Librem 5 – Purism https://puri.sm/ High-quality computers that protect your freedom and privacy Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:29:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.28 https://puri.sm/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-purism-logo-rectangle-1-32x32.png Librem 5 – Purism https://puri.sm/ 32 32 Purism CEO Todd Weaver: U.S.-Made Liberty Phone Proves Domestic Tech Manufacturing Is Possible—and Competitive https://puri.sm/posts/purism-ceo-todd-weaver-u-s-made-liberty-phone-proves-domestic-tech-manufacturing-is-possible-and-competitive/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:35:46 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83633 In a recent Bloomberg Technology interview, Todd Weaver, CEO of Purism, challenged the widespread belief that building smartphones in the U.S. is economically unfeasible. Purism’s Liberty Phone—manufactured with made-in-USA electronics—stands as a working proof of concept.

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]]> Google to Pay Texas $1.4 Billion to End Privacy Cases https://puri.sm/posts/google-to-pay-texas-1-4-billion-to-end-privacy-cases/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:09:27 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83629 Google’s $1.375 billion settlement with Texas is a wake-up call for digital privacy (Bloomberg Law).

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]]> The 2025 Most Secure Phone in The World Reviews Are In: Efani, Analytics Insight, Navi, and Cashify https://puri.sm/posts/the-2025-most-secure-phone-in-the-world-reviews-are-in-efani-analytics-insight-navi-and-cashify/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:16:22 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83592 Purism’s Librem 5 and Liberty Phones Named the Most Secure Smartphones in the World Top cybersecurity and tech publications agree—Purism leads the industry in mobile security for 2025.

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]]> America’s Mobile Security Crisis: Why It’s Time for a Secure, Private Alternative https://puri.sm/posts/americas-mobile-security-crisis-why-its-time-for-a-secure-private-alternative/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:31:02 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83429 As reported by ABC news, "Chinese Hackers and User Lapses Turn Smartphones into a "Mobile Security Crisis", June 8th, 2025, A wave of mysterious smartphone crashes among government officials, journalists, and tech professionals recently revealed something far more disturbing than a software glitch.

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]]> Google Restricts Android Sideloading—What It Means for User Autonomy and the Future of Mobile Freedom https://puri.sm/posts/google-restricts-android-sideloading-what-it-means-for-user-autonomy-and-the-future-of-mobile-freedom/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:40:54 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83335 Google has recently implemented new restrictions on sideloading Android apps, citing growing security concerns. In a pilot program launched in Singapore, the tech giant now blocks the installation of certain sideloaded apps—particularly those requesting sensitive permissions such as SMS access or accessibility services—if they are downloaded via web browsers, messaging apps, or file managers. The move, developed in partnership with Singapore's Cyber Security Agency, is designed to prevent fraud and malware-enabled scams.

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]]> How Big Tech Exploits Apps to Circumvent Privacy Laws & a Solution from Purism https://puri.sm/posts/how-big-tech-exploits-apps-to-circumvent-privacy-laws-a-solution-from-purism/ Thu, 22 May 2025 15:51:14 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83303 Despite the promises of robust privacy laws like Europe’s GDPR and California’s CCPA/CPRA, Big Tech continues to push the envelope when it comes to data collection. This is especially the case with regard to mobile applications.

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]]> Apple Moves iPhone Production to India—Purism Has Been Leading the Way for Years https://puri.sm/posts/apple-moves-iphone-production-to-india-purism-has-been-leading-the-way-for-years/ Thu, 15 May 2025 17:10:32 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83026 Apple is accelerating its shift of iPhone production from China to India, aiming for a complete transition by 2026.

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]]> FBI Raises Alarm on Encrypted Messaging Apps: A New Front in the Battle for Digital Privacy and National Security https://puri.sm/posts/fbi-raises-alarm-on-encrypted-messaging-apps-a-new-front-in-the-battle-for-digital-privacy-and-national-security/ Tue, 13 May 2025 18:11:26 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83023 As attackers continue breaching U.S. telecom infrastructure, the FBI has issued a stark warning: Americans should move away from insecure SMS messaging and toward encrypted platforms. But the story doesn’t end there. FBI’s Real Message: Encryption Must Be “Responsibly Managed” The FBI encourages users to adopt end-to-end encrypted apps like WhatsApp, Signal, and Messenger—but with […]

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]]> PureOS Crimson Development Report: March 2025 https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-march-2025/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:12:20 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=82946 Welcome back! Since our first update in July 2024, our PureOS Crimson updates have addressed major foundational work. We've handled archive maintenance, infrastructure work, and critical functionality. These lay the foundation for a solid operating system. Now that the foundations are strong, we're working up the stack into the individual packages that form PureOS.

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]]> Black Friday https://puri.sm/posts/black-friday/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:08:12 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=82644 Today, Friday November the 29th 2024, get the Black Friday Librem 5 bundle with 15% off its base price along with 2 batteries and 2 screen protectors!

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]]> Purism Releases STEP File for Librem 5 https://puri.sm/posts/purism-releases-step-file-for-librem-5/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 02:00:23 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=82425 We're excited to announce another significant step forward in our commitment to open hardware: the release of the STEP file for our Librem 5 smartphone. This move builds upon our previous efforts, where we released the Librem 5 hardware layouts, which can be found here.

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]]> Free-Software Purism Game Jam https://puri.sm/posts/free-software-purism-game-jam/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:52:40 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=81850 The first Purism Free Software Game Jam is right around the corner, scheduled for June 10th! This event is designed to promote freedom-respecting software through the creation of video games. Purism understands that it’s not just tools that should be open source; games play a vital role in inspiring the next generation of developers to […]

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]]> Get Your Hands on the Librem 5 for Just $699 https://puri.sm/posts/get-your-hands-on-the-librem-5-for-just-699/ Mon, 13 May 2024 17:25:06 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=81784 As Purism reached price break quantities, we can pass those savings onto customers. We have now reached the inventory in our queue that has a slightly lower cost of goods, and with this product in stock and ready to ship, we are adjusting the pricing down from $999 to $699 for the Librem 5! Time to Try […]

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]]> Hardware Encrypted COMSEC Bundle by Purism https://puri.sm/posts/hardware-encrypted-comsec-bundle-by-purism/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:28:10 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=81647 The long sought after secure communication of end-to-end hardware encrypted (HWE) chats is now available. Purism is proud to bring this innovation to the market in our Hardware Encrypted COMSEC Bundle. The Liberty Phone (or Librem 5 phone), running PureOS, has always had an encrypted hardware card slot, and these OpenPGP smartcards generate their own […]

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]]> Librem 5 Flash Sale at $599 https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-flash-sale-at-599/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:08:52 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=81719 To celebrate the tremendous success of the Librem 5 product and delivery, we are for a limited time offering the Librem 5 for just $599! (This is rollback pricing to the original crowdfunding campaign price!) The Librem 5 runs Purism’s own PureOS with all the source code released, offering the best security through peer-reviewable code. The Librem […]

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]]> Librem 5 Ranked #1 Most Secure Mobile Phones to Buy in 2024 https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-ranked-1-most-secure-mobile-phones-to-buy-in-2024/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:54:56 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=81624 April 15th, 2024, in the Top 10 Most Secure Mobile Phones to Buy in 2024, the cybersecurity-focused firm Efani, has ranked Purism Librem 5 as as the #1 most secure phone for the year 2024. From their article: Factors to Consider When Evaluating Smartphone Security When assessing the security of smartphones, several crucial aspects must […]

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]]> $99/mo Librem 5 + Librem AweSIM https://puri.sm/posts/99-mo-librem-5-librem-awesim/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:07:51 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=81421 We are happy to announce the Librem 5 + Librem AweSIM cellular service bundle and payment plan starting at $99/mo (4GB Data), or $129/mo (10GB Data), or $169/mo (Unlimited Data), Customers are now able to buy a Librem 5 bundled with any of the three available Librem AweSIM cellular service plans for a low monthly […]

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]]> Easy App Development: Text Forwarding https://puri.sm/posts/easy-app-development-text-forwarding/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 21:55:29 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=81337 Unlike an Android or IOS phone, the Librem 5 and Liberty Phones are easily scriptable. You can bend your phone software to your will in a variety of programming languages. In this Easy App Development blog, we’ll cover making a text-forwarding system. Elements covered here can be used to take full control of your phone’s […]

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]]> Retain Your Control and Customize Everything with Modular Software https://puri.sm/posts/retain-your-control-and-customize-everything-with-modular-software/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 21:21:57 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=81327 It’s not just the Librem 5’s or The Liberty Phone hardware that’s modular. The OS itself is incredibly modular and fully editable to your will. Our defaults and preinstalled apps are well thought out and secure, but it’s just our suggestion of software to use, not a requirement by any means. Software Smorgasbord Gives the […]

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]]> PureOS Unaffected by ext4 Data Corruption Bug https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-unaffected-by-ext4-data-corruption-bug/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 15:57:28 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80972 The Recent ext4 Data Corruption Bug A few days ago an ext4 filesystem bug in stable kernels was found in stable kernels that can corrupt data. Such a bug in a filesystem is one of the worst one can imagine. Nobody likes losing data. Ext4 is also very widely used; it’s the default for Debian […]

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]]> Purism and Linux 6.5 to 6.7 https://puri.sm/posts/purism-and-linux-6-5-to-6-7/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:02:46 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=81040 It’s time to report on code flowing upstream again: Following up on our report for Linux 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4 this summarizes the progress on mainline support for the Librem 5 phone and its development kit during the 6.5, 6.6 and 6.7 development cycles. hardware description updates It’s crucial to describe our boards correctly and […]

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]]> Opportunistic Word Completion https://puri.sm/posts/opportunistic-word-completion/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:57:26 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80994 I make lots of typos so I need computers to correct those for me as much as possible. That especially showed when leaving my laptop at home more only picking the up the Librem 5. Longer texts would just end in a catastrophe. That needed to change and hence I added completion support to an […]

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]]> To Be Free or Not to Be Free- PureOS vs. Android OS, Apple iOS, and MS Windows https://puri.sm/posts/to-be-free-or-not-to-be-free-pureos-vs-android-os-apple-ios-and-ms-windows/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:02:59 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80893 As a professional security advisor, I am always asked what smartphone, OS, and apps provide the best security. The answer to this question is simple yet complicated, and my answer is The Liberty or Librem 5 smartphones running PureOS by Purism. To understand why Purism smartphones with PureOS are secure, one must understand the difference […]

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]]> Purism Puts You in Control of Your Smartphone! https://puri.sm/posts/controlling-you-by-smartphone-is-a-reality-but-not-with-purism/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:31:58 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80936 There is a good reason why Purism does not require PureOS end users to click “I Agree” to accept intrusive terms of use that give up all control to either Google (for Android) or Apple (for iOS). When you buy a smartphone manufactured by Purism, such as the Liberty Phone (with Made in USA Electronics) […]

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]]> Purism Leads in USA-Made Phones https://puri.sm/posts/purism-leads-in-usa-made-phones/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:20:46 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80875 At Purism, we are dedicated to bringing tech manufacturing to the States in a meaningful way. As CNBC properly states it, Purism is the only US manufacturer creating tech like our Librem 5 and Liberty smartphones. The Liberty phone has all the electronics manufactured in the United States of America at the Purism facility, the […]

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]]> Celebrating the Librem 5 Success with a Sale- Save Up to $450 when Bundled with AweSIM https://puri.sm/posts/celebrating-the-librem-5-success-with-a-sale-save-up-to-450-when-bundled-with-awesim/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 22:08:19 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80243 This past September Purism reached a milestone thought to be unreachable within the tech industry, completing and delivering a phone (the Librem 5) and operating system (PureOS) that is not Android nor iOS. After reaching this monumental achievement, we are extending the celebration by discounting the Librem 5 smartphone $350 when purchased using this code […]

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]]> Save Up To $350 On A Secure Librem 5 Smartphone! https://puri.sm/posts/save-up-to-350-on-a-secure-librem-5-smartphone/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:06:26 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80713 Librem 5 Holiday Sale is Here. Save $350 on the Librem 5 Smartphone While Regaining Control of Your Privacy and Security. The Librem 5 Smartphone is supported by PureOS and secure apps that support no surveillance or data mining business practices. As a matter of fact, you do not have to click on “I Agree” […]

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]]> The Real Speed of the Librem 5 https://puri.sm/posts/the-real-speed-of-the-librem-5/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:16:12 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80638 The core CPU in the Librem 5 and Liberty phone sounds slow at 1.5 GHz. Especially compared to the new phones just coming out with a speed of twice that. But the number of operations per second the CPU can handle is just the story’s start; it’s not a direct correlation to user experience. In […]

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]]> DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit: Apple Sells Access to iOS End Users to Google! https://puri.sm/posts/doj-antitrust-lawsuit-apple-sells-access-to-ios-end-users-to-google/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:48:47 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80606 It was reported by Mac Daily News that Alphabet (Google) pays Apple $18 billion to $20 billion per year for Google to be Safari’s default search engine according to information presented during the Department of Justice Antitrust lawsuit. This means that Google extends its control over the search engine market to include Apple iOS end users […]

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]]> Liberty Phone and Librem 5 Inner Workings https://puri.sm/posts/liberty-phone-and-librem-5-inner-workings/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 19:24:34 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80479 In accordance to Purism’s Social Purpose, we are excited to release two PDF files showing the copper layers of the Librem 5 and Liberty Phone main board and type-C board. This offers enough detail to allow a customer to see how things are connected at the board level offering more transparency to the inner workings […]

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