HACKER Q&A
📣 miohtama

Open-Source Mobile Phones


As now EU is about to mandate mandatory government black surveillance binaries on mobile phones and chat apps, what useable open source mobile phones out there exist? Are any of Android derivates in a shape you can use them as everyday phone?


  👤 zolbrek Accepted Answer ✓
I don't think there's any open source hardware, but you can use GrapheneOS on a Pixel and it works well.

👤 axelthegerman
There is /e/ OS - https://e.foundation - which also offers their second version of the Murena phone that comes pre-installed with the OS - https://murena.com

They also sell other phones pre-installed or you can install it yourself.

Disclaimer: I haven't used it yet but trying to find some time to install it on my Pixel 4a.

Otherwise Fairphone is fairly open.

You won't find anything that's usable and is fully open, i.e. no firmware blobs etc