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Here are some great open-source alternatives to IOS and Android.

European:

  1. Ubuntu Touch Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
  2. Postmarket OS Europe ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
  3. Sailfish OS Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
  4. Manjaro Arm Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
  5. /e/ OS France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

Non-european:

  1. Graphene OS Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  2. WebOS South Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท

Come join us at [email protected] to discuss building up the alternatives.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Check out Fairphone! Its really promising on the hardware side of things. I ordered mine with /e/os a couple days ago

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Fairphones aren't European-made. Manufactured by Arima in Suzhou, China.

EDIT: I wonder if the people downvoting my comment did so after the parent was edited to remove the statement that Fairphones are "European-made". Or if they just don't like the fact I mentioned, which can be confirmed on Fairphone's own website:

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Viewing the comments in Jerboa, it seems the comment you answered was never edited, which would have been indicated by a "time since edit"-timestamp in parantheses.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

I must have hallucinated it, then.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As far as im aware (and please correct me if im wrong) that is true but the company is European based in the Netherlands, and given their dedication to paying and treating workers fairly I still think its a viable option for a non-US brand phone that is still competitive.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The company Fairphone is indeed based in Europe. My previous comment was to correct the statement (since removed) that Fairphones are "European-made", which they are not.

But we shouldn't let the perfect be the enemy of the good; buying a Fairphone with /e/ os is definitely a huge step in the right direction. Congratulations, and I hope it all goes well for you.

(I'd wouldn't mind getting one myself eventually, but I've read contradictory comments about reliability with the cellular bands used where I live, especially as I use an MVNO that switches between different cell service providers with varying tech.)

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Thanks, and yea that was my bad, shouldnt have phrased it like that in the context of this thread. I only just noticed after reading your comment. Hopefully its good for me, im excited for it :))