# Mobile operating systems privacy ratings

Privacy-focused Android-based systems.

**Our picks:** [GrapheneOS](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/grapheneos/): Hardened Android for Pixel phones with no Google services by default, sandboxed Google Play only if you choose it, and no analytics or telemetry. Open source and funded by donations. [LineageOS](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/lineageos/): Keeps many phones beyond Pixels updated with open-source, Google-free Android. Anonymous device statistics are on by default and can be turned off.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GrapheneOS](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/grapheneos/) (our pick) | B (80/100) | Unknown | A privacy and security focused mobile operating system with Android app compatibility, developed as a non-profit open source project for Google Pixel devices. |
| [LineageOS](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/lineageos/) (our pick) | C (65/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | A free and open source operating system based on Android that supports many phones and tablets, including ones no longer updated by their manufacturers. |
| [CalyxOS](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/calyxos/) | B (80/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | An open source, de-Googled Android OS with optional microG, a built-in firewall and encrypted backups. |
| [iodéOS](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/iodeos/) | B (80/100) | France (Nine Eyes) | Android-based mobile operating system derived from LineageOS, without Google apps, with microG and a built-in blocker that filters ads and trackers across all apps. |
| [Nura](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/nura/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Linux distribution for phones and other mobile devices, formerly named postmarketOS, based on Alpine Linux and aiming to keep devices usable long after vendor support ends, with a choice of mobile interfaces. |
| [Ubuntu Touch](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/ubuntu-touch/) | C (65/100) | Germany (Fourteen Eyes) | Mobile operating system for phones and tablets developed by the UBports community, using the Lomiri interface and running on devices originally shipped with Android. |
| [/e/OS](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/e-os/) | D (50/100) | France (Nine Eyes) | Android-based mobile operating system without Google apps or services, using microG for app compatibility and shipping its own app store, privacy controls and optional Murena cloud services. |
| [Sailfish OS](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/sailfish-os/) | D (50/100) | Finland | Linux-based mobile operating system developed by Jolla, with a gesture-based interface and optional Android app support, available on Jolla phones and as a paid license for selected Sony Xperia models. |
| [iOS](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/ios/) | F (35/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Apple's closed source operating system for the iPhone, with the App Store as the main app source and integration with iCloud and other Apple services. |
| [Android](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/android/) | F (25/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Google's mobile operating system, shipped on Pixel phones with Google Mobile Services such as Google Play, Play services and Google apps on top of the open source Android base. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/