DivestOS

DivestOS
DivestOS homescreen on a Fairphone 4
DivestOS homescreen on a Fairphone 4
DeveloperTavi[1]
OS familyAndroid (Linux)
Working stateDiscontinued[2]
Source modelOpen source
Initial release31 December 2014; 11 years ago (2014-12-31)
Final releaseDecember 18th 2024 Update[3] / 18 December 2024; 17 months ago (2024-12-18)
Repositorygitlab.com/divested-mobile
Marketing targetPrivacy/Security-focused operating system replacement for Android devices
Update methodOver-the-air (OTA) or locally
Package manager
Supported platformsARM
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
LicenseGPL
Official website"DivestOS". Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

DivestOS was an open source, Android operating system. It was a soft fork of LineageOS that aimed to increase security and privacy with support for end-of-life devices.[4] It removed many proprietary blobs and pre-installed open source apps.[5]

DivestOS builds were signed with release-keys so bootloaders may be re-locked on supported devices.[a] An automated CVE patcher was used to patch the kernels against many known vulnerabilities.[6]

DivestOS included few default applications. F-Droid was included, as well as Hypatia, a "real-time malware scanner" and Carrion, a robocall blocker.[6]

History

The DivestOS project began in 2014, with the first properly signed builds being released in 2015.[7]

Public release of DivestOS was announced on F-Droid forums in June 2020.[5]

In December 2024, Tavi announced the discontinuation of DivestOS, its apps (notably the firefox-based browser Mull) and XMPP Chatrooms. Whilst the mobile operating system was discontinued, the announcement elaborated that non-mobile Divest projects would continue to receive maintenance.[2]

Supported devices

DivestOS primarily supported devices that had been supported by LineageOS, with additional end of life devices receiving extended support. The entire list of officially supported devices was available on the DivestOS website.[8]

Reception

In February 2022, TechTracker.in said DivestOS is one of few custom ROMs focusing on security and privacy, with monthly and incremental updates.[9]

GNU/Linux.ch Linux and Freie Software News called DivestOS "relatively new and ambitious" and said it supports many devices, both newer and older.[10]

DevsJournal called DivestOS 18.1 one of the best custom ROMs for the OnePlus One phone.[11]

DivestOS' Hypatia malware scanner for Android, and how to use their F-Droid repository, was reviewed by Gadget Hacks in March 2021.[12]

In March 2023, the 2022 Free Software Foundation Award for Outstanding New Free Software Contributor went to Tad (SkewedZeppelin), chief developer of the DivestOS project.[13][14]

See also

References and notes

  1. ^ "About Me". divested.dev. Retrieved 9 October 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ a b "Anniversary and Final Update". divested.dev. Retrieved 23 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "Project News". divestos.org. Retrieved 11 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "About". divestos.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b "DivestOS: long term device support with enhanced privacy and security". F-Droid Forum. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b "DivestOS Mobile". divestos.org. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  7. ^ "History - DivestOS Mobile". divestos.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Devices - DivestOS Mobile". divestos.org. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  9. ^ "DivestOS - best Android OS custom rom for privacy and security". Tech Tracker. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Freie Fahrt für freie Androiden!". 23 December 2021. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Best Custom ROMs for OnePlus One (Bacon) - DevsJournal". 26 July 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  12. ^ "4 New & Noteworthy Indie Android Apps of the Week — March 26 Edition". Gadget Hacks. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Free Software Awards winners announced: Eli Zaretskii, Tad (SkewedZeppelin), GNU Jami — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software". www.fsf.org. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  14. ^ Dee, Katie (20 March 2023). "The recipients of the 2022 Free Software Awards have been announced". SD Times. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  1. ^ Not all Android devices support relocking the bootloader with a third party operating system installed.

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