I’ve been diving deep into /e/OS, the de-Googled Android alternative, and asked you for your biggest questions. In this video, I tackle the top 10 community questions about /e/OS - from banking apps and NFC to comparisons with other privacy-focused operating systems like GrapheneOS and iodéOS.

Whether you’re thinking about switching or already experimenting with /e/OS, this video should give you the answers you need!

Past videos on /e/OS https://youtu.be/TExGFNZKoEM https://youtu.be/TkTzmM9izCo https://youtu.be/DN6rDvyUMZA

Check if your device can install /e/OS: https://doc.e.foundation/devices

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⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:44 Can you switch over a phone that already has Google on it? 02:48 Can I open banking apps on /e/OS? 03:37 What’s going on with NFC? Can you use Google Wallet or is there an alternative? 04:49 Can you use different launchers? 05:36 What about paid apps via Google Play? 07:18 what do you think is the likelihood of this OS still being viable 5 years down the line? 09:13 What’s the difference between a Murena-branded /e/OS phone and a plain /e/OS install? 10:22 Can you install Proton’s cloud suite (Mail, VPN, Drive) on /e/OS? 11:29 What’s better: /e/OS, iodéOS, GrapheneOS, etc. 12:30 Is open source software really safe?