/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem

Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem by fransje26 on Monday March 02, 2026 @05:43AM (#47216204)

The irony of this is that when using Firefox to browse to /e/OS url to check for compatible devices:

https://e.foundation/installer/

I get a pop-up telling me that my browser is not compatible, and I should use Edge, Opera or Chrome. See [1]

[1] https://imgur.com/a/al1Q9DM

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Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem by jamesnorden on Monday March 02, 2026 @06:56AM (#47216867)

When I clicked "Browse supported devices" it took me to https://doc.e.foundation/devices

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Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem by fmo1973 on Monday March 02, 2026 @06:16AM (#47216486)

I think it's due to the lack of WebUSB API support in Firefox, it is needed for the web installer, both for eOS and GrapheneOS

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Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem by fransje26 on Monday March 02, 2026 @06:41AM (#47216708)

As I explained elsewhere in this post, I got to this installer page by clicking on "Check device compatibility" on the https://e.foundation/e-os/ page.

So I was actually expecting a device listing page, not a WebUSB program.

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Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem by Toto13 on Monday March 02, 2026 @08:20PM (#47226660)

yes it is a error on the website. it should link you to this page : https://doc.e.foundation/devices instead it links you to the web installer.

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Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem by OJFord on Monday March 02, 2026 @06:15AM (#47216483)

That's a bizarre one. 'You need Chrome' is bad enough, which even the bloody NHS are guilty of, but I always assume that's 'just' an assumption that not Chrome means IE or something, and they haven't woken up even to the proliferation of mobile Safari users.

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Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem by detaro on Monday March 02, 2026 @06:19AM (#47216514)

How is it "bizarre" when it even tells you why it needs a Chromium-based browser?

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Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem by OJFord on Monday March 02, 2026 @07:34AM (#47217217)

I didn't know it did, the commenter didn't mention it, and Imgur gave me an overloaded error message. (When it doesn't do that, it usually tells me it's not available in my region or that the image has been deleted anyway.)

Anyway, assuming it's for WebUSB flashing, I agree with other commenters it should just explain that's not available and still give the instructions - bonus points for hiding the unusable WebUSB option.

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