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| This is a wiki page that everybody can edit. Check the [[Android|history|&action=info]] for the last authorized version. If you are a [[http://fellowship.fsfe.org|Fellow of the FSFE]] you can login right now with your usual Fellowship username and password; non-fellows can [[UserGuide#Guest_accounts|create a guest account]]. | |
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Android is an operating system mainly developed by Google. In the time of writing it is by far the most sold operating system on mobile devices with an estimated global market share of around 75%. Unfortunately, the Android Operating System and its technical environment suffers from two main anti-features: * important parts of the default applications as well as the majoritiy of third-party applications are non-free. To put users in control of their technology, the FSFE created the '''[[https://fsfe.org/activities/android/|Free Your Android campaign]]''' as early as in 2012. * because Android is devloped by Google but mostly used by third-parties to sell their hardware (Samsung, Huawei, Sony etc.), many devices suffer from software obsolescence. To help users extending their hardware usage time and regain control, the FSFE created the '''[[https://fsfe.org/activities/upcyclingandroid/|Upcyling Android campaign]]'''. This page is a wiki page and as a wiki page it serves the knowledge sharing and collection of both of the aforementioned camapaigns. In the subpages you find: |
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| Android is an operating system mainly developed by Google. | == Upcycling Android Workshops == A '''[[https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/Android/Workshop/Events|list of Upcycling Android Workshops]]''' and an '''[[https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/Android/Workshop|information page]]''' about how to prepare for the workshops |
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| While [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Open_Source_Project#Android_Open_Source_Project |"Android Open Source Project(AOSP)"]] is Free software,mostly under the Apache 2.0 license it is mostly incomplete and cannot provide a decent user experience on devices without the addition of proprietary libraries(without them you will be unable to use you phone as a phone, the GUI will be slow,GPS and camera won't work etc...), and is nearly never shipped as-is on devices: | == Operating Systems == A '''[[https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/Android/OperatingSystems|list of operating systems]]''' that can be used as a replacement for the default Android. Every OS is explained in short with a link to the original sources. == Apps == A '''[[https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/Android/Apps|list of Free Software apps]]''' that you can use on your phone - no matter what Android or alternative system you are running, including a short description and a link to the original sources. == Phones == A '''[[link|list of phones]]''' that you can buy with Free Software operating systems pre-installed. |
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| vendors usually uses non-free libraries with on top their modified version of Android, which they usually don't release the source code of(because they are not required to do so by the Apache 2.0 license) with on top non-free applications such as the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_market|Android market]] (the only thing they are required to release is the source of the linux kernel they ship),and sometimes the device is even tivoized. As a consequences most devices sold are running non-free software and must be liberated to give the user the freedom he/she requires. | = About Upcycling Android = If only one third of smartphone users would extend the usage lifetime of their smartphones for one more year, we could save hundreds of millions of smartphones from being produced. Learn more about the environmental benefits of using Free Software on your device to counter software obsolescence. Lorem Ipsum! = About Free Your Android! = This page collects information related to FSFE's [[http://FreeYourAndroid.org|Free Your Android Campaign]]. Please start there to get an overview. While the [[WikiPedia:Android_Open_Source_Project#Android_Open_Source_Project|Android Open Source Project (AOSP)]] is Free Software, mostly under the Apache 2.0 license, it is mostly incomplete and cannot provide a decent user experience on devices without the addition of proprietary libraries (without them you will be unable to use your phone as a phone, the GUI will be slow, GPS and camera won't work, and so on). Android is nearly never shipped as-is on devices. Vendors usually use non-free libraries together with their modified version of Android, for which they usually don't release the source code because they are not required to do so under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license, nor are the sources provided for non-free applications such as those found in the [[WikiPedia:Android_market|Android market]]. Consequently, the only source code they are required to release is that of the Linux kernel they are using, and sometimes the device is even [[WikiPedia:Tivoization|"tivoized"]]. As a result, most devices sold are running non-free software and must be liberated to give the user the freedom he/she requires. Besides all this, due to the hardware architecture of some devices using Qualcomm system-on-a-chip technology, the liberation of a device may have a very limited effect since the hardware can still spy on you: the modem (a device which communicates with the GSM infrastructure) always runs non-free software and may exert another level of control and/or surveillance over the phone. More information is available in an [[http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html|article]] written by Richard Stallman. |
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| Beside, due to the hardware architecture of some devices using qualcomm System on a chip,liberating may have a very limited effect since the hardware can still spy on you. | |
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| This page collects information related [[http://FreeYourandroid.org|FSFE's Free Your Android Campaign]]. | |
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| More informations is avilable [[www.gnu.org/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html|In the Article written by Richard Stallman]] = The Operating Systems = == CyanogenMod == There is a DRM provider app that you can [[http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Barebones|remove]]. === Non-Free Parts === If you know about non-free software added to !CyanogenMod, please let us know about it! Currently we suspect that the [[http://clockworkmod.com/|ClockworkMod App]] that ships with !CyanogenMod is not free. == Android Revolution / HD == "The most popular ROM for HTC Desire HD & HTC Inspire 4G". '''Currently it is unclear whether this ROM is 100% Free Software''' (input welcome!). * [[http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840040|Release announcements, descriptions and FAQ]] * [[http://www.androidrevolution.nl/|Homepage]] * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWf6VNNgad8|Video Review]] = The Apps = == Apps That Still Need To Be Liberated == Please add apps here that have no free counterpart, but are important to have on a free system. People can contact the authors of those apps and ask them why they are not Free Software. * '''Public Transport''' App ([[https://market.android.com/search?q=public+transportation&c=apps&sort=0|market search]]) * [[http://oeffi.schildbach.de/index.html|Öffi]] is a very popular app which builds upon a [[http://code.google.com/p/public-transport-enabler/|Free Software library]] by the same author. * '''Menstruation Calendar''' and Calculator ([[https://market.android.com/search?q=menstrual&c=apps&sort=0|market search]]) * [[http://www.efrac.com/calendar/|Menstruation Ovulation Period]] ([[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.efrac.Calendar2|market]]) * [[http://christian-albert-mueller.com/mydays/|My Days – Period Tracker]] ([[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.chris.mydays|market]]) * [[http://www.dr-hein.com//64/Health_Services/moblie_apps/|Menstruationskalender Lite]] ([[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drhein.healthservices.menstruationlite|market]]) * [[http://witiz.com/apps/menstrual-calendar/|Menstrual Calendar]] ([[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.guillaumegranger.mc|market]]) * '''All-round-Backup''' (You can only [[http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Howto:_Nandroid_Backup|backup your entire flash]] with !CyanogenMod's bootloader or use [[http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=backup|apps]] that backup only some data) * [[http://www.matrixrewriter.com/android/|Titanium Backup]] ([[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup|market]]) * [[http://www.rerware.com/Android-Backup/|MyBackup]] ([[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup|market]]) * [please add your candidates here] === Responses to Objections We've Heard from App Developers === We already collected objections and responses on [[http://FreeYourandroid.org|FSFE's Free Your Android Campaign]]. If you know more, please add them here. * [please add here] ---- Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the [[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/|Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License]]. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. |
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About Android and this page
Android is an operating system mainly developed by Google. In the time of writing it is by far the most sold operating system on mobile devices with an estimated global market share of around 75%. Unfortunately, the Android Operating System and its technical environment suffers from two main anti-features:
important parts of the default applications as well as the majoritiy of third-party applications are non-free. To put users in control of their technology, the FSFE created the Free Your Android campaign as early as in 2012.
because Android is devloped by Google but mostly used by third-parties to sell their hardware (Samsung, Huawei, Sony etc.), many devices suffer from software obsolescence. To help users extending their hardware usage time and regain control, the FSFE created the Upcyling Android campaign.
This page is a wiki page and as a wiki page it serves the knowledge sharing and collection of both of the aforementioned camapaigns. In the subpages you find:
Upcycling Android Workshops
A list of Upcycling Android Workshops and an information page about how to prepare for the workshops
Operating Systems
A list of operating systems that can be used as a replacement for the default Android. Every OS is explained in short with a link to the original sources.
Apps
A list of Free Software apps that you can use on your phone - no matter what Android or alternative system you are running, including a short description and a link to the original sources.
Phones
A list of phones that you can buy with Free Software operating systems pre-installed.
About Upcycling Android
If only one third of smartphone users would extend the usage lifetime of their smartphones for one more year, we could save hundreds of millions of smartphones from being produced. Learn more about the environmental benefits of using Free Software on your device to counter software obsolescence. Lorem Ipsum!
About Free Your Android!
This page collects information related to FSFE's Free Your Android Campaign. Please start there to get an overview.
While the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is Free Software, mostly under the Apache 2.0 license, it is mostly incomplete and cannot provide a decent user experience on devices without the addition of proprietary libraries (without them you will be unable to use your phone as a phone, the GUI will be slow, GPS and camera won't work, and so on). Android is nearly never shipped as-is on devices.
Vendors usually use non-free libraries together with their modified version of Android, for which they usually don't release the source code because they are not required to do so under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license, nor are the sources provided for non-free applications such as those found in the Android market. Consequently, the only source code they are required to release is that of the Linux kernel they are using, and sometimes the device is even "tivoized". As a result, most devices sold are running non-free software and must be liberated to give the user the freedom he/she requires.
Besides all this, due to the hardware architecture of some devices using Qualcomm system-on-a-chip technology, the liberation of a device may have a very limited effect since the hardware can still spy on you: the modem (a device which communicates with the GSM infrastructure) always runs non-free software and may exert another level of control and/or surveillance over the phone.
More information is available in an article written by Richard Stallman.