Here are some great open-source alternatives to IOS and Android.
European:
- Ubuntu Touch Germany 🇩🇪
- Postmarket OS Europe 🇪🇺
- Sailfish OS Finland 🇫🇮
- Manjaro Arm Germany 🇩🇪
- /e/ OS France 🇫🇷
Non-european:
- Graphene OS Canada 🇨🇦
- WebOS South Korea 🇰🇷
Come join us at !linuxphones@lemmy.ca to discuss building up the alternatives.
Fairphones aren’t European-made. Manufactured by Arima in Suzhou, China.
EDIT: I wonder if the people downvoting my comment did so after the parent was edited to remove the statement that Fairphones are “European-made”. Or if they just don’t like the fact I mentioned, which can be confirmed on Fairphone’s own website:
Viewing the comments in Jerboa, it seems the comment you answered was never edited, which would have been indicated by a “time since edit”-timestamp in parantheses.
As far as im aware (and please correct me if im wrong) that is true but the company is European based in the Netherlands, and given their dedication to paying and treating workers fairly I still think its a viable option for a non-US brand phone that is still competitive.
The company Fairphone is indeed based in Europe. My previous comment was to correct the statement (since removed) that Fairphones are “European-made”, which they are not.
But we shouldn’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good; buying a Fairphone with /e/ os is definitely a huge step in the right direction. Congratulations, and I hope it all goes well for you.
(I’d wouldn’t mind getting one myself eventually, but I’ve read contradictory comments about reliability with the cellular bands used where I live, especially as I use an MVNO that switches between different cell service providers with varying tech.)
Thanks, and yea that was my bad, shouldnt have phrased it like that in the context of this thread. I only just noticed after reading your comment. Hopefully its good for me, im excited for it :))