My review on the FP3 when it came out
https://lxcast.net/lxcast-2-fairphone-3-fair-but-not-free-yet/
Two solutions for a free OS:
lineage OS - free android with the Gapps removed
https://download.lineageos.org/FP3
the /e/ project !! A "de-googled" operating system - actually a fork of lineage OS - this is what I'm going to talk about here.
https://e.foundation/about-e/
The research paper on Google Data Collection by Professor Douglas C. Schmidt, Vanderbilt University (2018) - learn how and how often normal Android phones send your data to Google servers.
https://digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2018/08/21/google-data-collection-research/
Another background article on tracking (in German) based on research from a Norwegian journalist:
https://www.golem.de/news/datenschutz-wie-ich-die-ueberwacher-in-meinem-smartphone-aufspuerte-2012-152829-2.html
MicroG services, a replacement for Google's libraries on /e/ with purely open-source implementations.
The man behind the /e/ project: Gael Duval, pioneer of Open Source, Mandrake, Ulteo...
https://www.indidea.org/gael/blog/about-gael-duval/
His article outlining his vision for /e/ : https://gael-duval.medium.com/e-os-redefines-the-mobile-operating-system-paradigm-for-a-more-sustainable-world-4e929b1010c
You can buy a FP3 and an FP3 + with /e/ pre-installed here !!
https://esolutions.shop/de/
Installing on your phone: over 110 devices supported: from Asus to Google, to Oneplus and Xiaomi
https://doc.e.foundation/devices/
Install /e/ on FairPhone FP3 - FP3 | /e/ documentation
Privacy ratings of apps: https://exodus-privacy.eu
Alternative launchers:
I recommended you add these apps:
Backup via adb is apparently broken | Not the fault of /e/!!
You cannot simply flash a new recovery, such as TWRP, to flash images or backup, instead, you can use this method
https://twrp.me/fairphone/fairphone3.html
Donate or become a member to keep the project going:
https://e.foundation/donate-2/
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