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LineageOS Setup Guide

In this guide, we walk through the steps to get LineageOS or LineageOS for microG up and running on your mobile device. This guide assumes you have a new installation of LineageOS. Please read the instructions carefully to complete setup, install…

How Software Updates Work on a Degoogled Phone

In this article, we’ll discuss how degoogled phones and tablets receive software updates to the operating system, as compared to a stock Android device. We’ll discuss terminology, sources of updates, and which components are updated. For the purposes of our…

Best Privacy-Friendly Android Apps

Apps from Google, Apple, and Facebook have a reputation for spying on their users.  A fresh, privacy-friendly alternative are apps from the F-Droid repository. Apps on F-Droid are open source and are carefully evaluated for “Anti-Features” like known vulnerabilities, non-free…

How To Use a SIM Card and Stay Anonymous

If your goal is privacy and anonymity while using a smartphone you may ask the question, “Is there a way to be truly anonymous?” This can only be answered by understanding how a modern smartphone works.  TIP: Think of the…

De-googled Samsung Phones?

Introduction A common question we get asked is “can you de-googled a Samsung Galaxy phone?”. While there appears to be several options available on the LineageOS supported devices list, the answer (at least to US-based customers) is typically “No”. The…

Choosing Your Operating System

Introduction When choosing an operating system for your mobile device, CalyxOS is an ideal choice if this is your first de-googled experience. It is user-friendly and comes with a suite of open-source apps, a complete solution out of the box. DivestOS is…