DivestOS is a more private and more secure aftermarket system.
Essential Phone Notes:
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edit 2022: firmware is included for a while now
- relocking does work, just take the steps slow and test before locking
- device must be relocked to enable verified boot
- phone call audio can be weird, toggling speaker phone usually fixes it
- phone call audio over bluetooth doesn't always work
- phone call speaker phone volume cannot be adjusted
- in-place upgrade from 17.1 to 18.1 has been tested working
- in-place upgrade from 18.1 to 19.1 has been tested working
Features:
- strong focus on FOSS
- various system hardening
- various privacy enhancements
- automated removal of unnecessary proprietary blobs
- automated kernel hardening and CVE patching
- ability to relock bootloader on supported devices
- verified boot on supported devices
- no root support
- SELinux always enforcing
- encrypted by default
- monthly updates
- OTA delta updates
- OTA updates over Tor (optional)
- F-Droid included
- hardened system WebView with rapid updates: https://divestos.org/misc/ch-dates.txt
Extra Features (not installed by default & also compatible with all systems):
- Mull, our hardened fork of Fenix with rapid updates: https://divestos.org/misc/ffa-dates.txt
- Hypatia, our real-time malware scanner
- Extirpater, our free space eraser
Links:
- Website: https://divestos.org
- Onion: http://divestoseb5nncsydt7zzf5hrfg44md4bxqjs5ifcv4t7gt7u6ohjyyd.onion
- Downloads: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=devices&base=LineageOS#device-mata
- Changelogs: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=news
- Project History: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=history
- Known Issues: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=broken#mata
- Screenshots: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=screenshots
- Security Patching Overview: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=patch_levels
- About + Credits + Notices: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=about
- Donate: https://divested.dev/donate
- Source Code: https://github.com/divested-mobile or https://gitlab.com/divested-mobile
- XMPP Chat Room: xmpp:[email protected]
Device Specific Links
- Device Tree: https://github.com/LineageOS/android_device_essential_mata
- Kernel: https://github.com/LineageOS/android_kernel_essential_msm8998
- Kernel CVE Patches Applied: https://github.com/Divested-Mobile/..._Patchers/android_kernel_essential_msm8998.sh
Other Bits:
- Good and bad feedback is welcomed. Else how can we improve?
- If you find a bug, please report it below or via GitHub/GitLab.
- Testing/Translations/Code contributions are gratefully appreciated.
Important Notes for New Users:
- Please make a backup of your device and copy it to another computer.
- You must wipe before installing this OS.
- This OS has userdata encrypted by default
- You are intended to relock your bootloader with this OS (if your device is marked supported for that).
DivestOS does *not* support the following:
- Google Apps (OpenGAPPS)
- DRM (Widevine)
- alternative recoveries (TWRP)
- root (Magisk)
- runtime modification frameworks (Xposed or theme engines)
All downloads are GPG signed with the following key:
Code:
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