<s>
iodéOS	B-Application
is	O
an	O
Android-based	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
French	O
company	O
iodé	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	O
system	O
is	O
a	O
fork	O
of	O
LineageOS	B-Application
and	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Services	I-Application
,	O
instead	O
using	O
MicroG	B-Application
as	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
replacement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iodéOS	B-Application
is	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
privacy-oriented	O
LineageOS	B-Application
combined	O
with	O
MicroG	B-Application
and	O
a	O
Firewall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2020	O
through	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
IodéOS	B-Application
was	O
closed	O
source	O
and	O
included	O
proprietary	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Stefan	O
Mey	O
of	O
Heise.de	O
and	O
"	O
Sunny	O
"	O
of	O
tarnkappe.info,	O
iodéOS	B-Application
includes	O
hosts	O
file	O
based	O
ad	O
and	O
tracker	O
blocking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
"	O
Sunny	O
"	O
of	O
tarnkappe.info,	O
users	O
may	O
install	O
a	O
VPN	B-Application
or	O
an	O
additional	O
adblocker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Stefan	O
Mey	O
of	O
heise.de,	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
comes	O
with	O
F-Droid	B-Application
and	O
Aurora	O
Store	O
app	O
stores	O
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
iodeOS	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2023	O
,	O
pentester	O
Mike	O
Kuketz	O
said	O
"	O
iodéOS	B-Application
has	O
been	O
relatively	O
successful	O
in	O
reducing	O
Google	O
's	O
data	O
collection	O
mania	O
-	O
but	O
not	O
completely.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kuketz	O
warned	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
enable	O
microG	B-Application
,	O
more	O
connections	O
to	O
Google	O
will	O
be	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
criticisms	O
included	O
:	O
Delayed	O
delivery	O
of	O
(	O
security	O
)	O
updates	O
;	O
Older	O
devices	O
do	O
not	O
receive	O
full	O
security	O
updates	O
of	O
proprietary	O
components	O
like	O
bootloader	O
or	O
firmware	O
;	O
and	O
iodéOS	B-Application
does	O
not	O
support	O
Verified	O
Boot	O
on	O
every	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kuketz	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
iodéOS	B-Application
could	O
be	O
improved	O
especially	O
by	O
faster	O
delivery	O
of	O
(	O
security	O
)	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
iodéOS	B-Application
is	O
mainly	O
aimed	O
at	O
privacy-sensitive	O
users	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
continue	O
using	O
their	O
(	O
older	O
)	O
devices.	O
"	O
</s>
