Android and iOS are the two choices you have when you buy a smartphone today. But what if there was a third one? Enter Apostrophy OS.
  • Apostrophy OS is a new smartphone operating system aiming to be a third choice between Android and iOS.
  • The OS is based on Android but heavily modified for user privacy, offering complete control over personal data.
  • Apostrophy OS features a unique home screen called the “Domus,” a customizable home screen called the “Piazza,” and a suite of apps and services focused on privacy.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/qWqlG

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It’s a grayscale page with shortcuts for the Aphy Store (Apostrophy’s own app store), your calendar, contacts, Apostrophy’s VPN service, your files, email, and more. You can’t customize anything on this page, and everything you do here is run through Apostrophy’s servers for maximum security.

    Jfc. They’re also shoehorning their own VPN into it.

    This is a fucking joke. They’re replacing Google with themselves, and offering jack shit in the way of proof they aren’t doing the same shit

    Edit: Also, this

    It’s a fairly standard Android phone. It has a 6.67-inch IPS screen with a 2400 x 1080 resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate. You get a MediaTek Dimensity 900 processor, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of expandable storage, a 64MP main camera with an 8MP ultrawide camera, and a 2MP macro camera. It’ll set you back $749.

    Yeah, right.

  • Lad@reddthat.comEnglish
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    10 months ago

    LMAO it doesn’t matter how heavily modified it is, it’s still Android. Come back when there is a genuine 3rd choice like Windows phone was.

    • Floshie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It’s an OS optimized for mobile usage, yes and it is heavily modified. What’s your concern then ? Is it the name Android that frightens you ?

  • Yer Ma@lemm.eeEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Does this author not know about AOSP and all the projects like cyanogen and graphene?

  • Vik@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I don’t know if you can really replace android with android.

    How does this compare to Graphene and Calyx?

    E: I don’t see any public repos for the ROM, but I guess that could be a thing later? No mention in the article or their website on if they plan on open sourcing it, but I’m not at my desk right now to check thoroughly enough.

    • AnActOfCreation@programming.devOPEnglish
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      10 months ago

      This doesn’t seem targeted towards actually privacy-conscious people. There’s too much abstraction and funneling you through their services. I think it’s targeted to people who think they want to be private but don’t know any better.