:IodéOS

iodéOS is presented as a privacy-oriented fork of LineageOS combined with MicroG and a firewall.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-22 |title= iodéOS = LineageOS + MicroG + Firewall |url=https://iode.tech/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/iodeOS.pdf |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=iode.tech}} From 2020 through November 2022, IodéOS was closed source and included proprietary apps. In November 2022, the company announced it was releasing version 3.3 as "open source" with options for uninstalling default apps. No license terms were specified,{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title=News Archive - iodé |url=https://iode.tech/en/news/ |access-date=2022-11-16 |archive-date=2022-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115110303/https://iode.tech/en/news/ |url-status=bot: unknown }} and multiple licenses can be found in each repository on GitLab, including Apache2{{Cite web |date=2022-11-03 |title=LICENSE · main · os / public / blocker / iodé · GitLab |url=https://gitlab.iode.tech/os/public/blocker/iode/-/blob/main/LICENSE |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=GitLab |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-11-03 |title=LICENSE · staging · os / public / blocker / iode-snort · GitLab |url=https://gitlab.iode.tech/os/public/blocker/iode-snort/-/blob/staging/LICENSE |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=GitLab |language=en}} and AGPL{{Cite web |title=Files · staging · os / public / blocker / iode-snort · GitLab |url=https://gitlab.iode.tech/os/public/blocker/iode-snort/-/tree/staging |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=GitLab |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Comparison of Android-based Operating Systems |url=https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=eylenburg.github.io}}

IodeOS comes with a set of default apps and utilities that can be optionally installed upon startup.{{Cite web |last=Vonau |first=Manuel |date=2021-11-17 |title=iodéOS review: Protecting your privacy while preserving access to apps |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/iodeos-review/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Android Police |language=en}} Among these are app stores: F-Droid and Aurora Store,{{Cite web |last=Brinkmann |first=Martin |date=2024-01-03 |title=iodé turns your Android phone into a sustainable privacy fortress - gHacks Tech News |url=https://www.ghacks.net/2024/01/03/iode-turns-your-android-phone-into-a-sustainable-privacy-fortress/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=gHacks Technology News |language=en-US}} MicroG, the Iodé browser, which is based on Firefox, Thunderbird as email client,{{Cite web|url=https://blog.iode.tech/happy-2025-from-iode/|title=Happy 2025 from iodé|date=2024-12-31|access-date=2025-01-11|website=iodé.tech}} Magic Earth for maps, and the Iodé app (a tracking-prevention control center), and parental control.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-09 |title=Iodé child protection - advanced parental control - |url=https://community.iode.tech/t/iode-child-protection-advanced-parental-control/1886 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=iodé community |language=en}}

According to Stefan Mey of Heise.de and "Sunny" of tarnkappe.info, iodéOS includes hosts file based ad and tracker blocking.{{Cite web|title=Open-Source-Adventskalender: Android ohne Google|url=https://www.heise.de/news/Open-Source-Adventskalender-Android-ohne-Google-6307960.html|access-date=2022-02-20|website=heise online|language=de}} According to "Sunny" of tarnkappe.info, users may install a VPN or an additional adblocker.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-02|title=iodéOS - does the data saving Android operating system fulfill its promise?|url=https://tarnkappe.info/test/iodeos-does-the-data-saving-android-operating-system-fulfill-its-promise-155022.html|access-date=2022-02-18|website=Tarnkappe.info|language=de-DE}} According to Stefan Mey of heise.de, the operating system comes with F-Droid and Aurora Store app stores pre-installed. Manuel Vonau of AndroidPolice.com said it was "good" that the setup of a pre-installed phone isn't "much more complicated than with any other phone." However, inclusion of the Aurora Store meant the operating system still communicated with Google APIs and breaks Google's Terms of Service, but no warning is given.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-17|title=iodéOS review: Protecting your privacy while preserving access to apps|url=https://www.androidpolice.com/iodeos-review/|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Android Police|language=en-US}}

In a review of iodeOS in April 2023, pentester Mike Kuketz said "iodéOS has been relatively successful in reducing Google's data collection mania - but not completely." As examples, to speed up location, the system accesses the Google SUPL server, and the included browser uses Google Safe Browsing. Kuketz warned, if you enable microG, more connections to Google will be made. Other criticisms included: Delayed delivery of (security) updates; Older devices do not receive full security updates of proprietary components like bootloader or firmware; and iodéOS does not support Verified Boot on every device. Kuketz concluded, "iodéOS could be improved especially by faster delivery of (security) updates. Overall, however, some restrictions in terms of security have to be accepted. Ultimately, iodéOS is mainly aimed at privacy-sensitive users who want to continue using their (older) devices."{{Cite web |last=Kuketz |first=Mike |date=April 6, 2023 |title=iodéOS: Privacy-friendly, but compromises on security - Custom ROMs Part3 |url=https://www.kuketz-blog.de/iodeos-datenschutzfreundlich-aber-abstriche-bei-der-sicherheit-custom-roms-teil3/ |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=Kuketz IT Security}}{{sps|date=September 2023|certain=y}}

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