CalyxOS Features
🎁 There's so much awesome packed into our OS.
Private by Design
Secure Networking
🚦 Datura Firewall gives you fine-grained control over network access for all of your apps.
🤝 Tethered network devices (USB or Wi-Fi) can use the phone's VPN or Tor.
🥸 Free and trusted VPNs from The Calyx Institute and Riseup.
🌎 Cloudflare DNS is available as a Private DNS provider.
Limitless Functionality
✌️ microG replaces some functions of Google Play Services while maintaining much more anonymity and privacy. Completely Optional.
🗺️ Positon or BeaconDB (and locally acquired AP data) available as location services.
📍 Nominatim available as default geocoding service.
Device Security
📆 Automatic monthly over-the-air security updates.
⏲ Ability to turn-off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when not being used.
🔐 Verified Boot ensures that the operating system has not been modified.
🛑 Block unknown USB devices.
Trusted Agent
⚙️ Privacy settings lets you see what apps are requesting which permissions
🚨 Panic button functionality lets a user uninstall apps and more.
🤫 Sensitive Numbers privacy. Calls to numbers for help lines such as domestic violence, child abuse, suicide hotlines are not recorded in the call log.
📇 Access these numbers in the Helplines Dialer entry.
Secure Backup
⏰ Automatic backups (once configured) of your apps.
☁️ Backup your files to a USB drive or Nextcloud
🔐 Client-side encryption protects all of your backed-up data.
Work-life balance
💼 Maintain work-life balance with Work Profile. Use same device for work and personal purposes.
💡 Manage app and content access easily using in-built options.
Private Dialer
📞 Directly make an encrypted call using Signal or WhatsApp from the Dialer.
💡 Learn about the privacy impacts of different channels of communication.
Browse without Censorship
🦆 Chromium based on Cromite is the default web browser and search engine, which blocks ads and trackers.
🥸 Use Tor Browser to browse the internet without being tracked.
Your Favorite Apps
🎁 Get free and open source apps from F-Droid.
🛍 Use Aurora Store to install from the Google Play catalog anonymously.
Strong Authentication
⌛ Auto-reboot device when not unlocked for a certain period requiring entering PIN/password again
🙈 Scramble lockscreen PIN
