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    Have you tried other alternative OS systems ?

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      • UTdroidU Offline
        UTdroid
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        Hi guys!

        I am new to the community πŸ™‚

        just wondering if anyone have tried any other alternative OS except for UT? for example grapheneOS or Linage or anything alike?

        Are there any benefits in terms of security and resistance to hacking? any pros or cons in usage?

        thanks!_)

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        • MrT10001M Offline
          MrT10001 @UTdroid
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          @UTdroid Hi. I have tried e/OS and also Sailfish OS. Sailfish is similar in the way the touch screen works to UT and has a reasonably good app store. It is also known as Jolla. I have also tried Plasma Mobile, which is very rough around the edges and looks a lot more like a Linux system.
          e/OS is based on Lineage, so is Android stripped out and more privacy oriented.
          e/OS is my fallback. UT is by far the better for me for a community driven phone os.
          They all have their quirks and issues.
          Hacking is another issue. I have never had an issue with it.

          Xiaomi Redmi Note 7.... And more...
          I have too many devices...

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            UTdroid @MrT10001
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            @MrT10001 I have switched to this OS personally to increase my security πŸ™‚ isn't it the main issue with commercial OSs like IOS and Android ? even my wifi router has linux installed on it hahah

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              A Former User
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              I find this discussion very very interesting πŸ‘

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                kugiigi @UTdroid
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                @UTdroid Security is such a broad word. Technically, UT isn't the most secured OS out there. It tries its best but it's not its main priority. It doesn't even support locking the bootloader yet in any device as far as I know and also has no support for disk encryption. These means in essence, UT is actually not secured from physical access hacking πŸ˜… While in terms of privacy, UT makes a conscious effort to not violate your privacy however it also lacks basic "privacy" features by default such as adblockers and support for some VPN.

                It's nice that you choose UT but I think it's also important to know what it really is currently so you can decide accordingly πŸ˜„

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                  domubpkm @kugiigi
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                  @kugiigi And don't forget that morph-browser has leaks (dns and webrtc).

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                  • arubislanderA Offline
                    arubislander @kugiigi
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                    @kugiigi said in Have you tried other alternative OS systems ?:

                    It doesn't even support locking the bootloader yet in any device as far as I know

                    This is not a limitation of the OS, as this is more the case of not having any means of leveraging the manufactures security implementations.

                    With devices were the signing keys are available, the JingPad comes to mind, there the bootloader can safely and successfully be locked.

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                      UTdroid @kugiigi
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                      @kugiigi

                      @kugiigi said in Have you tried other alternative OS systems ?:

                      @UTdroid Security is such a broad word. Technically, UT isn't the most secured OS out there. It tries its best but it's not its main priority. It doesn't even support locking the bootloader yet in any device as far as I know and also has no support for disk encryption. These means in essence, UT is actually not secured from physical access hacking While in terms of privacy, UT makes a conscious effort to not violate your privacy however it also lacks basic "privacy" features by default such as adblockers and support for some VPN.

                      It's nice that you choose UT but I think it's also important to know what it really is currently so you can decide accordingly

                      wow... I have just googled it and was quite surprised that a linux based OS doesn't have basic privacy instruments like disc and file encryption oO

                      Do you know if there are any plans of introducing such features later on in the upcoming versions? I have found that this question is being asked by the members of the community since 2015 haha...

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                        kugiigi @UTdroid
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                        @UTdroid It's always part of the plan and I think some have experimented on it but nothing ready yet. It's not easy to and needs someone capable and willing to implement it πŸ˜„

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                          MrT10001 @kugiigi
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                          @kugiigi said in Have you tried other alternative OS systems ?:

                          @UTdroid It's always part of the plan and I think some have experimented on it but nothing ready yet. It's not easy to and needs someone capable and willing to implement it πŸ˜„

                          And of course maintain it. It is way above my brain grade......

                          Xiaomi Redmi Note 7.... And more...
                          I have too many devices...

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                          • Seven.of.nineS Offline
                            Seven.of.nine
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                            Hi!
                            To the initial question: Yes, I used SFOS for 4 years and now after a failed flashing procedure I installed UBT on Volla (GS290) for curiosity and for way of variety.

                            Happily running Ubuntu Touch on a Volla Phone (GS290)

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