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# de-Googled /e/OS v1 Released Along with a New Brand 'Murena' for Smartphone and Cloud Services
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/murena-e-os/
- Published: 2022-06-01T17:12:05.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-01T17:12:10.000Z
- Author: Ankush Das
- Tags: Privacy 🛡️, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

/e/OS is a popular privacy-focused mobile operating system as an alternative to Google’s Android.

The operating system (fork of Lineage OS) eliminates any Google-related dependencies and encourages you to work without relying directly on any Google services.

Instead, it offers some of its solutions as alternatives to offer you a privacy-friendly ecosystem.

To streamline its offering, e Foundation responsible for the OS announced a new brand ‘**Murena**‘ that includes the operating system at its core, with new features and a new smartphone as well.

## Murena or /e/ Foundation?

The eFoundation is here to stay as a non-profit organization, working on /e/OS. Hence, it is safe to say that this is not a re-brand.

However, [Murena](https://murena.com/?ref=itsfoss.com) as a new startup company seems to be a separate commercial entity that will focus on encouraging mainstream users to try e/OS/ and promote the use of smartphones that support the operating system.

The creator of /e/OS mentioned the following about the company:

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2022/06/murena-quote.jpeg)

## /e/OS v1.0: What’s New?

With the latest upgrade to the operating system, they aim to make things more accessible, improving the ease of use while still keeping privacy in mind.

A new app store (App Lounge) and a new privacy tool (Advanced Privacy) have been introduced with the update.

**App Lounge**: The new application installer lets you install numerous open-source applications and PWAs (Progress Web Apps). It also informs you of existing trackers in each application before you install it.

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2022/06/eos-app-lounge-1024x1024.jpg)

I believe the existence of a tailored app store will help eliminate confusion for new users, whether they should try installing the Play Store or F-Droid with /e/OS.

In addition to that, the Advanced Privacy tool will help limit exposing users’ data after they install third-party applications.

You will also find a Murena cloud service as a private email account service and cloud storage if you want to get away from the big tech. The email service offers features to also hide your original email address.

## Murena One

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2022/06/murena-one-1024x576.jpeg)

The first Murena branded smartphone will be launching later in June and will ship to users in the USA, Canada, Europe, UK, and Switzerland.

The smartphone will sport a 6.5-inch display, with a 25 Megapixel front shooter, and a rear camera setup with three sensors that include 48 MP, 8 MP, and 5 MP.

We do not have clarity on the processor, but it mentions an octa-core chip coupled with 4 GB of RAM. All this is powered by a 4500 mAh battery.

In addition to its first smartphone, you can also purchase smartphones by Fairphone and Teracube from its official website that packs in /e/OS out of the box.

## Wrapping Up

You can explore more about the new /e/OS upgrade, cloud services, and available smartphones on its official website.

[Murena](https://murena.com/?ref=itsfoss.com)

The pricing for the smartphone hasn’t been disclosed in the press release. So, we suggest you to keep an eye on it if you’re interested.