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**/e/** (formerly **Eelo**) is a free and open-source operating system for smartphones on the Android mobile platform. It is a fork of LineageOS. The operating system is developed by the E Foundation, which was founded by Gaël Duval. /e/ is marketed as privacy software and does not contain proprietary Google apps or services.

## Background

In 2017, Duval, through a series of articles titled "Leaving Apple & Google: my /e/ odyssey", proposed the concept of an operating system without privacy-invasive software. This was followed by a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. The OS was initially named Eelo, but the name was subsequently changed to /e/ due to copyright issues.

## Development

The first beta version, based on LineageOS 14.1, was released on September 12, 2018 with the source code on GitLab.

The second beta version, based on LineageOS 15.1, was released on November 22, 2018.

## Pre-installed apps

The operating system includes a set of pre-installed mobile apps:

* Calendar - calendar functionality with different views: daily, week, month or agenda; can display several calendar feeds; forked from Etar
* Calculator - combines a four-function calculator and advanced functions in landscape mode
* Clock - combines alarm, world clock, timer and stopwatch; also includes a night mode
* Contacts - phone book for contacts; contains phone numbers, emails, and other key information
* File manager - to locate files on the smartphone and synchronize with files stored online
* Gallery - direct access to pictures and videos taken with the device or viewed in messaging apps, can be viewed in a timeline or by albums
* Mail - client to send and receive emails, forked from K-9 Mail
* Maps - web mapping app featuring points of interest, can be connected with the users contacts, forked from Magic Earth, intended as a replacement for Google Maps
* Notes - simple note-taking app
* Tasks - a task manager that can be connected with the calendar for reminders and better task management
* Telegram - instant messaging app featuring end-to-end encryption
* Browser - a lightweight web browser
* Weather - weekly weather forecast for a defined location
* Recorder - allows recording of screen and voice
* Light - control smartphone LED or screen to be used as a flashlight
* Phone - to make phone calls, feature favorites, call history and connects with phone book
* Messaging - SMS and instant messaging app, forked from Signal

/e/ does not include any Google apps that are normally pre-installed in Android phones.

## Community

At present, /e/ software builds cover 53 devices and an active user base of a thousand users. To interact with users and provide support, the /e/ team uses Telegram channels and a discussion forum.

## See also

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* CopperheadOS
* CyanogenMod
* LineageOS
* OmniROM
* Replicant (operating system)

## References

1. ↑ https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/now-time-start-planning-post-android-world
2. ↑ https://www.xda-developers.com/e-google-free-lineageos-fork-nexus-oneplus-xiaomi/
3. ↑ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/15/meet\_the\_man\_building\_a\_googlefree\_android/
4. ↑ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/de-google-your-life-it-s-worth-the-hassle-if-you-value-your-privacy-1.2211355
5. ↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/eelo-new-privacy-enabled-smartphone-os-will-have-no-google-inside-5007509/
6. ↑ Leaving Apple and Google : my “eelo odyssey” — Introduction (16 November 2017). Retrieved on November 28, 2018.
7. ↑ Leaving Apple and Google: my “eelo odyssey” - Part1: the mobile OS (30 November 2017). Retrieved on November 28, 2018.
8. ↑ Leaving Apple and Google: my “eelo odyssey.” Part 2: Web Services (7 December 2017). Retrieved on November 28, 2018.
9. ↑ https://www.livemint.com/Technology/KMKuwDabJhVOIH4wDe0wUI/Eelos-crowdfunding-success-shows-how-important-data-privacy.html
10. ↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/eelo-new-privacy-enabled-smartphone-os-will-have-no-google-inside-5007509/
11. ↑ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/mobiles-and-tabs/261217/meet-eelo-an-android-based-os-with-no-google-apps.html
12. ↑ https://hackernoon.com/leaving-apple-and-google-e-is-the-symbol-for-my-data-is-my-data-69629a948fec
13. ↑ Leaving Apple & Google: /e/ first beta is here! – Hacker Noon (12 September 2018). Retrieved on November 28, 2018.
14. ↑ https://gitlab.e.foundation/e
15. ↑ https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/wiki/en/wikis/devices-list
16. ↑ https://forum.fairphone.com/t/eelo-may-become-a-new-os-for-the-fp/36357
17. ↑ https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/wiki/en/wikis/devices-list
18. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/290746744/eelo-a-mobile-os-and-web-services-in-the-public-in
19. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/290746744/eelo-a-mobile-os-and-web-services-in-the-public-in/posts/2363583
20. ↑ https://community.e.foundation/

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