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do regular apps work with eOS?

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨privacyguides@lemmy.one⁩

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  • Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    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.

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    • skarn@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      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.

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    • HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Are there any other Android based OS that are neither Google nor flawed?

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      • Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        GrapheneOS

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  • aquilarift@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’ve eOS on several of my devices: my bank on works on but I had to close my revolut account because their app requires google safetynet.

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    • skarn@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Not quite, it requires Play integrity.

      Safteynet seems to mostly work.

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  • ahah@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    • an app that require a device integrity in a rom with gapps, just run from beginning in eos (although eos only passed basic integrity, interesting)
    • a ride hailing app that iirc use google maps, now use (openstreet?) map but the app use an amoled dark theme map (black). in another app, they use light theme map
    • not all paid apps works, even with the usual workaround of repurchase and cancel
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