DivestOS
A mobile operating system divested from the norm.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
Due to lack of funding and only one person managing the entire project, DivestOS and its apps will not receive any further updates. https://divestos.org/pages/news#end
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
- Security-focused
- Lightweight
Features
- No Tracking
- Dark Mode
- Rolling Release
- Works Offline
- No registration required
- Ad-free
- Mobile OS
Tags
- Bootloader relocking
- Verified Boot
- Security & Privacy
- android-os
- android-operating-system
DivestOS News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about DivestOS
Secure mobile operating system DivestOS ends after a decade of developmentIn a surprising turn of events, the maintainer of DivestOS, a private and secure mobile operating s...
Recent activities
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What is DivestOS?
DivestOS is an unofficial soft fork of LineageOS.
Deblobbed
Over 700 proprietary blobs are removed during build time. Removal of these proprietary blobs increase security by reducing attack surface and increase privacy by removing untrusted code.
Increased Security
One of the biggest issues when it comes to aftermarket ROMs is the Linux kernel not being patched against known vulnerabilities. We've developed an automated patch checker that is able to apply fixes for over 2,900 CVEs. Furthermore, bootloader relocking and verified boot is made available for capable devices.
Increased Privacy
A custom hosts file created by analyzing over 180 million domains is included that blocks over 200,000 advertising and tracking servers. In addition LineageOS's built in analytics service, CMStats, is also removed.
Free Space Eraser
Extirpater is the first free space eraser for Android. It helps prevent deleted files from being recovered. Perfect for migrating from an unencrypted install or before selling your device.
Malware Scanner
We created Hypatia, the first ever open source real-time malware scanner for Android. Backed by the standard and trusted ClamAV signatures, it can detect over 450,000 malware signatures.
Privacy Oriented Browser
Mull is a browser based on Mozilla technology that is hardened against advanced fingerprinting techniques thanks to the Tor uplift project and arkenfox-user.js project.
F-Droid Included
F-Droid is an app catalogue that specializes in delivery of FOSS apps. For the most part all apps available through F-Droid respect your privacy and device.
UnifiedNlp Included
UnifiedNlp is a plugin based Fused location provider. This allows you to enable plugins that can access various offline or online databases to determine your location in a battery saving way without GPS.
Silence Included
Silence, a SMS only fork of Signal, is substituted in place of the default AOSP app. It allows for end-to-end encrypted messages to other Silence users.
DivestOS information
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Comments and Reviews
DivestOS is a great alternative operating system for privacy and security with a large support for old and new Android devices. If your device isn't supported by GrapheneOS, go for it ;)
DivestOS, unlike LineageOS, keep the Android security model intact by supporting bootloader relock and Verified Boot. Beside that, it adds hardening patches from GrapheneOS and actively patch the Linux Kernel against known vulnerabilities with an automated patch checker (that is able to apply fixes for over 2,900 CVEs) developped in-house.
The OS is user-friendly and the developer is open to feedbacks/requests (this includes support of other devices not currently supported).
Enjoy ;)
https://divestos.org/
I use it on my second phone, and it provides an exceptionally luxurious experience. Its lightweight design and remarkable reliability are complemented by top-notch security features. The interface is elegantly clean and intuitive, while the micro-G option allows for seamless activation or deactivation at your convenience. For me, it truly embodies luxury—it's a perfect blend of Divest OS with Security, Privacy, and Safe.
DivestOS is a Lineage fork with many of Graphene's good traits! However, it also goes for wider support than just the Pixel line - there are dozens more devices than the other security solutions!