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![]() DivestOS homescreen on a Fairphone 4 | |
Developer | Tad |
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OS family | Android (Linux) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 31 December 2014 |
Latest release | "2024-05". / 14 May 2024 |
Repository | gitlab |
Marketing target | Privacy/Security-focused smartphones |
Update method | Over-the-air (OTA) or locally |
Package manager |
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Platforms | ARM |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
License | GPL |
Official website | divestos |
DivestOS is an operating system based on the Android mobile platform. It is a soft fork of LineageOS that aims to increase security and privacy with support for end-of-life devices. As much as possible, it removes unnecessary proprietary Android components and includes only free-software.
DivestOS builds are signed with release-keys so bootloaders may be re-locked on many devices. An automated CVE patcher is used to patch the kernels against many known vulnerabilities.
DivestOS includes few default applications. F-Droid is included with options for selecting several custom F-Droid repositories as well.[1][2] DivestOS supports using Orbot and Tor Browser as privacy-enhancing features.[3]