My observations installing /e/os on a Moto g 5G plus

First of all - great initiative! Highly appreciated !

I have installed /e/os two times on the same phone (Moto g 5g plus “nairo”). Observations from first install on a stock Android 11 (native phone OS);

  1. Manual installation worked well according to installation documentation.
  2. Setup smooth
  3. App (danish MitID) requiring Play service integrity check etc. pass, did not work. Claimed phone was rooted and/or boot loader not locked. App (danish Betalingsservice) failed as well of unknown reasons.
  4. FileManager+ cannot access Google drives but works e.g. for OneDrive
  5. Certain apps in App Lounge will not install for unknown reasons but most apps will
  6. Netflix, HBO, DR TV, TV2 Play with Chromecast interface do not work w/ Chromecast. VLC do work!

To test an alternative to /e/os, I then flashed Lineage 22.2 for “nairo”. No problems w/ item 4,5 and 6 but 3 is replicated.Then e/os flashed on Lineage 22.2. Observations:

  1. Installation w/o problems
  2. Setup: impossible to configure screenlock. Setup will not accept any change and claims lock has been set already not true (unless inherited from wiped Lineage)
  3. Same problems again w/ item 3-6.

My preliminary conclusion:
/e/os still have several problems for Moto g 5g plus. It seems installation is dependent on phone OS history (which I believe is a problem). Chromecast interface sucks for many apps. I’ll be happy to test any trial updates addressing one or more of the issues described above.

impossible to configure screenlock

look up “FRP” in the forum, happens when a Google Account isn’t removed prior to flashing another rom.

There’s no solution to chromecast afaik but to use other casting techniques (miracast) or get a small Android TV dongle instead

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