Peace be with you guys 🌹
This is my first Fairphone with /e/OS and I’m really excited😊. It arrived within 3–4 days even though the estimated time was 2–3 weeks. That suprised me, because I live in Germany.
Everything came intact: headphones, screen protector, and phone case. They also included this little pin to get into the SIM tray slot, which I thought was great. There was no charger in the box but that’s intentional on their part. Doesn’t matter to me since all modern chargers work anyway.
It’s really easy to use and murena has its own browser. The default search engine is Qwant, which I don’t use because of Bing. But honestly, my main goal was F-Droid and using apps that reportedly won’t work on Google-certified devices starting in September. I’ve already downloaded my own apps like IronFox and I’m happy 😁.
Now I’d love to hear your opinion: I think Google has shot itself in the foot with this decision. By closing down Android further, more people will switch to de-Googled systems.
That’s my take, what do you think?🤔
Hello, I’m really sorry, but I don’t know anything about buying apps at all. Unfortunately, I can’t recommend anything to you. But I think that you have to do that directly via the Google Play Store.
As for Aurora Store or the App Lounge: I avoid them completely. I know, It’s still better, and privacy-friendly, than downloading directly from Google Store, but there will always be a tiny bit of Google in the system. And I don’t want that.
I try to use my phone really free of Google, and I searching more with my browser, IronFox, because in my opinion you have much more control in a browser than on an app.