HenriVolney @sh.itjust.works

19h ago

do regular apps work with eOS?

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Yes, all of the various degoogled Androids work with normal apps
- Unless that app requires google play services...
  
  Doesn't eOS use microG or something to get around that?
  I have never used eOS because they are always behind on security patches, but I had always heard it worked Ok.
  
  Actually, no. e/OS includes MicroG, so even most app requiring Google services work just fine. What really doesnt't work is Casting videos to a Chromecast, and anything requiting Play Integrity certification like Revolut.

eOS is just Android, so Android apps work.
That aside, eOS has a history of being often behind on security patches and updates, so it is highly recommend to avoid it.
- That also depends a lot. Often (e.g. on Fairphone) the stock ROM may lag behind way worse than e/OS.
  So if a user has reasons to avoid a Pixel, or just wants to improve their privacy without replacing their device, e/OS may be a marked improvement even on security.
- Are there any other Android based OS that are neither Google nor flawed?
  
  GrapheneOS
- I've been on eOS for four years and I have never had a single security incident. You people love to parrot the same shit over and over
  
  I never use seatbelt and I still haven't been in a car accident
  
  Just because you have not had a problem does not mean they aren't behind on patches.
  Table here web.archive.org/web/20250115203332/https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

I've eOS on several of my devices: my bank app works on my phone but I had to close my revolut account because their app requires google safetynet.
- Not quite, it requires Play integrity.
  Safteynet seems to mostly work.

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