/e/os

Raised as a usability problem by 11 people on Hacker News over 9 years (2018–2026), in 7 threads.

People raised many different problems with /e/os, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 11 complaints

Link points to the web installer instead of the device list page2026-03-03
Can't check device compatibility without Chrome or Edge installed2026-03-02
Simplified installer fails on phone, forcing a manual install that less tech-savvy users can't do2026-03-02
Setup screen has bad UX that the commenter found surprising2026-03-02
Getting desired apps running and working properly without Google Services is endless trial and error2025-04-24
Typing speed is far slower than the iOS swipe keyboard, stuck around 30wpm2022-10-26
Launcher feels weird and unintuitive to use2022-01-23
App store is buggy, searches cause errors, and app versions lag weeks behind2021-03-15
Name is hard to search for, say aloud, and interpret2020-03-09
Reimplemented scrolling feels slow, confusing and inconsistent to use2018-09-15
Hard to search for things on the device2018-09-14