CopperheadOS
Sign in to saveCopperheadOS is a mobile operating system for smartphones, based on the Android mobile platform. It adds privacy and security features to the official releases of the Android Open Source Project by Google. CopperheadOS is developed by Copperhead, a Canadian information security company. It is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0, although its source code is not available for public download.
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- copperhead.co/android
- Image
- CopperheadOS homescreen.png
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- Commons category
- CopperheadOS
- official blog URL
- copperhead.co/blog
- web feed URL
- copperhead.co/rss.xml
- publication date
- 2015-04-22
- social media followers
- 6449
- software version identifier
- 14.11.1
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- Project inception and initial releases
- License change and departure of Daniel Micay
- Android Pie and beyond
- Features and compatibility
- Reception
- Influence
- See also
- References
- External links
CopperheadOS is a mobile operating system for smartphones, based on the Android mobile platform. It adds privacy and security features to the official releases of the Android Open Source Project by Google. CopperheadOS is developed by Copperhead, a Canadian information security company. It is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0, although its source code is not available for public download.
CopperheadOS supports smartphones in the Google Pixel product line; other devices are not targeted in order to preserve the resources of the development team. It has several security features not found in stock Android, such as a hardened version of the Linux kernel, and the ability to use separate passwords for unlocking the device and for encryption. Rather than use the Google Play Store found on most Android devices, CopperheadOS ships with the F-Droid store in order to reduce the risk of users installing malicious apps.