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title: "Android"
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description: Our advice for replacing privacy-invasive default Android features with private and secure alternatives.
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icon: 'simple/android'
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cover: android.webp
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name: Android Recommendations
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url: "./"
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name: Android
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image: /assets/img/android/android.svg
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url: https://source.android.com/
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sameAs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)
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The **Android Open Source Project** (AOSP) is an open-source mobile operating system led by Google which powers the majority of the world's mobile devices. Most phones sold with Android are modified to include invasive integrations and apps such as Google Play Services, so you can significantly improve your privacy on your mobile device by replacing your phone's default installation with a version of Android without these invasive features.
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meta_title: "The Best Android Operating Systems - Privacy Guides"
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title: Alternative Distributions
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description: You can replace the operating system on your Android phone with these secure and privacy-respecting alternatives.
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name: Private Android Operating Systems
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url: "./"
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"@context": http://schema.org
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"@type": CreativeWork
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name: GrapheneOS
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image: /assets/img/android/grapheneos.svg
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url: https://grapheneos.org/
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sameAs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrapheneOS
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url: "./"
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robots: nofollow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large
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---
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<small>Protects against the following threat(s):</small>
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- [:material-target-account: Targeted Attacks](../basics/common-threats.md#attacks-against-specific-individuals){ .pg-red }
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- [:material-bug-outline: Passive Attacks](../basics/common-threats.md#security-and-privacy){ .pg-orange }
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[{{< badge content="Targeted Attacks" color="red" >}}](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#attacks-against-specific-individuals)
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[{{< badge content="Passive Attacks" color="amber" >}}](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#security-and-privacy)
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A **custom Android-based operating system** (sometimes referred to as a **custom ROM**) can be a way to achieve a higher level of privacy and security on your device. This is in contrast to the "stock" version of Android which comes with your phone from the factory, and is often deeply integrated with Google Play Services as well as other vendor software.
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### Connectivity Checks
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By default, Android makes many network connections to Google to perform DNS connectivity checks, to sync with current network time, to check your network connectivity, and for many other background tasks. GrapheneOS replaces these with connections to servers operated by GrapheneOS and subject to their privacy policy. This hides information like your IP address [from Google](../basics/common-threats.md#privacy-from-service-providers), but means it is trivial for an admin on your network or ISP to see you are making connections to `grapheneos.network`, `grapheneos.org`, etc. and deduce what operating system you are using.
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By default, Android makes many network connections to Google to perform DNS connectivity checks, to sync with current network time, to check your network connectivity, and for many other background tasks. GrapheneOS replaces these with connections to servers operated by GrapheneOS and subject to their privacy policy. This hides information like your IP address [from Google](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#privacy-from-service-providers), but means it is trivial for an admin on your network or ISP to see you are making connections to `grapheneos.network`, `grapheneos.org`, etc. and deduce what operating system you are using.
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If you want to hide information like this from an adversary on your network or ISP, you **must** use a [trusted VPN](../vpn.md) in addition to changing the connectivity check setting to **Standard (Google)**. It can be found in :gear: **Settings** → **Network & internet** → **Internet connectivity checks**. This option allows you to connect to Google's servers for connectivity checks, which, alongside the usage of a VPN, helps you blend in with a larger pool of Android devices.
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title: "General Apps"
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description: The apps listed here are Android-exclusive and specifically enhance or replace key system functionality.
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name: General Android Apps
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url: "./"
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"@type": MobileApplication
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name: Shelter
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applicationCategory: Utilities
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operatingSystem: Android
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"@type": MobileApplication
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name: Secure Camera
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applicationCategory: Utilities
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operatingSystem: Android
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"@type": MobileApplication
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name: Secure PDF Viewer
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applicationCategory: Utilities
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operatingSystem: Android
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<small>Protects against the following threat(s):</small>
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- [:material-bug-outline: Passive Attacks](../basics/common-threats.md#security-and-privacy){ .pg-orange }
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[{{< badge content="Passive Attacks" color="amber" >}}](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#security-and-privacy)
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We recommend a wide variety of Android apps throughout this site. The apps listed here are Android-exclusive and specifically enhance or replace key system functionality.
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<small>Protects against the following threat(s):</small>
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- [:material-account-search: Public Exposure](../basics/common-threats.md#limiting-public-information){ .pg-green }
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[{{< badge content="Public Exposure" color="green" >}}](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#limiting-public-information)
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<div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>
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<small>Protects against the following threat(s):</small>
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- [:material-target-account: Targeted Attacks](../basics/common-threats.md#attacks-against-specific-individuals){ .pg-red }
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[{{< badge content="Targeted Attacks" color="red" >}}](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#attacks-against-specific-individuals)
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<div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>
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title: "Desktop/PC"
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icon: simple/linux
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description: Linux distributions are commonly recommended for privacy protection and software freedom.
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cover: desktop.webp
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<small>Protects against the following threat(s):</small>
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- [:material-account-cash: Surveillance Capitalism](basics/common-threats.md#surveillance-as-a-business-model){ .pg-brown }
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[{{< badge content="Surveillance Capitalism" color="purple" >}}](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#surveillance-as-a-business-model)
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Linux distributions are commonly recommended for privacy protection and software freedom. If you don't already use Linux, below are some distributions we suggest trying out, as well as some general privacy and security improvement tips that are applicable to many Linux distributions.
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**Whonix** is based on [Kicksecure](#kicksecure), a security-focused fork of Debian. It aims to provide privacy, security, and [:material-incognito: Anonymity](basics/common-threats.md#anonymity-vs-privacy){ .pg-purple } on the internet. Whonix is best used in conjunction with [Qubes OS](#qubes-os).
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**Whonix** is based on [Kicksecure](#kicksecure), a security-focused fork of Debian. It aims to provide privacy, security, and [:material-incognito: Anonymity](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#anonymity-vs-privacy){ .pg-purple } on the internet. Whonix is best used in conjunction with [Qubes OS](#qubes-os).
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[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://whonix.org){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
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[:simple-torbrowser:](http://dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion){ .card-link title="Onion Service" }
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**Tails** is a live operating system based on Debian that routes all communications through Tor, which can boot on on almost any computer from a DVD, USB stick, or SD card installation. It uses [Tor](tor.md) to preserve privacy and [:material-incognito: Anonymity](basics/common-threats.md#anonymity-vs-privacy){ .pg-purple } while circumventing censorship, and it leaves no trace of itself on the computer it is used on after it is powered off.
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**Tails** is a live operating system based on Debian that routes all communications through Tor, which can boot on on almost any computer from a DVD, USB stick, or SD card installation. It uses [Tor](tor.md) to preserve privacy and [:material-incognito: Anonymity](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#anonymity-vs-privacy){ .pg-purple } while circumventing censorship, and it leaves no trace of itself on the computer it is used on after it is powered off.
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[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://tails.net){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
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[:octicons-info-16:](https://tails.net/doc/index.en.html){ .card-link title="Documentation" }
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<small>Protects against the following threat(s):</small>
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- [:material-bug-outline: Passive Attacks](basics/common-threats.md#security-and-privacy){ .pg-orange }
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[{{< badge content="Passive Attacks" color="amber" >}}](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#security-and-privacy)
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### Qubes OS
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Qubes OS secures the computer by isolating subsystems (e.g., networking, USB, etc.) and applications in separate *qubes*. Should one part of the system be compromised via an exploit in a [:material-target-account: Targeted Attack](basics/common-threats.md#attacks-against-specific-individuals){ .pg-red }, the extra isolation is likely to protect the rest of the *qubes* and the core system.
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Qubes OS secures the computer by isolating subsystems (e.g., networking, USB, etc.) and applications in separate *qubes*. Should one part of the system be compromised via an exploit in a [:material-target-account: Targeted Attack](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#attacks-against-specific-individuals){ .pg-red }, the extra isolation is likely to protect the rest of the *qubes* and the core system.
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For further information about how Qubes works, read our full [Qubes OS overview](os/qubes-overview.md) page.
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In addition, [our standard criteria](about/criteria.md) for recommended projects still applies. **Please note we are not affiliated with any of the projects we recommend.**
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[^1]: Reproducibility entails the ability to verify that packages and binaries made available to the end user match the source code, which can be useful against potential [:material-package-variant-closed-remove: Supply Chain Attacks](basics/common-threats.md#attacks-against-certain-organizations){ .pg-viridian }.
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[^1]: Reproducibility entails the ability to verify that packages and binaries made available to the end user match the source code, which can be useful against potential [:material-package-variant-closed-remove: Supply Chain Attacks](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#attacks-against-certain-organizations){ .pg-viridian }.
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title: "Router Firmware"
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icon: material/router-wireless
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description: Alternative operating systems for securing your router or Wi-Fi access point.
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<small>Protects against the following threat(s):</small>
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- [:material-account-cash: Surveillance Capitalism](basics/common-threats.md#surveillance-as-a-business-model){ .pg-brown }
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- [:material-bug-outline: Passive Attacks](basics/common-threats.md#security-and-privacy){ .pg-orange }
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[{{< badge content="Surveillance Capitalism" color="purple" >}}](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#surveillance-as-a-business-model)
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[{{< badge content="Passive Attacks" color="amber" >}}](../../../wiki/basics/common-threats.md#security-and-privacy)
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Below are a few alternative operating systems that can be used on routers, Wi-Fi access points, etc.
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