Leaving Apple & Google: Wrapping up the year 2025 with /e/OS and Murena

Posted on 30 Dec 2025 |

As 2025 comes to a close, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on what has been an exciting and meaningful year for the /e/OS and Murena community. Thanks to your continued support, this year marked major progress toward our shared mission: making privacy-respecting technology a new normal.

But before we wrap up...

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/e/OS 3.0: a major milestone

This year saw the release of /e/OS 3.0 packed with new features such as enhanced Parental Control, upgraded Advanced Privacy tools, Find My Device via SMS and the Tablet Mode, designed to give you even more control over your digital life. The new version represents countless hours of work focused on delivering a smooth and user-friendly mobile experience you can truly trust.

Stronger Software Partnerships

In 2025, we deepened our commitment to ethical digital services through key partnerships:

With CryptPad to introduce Murena Vault. This feature allows users to store sensitive files with end-to-end encryption—including for real-time editing and collaboration. This new test service helps explore how ultra-strong encryption can be integrated into the Murena ecosystem with minimal impact on user experience.
With Qwant to introduce our Murena Find, our privacy-respecting search experience with efficient search results.

We are extremely thankful for collaboration to our new partners and are sure that this is how we build difference in the industry, by joining forces and knowledge.

Expanding Ethical Hardware

On the hardware side, 2025 was equally impactful:

The launch of the Murena Fairphone (Gen 6), the best combination of a modern and sustainable phone with privacy brought by /e/OS.
A new Murena product in collaboration with SHIFT – Murena SHIFTphone 8, expanding your choice in ethical, sustainable smartphones from Europe.
And a look ahead to an upcoming privacy-focused phone with HIROH with kill switches, which we’re excited to share even more about soon.

We are truly proud of these products as we believe that the combination of an ethical operating system and ethical hardware is what a fair world needs.

As we head into 2026, we’re more motivated than ever. Thank you for being part of this journey and for standing with us in making a shift towards a better technology.

Warm regards,

/e/OS & Murena Team

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