<s>
DivestOS	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
(	O
OS	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
soft	O
fork	O
of	O
LineageOS	B-Application
that	O
aims	O
to	O
increase	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
older	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
much	O
as	O
possible	O
it	O
removes	O
proprietary	B-Application
Android	B-Application
components	O
and	O
includes	O
only	O
free-software	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DivestOS	B-Application
builds	O
are	O
signed	O
with	O
release-keys	O
so	O
bootloaders	O
may	O
be	O
re-locked	O
on	O
many	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
automated	O
CVE	O
patcher	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
patch	O
the	O
kernels	B-Operating_System
against	O
many	O
known	O
vulnerabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DivestOS	B-Application
includes	O
few	O
default	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Droid	B-Application
is	O
included	O
with	O
options	O
for	O
selecting	O
several	O
custom	O
F-Droid	B-Application
repositories	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DivestOS	B-Application
supports	O
using	O
Orbot	B-Language
and	O
Tor	B-Operating_System
Browser	I-Operating_System
as	O
privacy-enhancing	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DivestOS	B-Application
project	O
began	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
properly	O
signed	O
builds	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
release	O
of	O
DivestOS	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
F-Droid	B-Application
forums	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DivestOS	B-Application
primarily	O
supports	O
devices	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
supported	O
by	O
LineageOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Avoid	O
the	O
hack	O
reviewed	O
DivestOS	B-Application
 '	O
Mull	O
browser	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
had	O
several	O
notable	O
features	O
including	O
privacy	O
hardening	O
,	O
and	O
elimination	O
of	O
many	O
proprietary	B-Application
blobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechTracker.in	O
said	O
DivestOS	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
few	O
custom	O
ROMs	O
focusing	O
on	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
,	O
with	O
monthly	O
and	O
incremental	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DivestOS	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
AlternativeTo	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GNU/Linux.ch	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
and	O
Freie	O
Software	O
News	O
called	O
DivestOS	B-Application
"	O
relatively	O
new	O
and	O
ambitious	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
supports	O
many	O
devices	O
,	O
both	O
newer	O
and	O
older	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevsJournal	O
called	O
DivestOS	B-Application
18.1	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
custom	O
ROMs	O
for	O
the	O
One	O
Plus	O
One	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DivestOS	B-Application
 '	O
Hypatia	O
malware	O
scanner	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
how	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
F-Droid	B-Application
repository	O
,	O
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
Gadget	O
Hacks	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
the	O
Replicant	B-Application
project	O
gave	O
credit	O
to	O
DivestOS	B-Application
for	O
finding	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
library	O
existing	O
in	O
Replicant	B-Application
,	O
and	O
DivestOS	B-Application
is	O
listed	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
Replicant	B-Application
would	O
be	O
interested	O
in	O
collaborating	O
with	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DivestOS	B-Application
 '	O
F-Droid	B-Application
repositories	O
are	O
listed	O
in	O
F-Droid	B-Application
'	O
s	O
"	O
Known	O
Repositories	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DivestOS	B-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
LWN.net	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
embedded	O
distributions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
2022	O
Free	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
Award	O
for	O
Outstanding	O
New	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Contributor	O
went	O
to	O
Tad	O
(	O
SkewedZeppelin	O
)	O
,	O
chief	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
DivestOS	B-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
