[Essential Phone ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] SkewedZeppelin:
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DivestOS is a more private and more secure aftermarket system.

Essential Phone Notes:

- please install PH1-Images-QQ1A.200105.032.zip to both slots first!

edit 2022: firmware is included for a while now

- relocking does work, just take the steps slow and test before locking

- device must be relocked to enable verified boot

- phone call audio can be weird, toggling speaker phone usually fixes it

- phone call audio over bluetooth doesn't always work

- phone call speaker phone volume cannot be adjusted

- in-place upgrade from 17.1 to 18.1 has been tested working

- in-place upgrade from 18.1 to 19.1 has been tested working

Features:

- strong focus on FOSS

- various system hardening

- various privacy enhancements

- automated removal of unnecessary proprietary blobs

- automated kernel hardening and CVE patching

- ability to relock bootloader on supported devices

- verified boot on supported devices

- no root support

- SELinux always enforcing

- encrypted by default

- monthly updates

- OTA delta updates

- OTA updates over Tor (optional)

- F-Droid included

- hardened system WebView with rapid updates: https://divestos.org/misc/ch-dates.txt

Extra Features (not installed by default & also compatible with all systems):

- Mull, our hardened fork of Fenix with rapid updates: https://divestos.org/misc/ffa-dates.txt

- Hypatia, our real-time malware scanner

- Extirpater, our free space eraser

Links:

- Website: https://divestos.org

- Onion: http://divestoseb5nncsydt7zzf5hrfg44md4bxqjs5ifcv4t7gt7u6ohjyyd.onion

- Downloads: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=devices&base=LineageOS#device-mata

- Changelogs: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=news

- Project History: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=history

- Known Issues: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=broken#mata

- Screenshots: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=screenshots

- Security Patching Overview: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=patch_levels

- About + Credits + Notices: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=about

- Donate: https://divested.dev/donate

- Source Code: https://github.com/divested-mobile or https://gitlab.com/divested-mobile

- XMPP Chat Room: xmpp:divestos-mobile@conference.konvers.me

Device Specific Links

- Device Tree: https://github.com/LineageOS/android_device_essential_mata

- Kernel: https://github.com/LineageOS/android_kernel_essential_msm8998

- Kernel CVE Patches Applied: https://github.com/Divested-Mobile/..._Patchers/android_kernel_essential_msm8998.sh

Other Bits:

- Good and bad feedback is welcomed. Else how can we improve?

- If you find a bug, please report it below or via GitHub/GitLab.

- Testing/Translations/Code contributions are gratefully appreciated.

Important Notes for New Users:

- Please make a backup of your device and copy it to another computer.

- You must wipe before installing this OS.

- This OS has userdata encrypted by default

- You are intended to relock your bootloader with this OS (if your device is marked supported for that).

DivestOS does *not* support the following:

- Google Apps (OpenGAPPS)

- DRM (Widevine)

- alternative recoveries (TWRP)

- root (Magisk)

- runtime modification frameworks (Xposed or theme engines)

All downloads are GPG signed with the following key:

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