<s>
/e/	B-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
/e/	B-Application
OS	O
and	O
/e/OS	B-Application
,	O
formerly	O
Eelo	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
LineageOS	B-Application
,	O
an	O
Android-based	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
associated	O
online	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
/e/	B-Application
is	O
presented	O
as	O
privacy	B-Application
software	I-Application
that	O
does	O
not	O
contain	O
proprietary	B-Application
Google	B-Application
apps	O
or	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
challenges	O
the	O
public	O
to	O
"	O
find	O
any	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
or	O
default	O
applications	O
that	O
are	O
still	O
leaking	O
data	O
to	O
Google.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
/e/	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
LineageOS	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
the	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
/e/	B-Application
uses	O
MicroG	B-Application
,	O
"	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
project	O
that	O
hijacks	O
Google	B-Application
API	O
calls.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
according	O
to	O
Ron	O
Amadeo	O
of	O
ars	O
Technica	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Services	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mozilla	O
Location	O
Service	O
for	O
geolocation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
/e/	B-Application
applications	O
and	O
sources	O
are	O
proprietary	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
/e/	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
maps	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
privacy	O
app	O
was	O
proprietary	B-Application
when	O
first	O
developed	O
,	O
then	O
open	O
source	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Mandrake	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
creator	O
Gaël	O
Duval	O
proposed	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
without	O
privacy-invasive	O
software	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
non-profit	O
project	O
'	O
in	O
the	O
public	O
interest	O
 '	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duval	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Apple	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
etc.	O
,	O
business	O
models	O
are	O
harmful	O
for	O
our	O
economical	O
and	O
social	O
environments	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
was	O
initially	O
called	O
Eelo	B-Application
;	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
moray	O
eels	O
,	O
which	O
Duval	O
saw	O
as	O
"	O
fish	O
that	O
can	O
hide	O
in	O
the	O
sea	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beta	O
versions	O
of	O
/e/	B-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
20	O
to	O
30	O
smartphone	O
models	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2019	O
/e/	B-Application
supported	O
89	O
smartphone	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
/e/	B-Application
was	O
teaming	O
with	O
Fairphone	B-Application
to	O
sell	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ECORP	O
SAS	O
,	O
a	O
privately	O
held	O
corporation	O
founded	O
in	O
2018	O
with	O
Gael	O
Duval	O
President	O
and	O
Alexis	O
Noetinger	O
General	O
Director	O
,	O
operates	O
the	O
online	O
store	O
selling	O
phones	O
with	O
/e/	B-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
pre-installed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
included	O
online	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
a	O
"	O
Murena	O
One	O
"	O
phone	O
would	O
be	O
sold	O
by	O
Murena	O
company	O
with	O
/e/	B-Application
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
declined	O
to	O
endorse	O
/e/	B-Application
because	O
it	O
"	O
contains	O
nonfree	B-Application
libraries	B-Library
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ross	O
Rubin	O
of	O
Fast	O
Company	O
described	O
/e/	B-Application
'	O
s	O
strategy	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Google-like	O
approach	O
"	O
of	O
maximizing	O
user	O
adoption	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
hardware	O
manufacturer	O
and	O
software	O
developer	O
Purism	O
's	O
"	O
Apple-like	O
approach	O
"	O
of	O
vertical	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
Wallen	O
of	O
TechRepublic	O
believed	O
that	O
/e/	B-Application
will	O
"	O
prove	O
Android	B-Application
can	O
exist	O
without	O
Google	B-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
predicted	O
that	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
would	O
not	O
appeal	O
to	O
ordinary	O
smartphone	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sascha	O
Segan	O
of	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
was	O
"	O
encouraged	O
by	O
/e/	B-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
its	O
determination	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
easy-to-use	O
(	O
and	O
,	O
hopefully	O
,	O
easy	O
to	O
install	O
)	O
alternative	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
was	O
"	O
queasy	O
about	O
the	O
sources	O
of	O
third-party	O
apps	O
on	O
/e/.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
defended	O
/e/	B-Application
against	O
InfoSec	O
Handbook	O
's	O
criticisms	O
,	O
which	O
/e/	B-Application
"	O
took	O
to	O
heart	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
it	O
in	O
public	O
bug	O
threads	O
anyone	O
can	O
read	O
online.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
Vaughan-Nichols	O
reviewed	O
a	O
refurbished	O
Samsung	O
phone	O
with	O
pre-installed	O
/e/	B-Application
paralleling	O
Android	B-Application
8.1	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
quite	O
stable	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
said	O
"	O
applications	O
can	O
be	O
a	O
pain	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
installing	O
/e/	B-Application
is	O
a	O
monster	O
of	O
a	O
job.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Tim	O
Anderson	O
of	O
The	O
Register	O
said	O
installation	O
of	O
/e/	B-Application
is	O
"	O
not	O
for	O
the	O
fainthearted	O
"	O
but	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
"	O
feels	O
lightweight	O
and	O
responsive	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
"	O
fewer	O
background	O
services	O
than	O
on	O
a	O
typical	O
Android	B-Application
device.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
Ferdinand	O
Thommes	O
of	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
News	O
.de	O
published	O
a	O
submitted	O
review	O
of	O
Fairphone	B-Application
3	O
with	O
pre-installed	O
/e/	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
very	O
expensive	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
on	O
initial	O
startup	O
,	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
update	O
was	O
needed	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
about	O
15	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
/e/	B-Application
support	O
was	O
friendly	O
,	O
competent	O
and	O
quick	O
responding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Ron	O
Amadeo	O
of	O
ars	O
Technica	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Actually	O
getting	O
regular	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
forked	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
is	O
a	O
challenge	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
chance	O
that	O
functionality	O
wo	O
n't	O
work	O
on	O
/e/	B-Application
OS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
described	O
"	O
/e/	B-Application
'	O
s	O
communication	O
problems	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Liam	O
Proven	O
writing	O
for	O
The	O
Register	O
,	O
/e/	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
announced	O
sales	O
of	O
"	O
privacy-centric	O
"	O
phones	O
branded	O
as	O
Murena	O
phones	O
including	O
Murena	O
One	O
,	O
a	O
budget	O
hardware	O
device	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
10	O
,	O
and	O
priced	O
"	O
noticeably	O
more	O
expensive	O
than	O
the	O
rock-bottom	O
budget	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proven	O
also	O
said	O
/e/	B-Application
OS	O
feels	O
"	O
clunky	O
in	O
places	O
"	O
,	O
functionality	O
is	O
restricted	O
compared	O
with	O
full	O
Google	B-Application
Android	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
works	O
,	O
is	O
fast	O
and	O
stable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Pierce	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
said	O
App	O
Lounge	O
required	O
accepting	O
Terms	O
of	O
Service	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
download	O
Play	O
apps	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
a	O
"	O
different-looking	O
store	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
connection	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
made	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
Murena	O
's	O
early	O
testers	O
mad	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Pierce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pierce	O
concluded	O
Murena	O
and	O
/e/OS	B-Application
show	O
"	O
how	O
ingrained	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
in	O
our	O
digital	O
lives	O
"	O
and	O
how	O
much	O
control	O
Google	B-Application
has	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
by	O
XDA	B-Application
developers	I-Application
is	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
a	O
walled	B-Application
garden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
nothing	O
stopped	O
users	O
from	O
installing	O
Aurora	O
Store	O
to	O
access	O
Play	B-Application
Store	I-Application
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
for	O
TomsGuide.com,	O
Jordan	O
Palmer	O
wrote	O
about	O
experimenting	O
with	O
installing	O
/e/OS	B-Application
version	O
1	O
on	O
an	O
ASUS	B-Application
Zenphone	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Pixel	B-Device
4a	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
summarized	O
by	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
be	O
mean	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
also	O
ca	O
n't	O
sugarcoat	O
it	O
:	O
the	O
documentation	O
and	O
recovery	O
are	O
n't	O
good	O
experiences.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Palmer	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
"	O
Easy	O
Installer	O
"	O
for	O
Pixel	B-Device
4a	I-Device
to	O
run	O
on	O
Fedora	O
or	O
Manjaro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
"	O
iOS	O
influence	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Apple-like	O
design	O
"	O
,	O
Palmer	O
"	O
had	O
hoped	O
for	O
more	O
originality	O
"	O
and	O
criticized	O
using	O
the	O
two	O
years	O
old	O
Android	B-Application
11	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palmer	O
said	O
"	O
The	O
system	O
apps	O
all	O
seem	O
to	O
work	O
OK	O
,	O
even	O
on	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
4a	I-Device
's	O
hardware	O
"	O
but	O
was	O
baffled	O
because	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Fi	O
app	O
was	O
preinstalled	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
"	O
If	O
I	O
can	O
get	O
the	O
ROM	O
installed	O
properly	O
on	O
the	O
Zenfone	B-Application
8	O
I	O
have	O
in	O
my	O
office	O
,	O
I	O
might	O
just	O
give	O
/e/OS	B-Application
another	O
shot	O
as	O
my	O
daily	O
driver	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
during	O
several	O
days	O
of	O
cloud	O
infrastructure	O
maintenance	O
,	O
e	B-Application
foundation	O
spokesman	O
arnauvp	O
stated	O
an	O
error	O
applying	O
a	O
patch	O
caused	O
data	O
leakage	O
between	O
different	O
user	O
accounts	O
,	O
including	O
screenshots	O
,	O
photos	O
,	O
and	O
note	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
on	O
4	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
e	B-Application
foundation	O
announced	O
a	O
revised	O
number	O
of	O
impacted	O
users	O
of	O
379	O
total	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
investigation	O
or	O
error	O
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eelo	B-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
renamed	O
to	O
/e/	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2018	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
eelloo	O
"	O
trademark	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
owned	O
by	O
a	O
human	O
resources	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
March	O
2020	O
interview	O
,	O
Duval	O
stated	O
the	O
/e/	B-Application
name	O
would	O
be	O
abandoned	O
"	O
for	O
something	O
else	O
quite	O
soon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
