This is my 2 cents, I don't think I'm right or wrong. Just my opinion:
If Proton were to either take the AOSP and add proton features to it like their mail, calendar, drive, etc etc, add something like F-Droid for the app the store, or partner up with someone like LineageOS who'd do most of the heavy lifting on that side. Also I didn't know this, but based on the comment below, remove the Google Play Services reliance for notifications. This would be a monumental thing to do, and I do not expect them to do this as much as I can hope. But if they did, well i might have to find a phone that is easy to swap the OS out on just for this.

There are plenty of open source operating systems available. Therefore it's not a good idea for Proton to waste time writing another one.

ProtonMail is perpetuating the problem by using Google Play Services (GPS) for notifications. I've degoogled my phone by installing LineageOS without any gapps but ProtonMail requires GPS to push notifications.

I'm going to switch to Tutanota until Proton fix this reliance on Google Services.

A de-Googled version of Android (like /e/) would be an excellent starting point. A linux kernel, chopped and channelled and well armoured, at any rate, I think would fit well, not just in terms of proven performance, but also in shortened time to deploy.

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in my opinion it would be cool using an alternative OS (https://itsfoss.com/open-source-alternatives-android/) as a bare metal system while the rest is containerized. in this situation any app can be controlled by the user. for example: what is my app doing (traffic analysis), acces to GPS/microphone/cam can be controlled by the bare metal OS and so on...
just an idea :)

An entire operating system is probably difficult to implement because there are many devices, each with its own specific requirements. There are already privacy oriented mobile operating systems, but they are only available on a small number of devices and only a few people are using them. ios and android are (unfortunately) the most common mobile operating systems.

As an idea: Use a device that is as open source as possible.

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I use Linux on everything... except for my cell phone right now.
But I keep watching the Linux based cell phones.
Btw, I don’t like Android so it would not be my first choice, and I prefer to wait until I can get a Linux version like the Pinephone for example

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While this would be a larger undertaking than development of individuals applications, having a Proton OS which could be deployed on mobile devices is likely to be a really effective approach to addressing a number of issues which are difficult to resolve in any other manner.

It is so hard to have visibility over what tech companies do with our data today and as they all largely treat data in the same manner, the options are either to adopt technology and be exploited or opt out altogether. As devices that are carried with us most of the time, mobile phones have the onboard capabilities required to capture a wealth of information on us.

While the Proton suite gives people options to protect their privacy, having these apps deployed on an operating system owned by the Googles of the world means that keys are still being secured through Android KeyStore and its analogues to which these companies would conceivably have access. Without securing the foundation on which the apps are stored at the OS layer, it is difficult to properly protect the information on the device.

Hi all,

Instead of reinventing the wheel, it would be nice to see a partnership between:
- Protonmail
- The /e/ OS https://e.foundation/about-e/
- A european manufacturer of mobile phone like Crosscall https://crosscall.com/en/about-us/

Objective: creating a completely deGAFAmised, open-source mobile in which end-users, organisation and government can trust.

Anyone with me? ;-p

PS : I have been using an /e/ OS mobile since september 2019 and I am fairly happy with it!

I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but maybe the /e/ OS is what you are looking for.

Is a completely de-goolaged OS with plenty of possibilities. I use it as my daily driver and have had no major problems so far.

See their website: https://e.foundation/

If you were to create a forum on this topic I would welcome the chance to participate.

Conceptually, I have some ideas on how this can be done, how you can get public support, how it can be used to make money (revenue$$$), and a simple place to start feature wise.

- It will be a virtual identity UI for all but those things with very strong legal protection (healthcare, banking, etc)
- Consider it to be a 'data OS'

LMK if I can help!

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