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We often talk about customized versions of Android, to be precise TOndroid ORpen Source Pproject (AOSP) better known, albeit erroneously, as custom ROMs. We found a nice comparison table that was also quickly updated and we decided to share it with you.
Comparison table of customized versions of Android
•Time ago we also did an article on customized versions of Android and in general also real alternatives to Android (little or nothing, unfortunately). Let us explain in short: AOSP is the stock version and Open source of Android. It contains some Google codes including the use of Google Play Services mandatory, but it does not contain any Google applications, therefore it is not created with Gmail, Google Maps and the like.
Google Play Services are a service pre-installed on all Android smartphones and also present in AOSP. It does many important things including, for example, transports the famous push notifications that serve to notify a message that has arrived on certain applications.
GrapheneOS, DivestOS, CalyxOS, IodéOS, /e/ and LineageOS
The alternative distributions to AOSP listed in this table take AOSP and modify it to your liking. The most famous and well-known of all is LineageOS from which other distributions such as DivestOS, /And/ And IodéOS. Others derive directly from AOSP such as GrapheneOS And CalyxOS.
Speaking of Google Play Services, as you can see from the table, alternative distributions have a different implementation (or no implementation if you can manage without it). The best known is called microG while an isolated version of Google Services is available only on GrapheneOS. In practice they run without administrator privileges (as happens on AOSP) and are isolated so even if you need them it is still less risky to use them in this way.
The differences between the various distributions
This table tries to summarize all the advantages and disadvantages of these distributions. In fact, each one has certain characteristics that can be useful, for example, GrapheneOS focuses above all on security but can only be installed on Google Pixels. The other distributions can also be installed on older devices and some also have strong customizations.
For example, IodéOS as we know has its own very useful and interesting internal firewall while /e/ which is a little more commercial also tries to integrate their cloud. Little curiosity: microG has been funded since 2020 right from /e/ Foundation.
Comparison table of customized versions of Android
Well, if we have intrigued you, below you will find the updated table. You can use it to choose the operating system best suited to you!
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