Librem 5

The Librem 5 is a smartphone built using free software components with a focus on user privacy.

This guide will tell you how to set up your phone for the first time, as well as providing usage information for the core applications provided with the phone: contacts, calls, messages and web browsing.

• Overview
  • Exterior
  • Kill Switches
• Getting Started
  • First Steps
  • Initial Setup
  • Software Tour
  • Notification Bar
  • Notifications
  • Status LED
  • Virtual Keyboard
  • File Transfer
• Cellular Networks
  • Enable Cellular Networking
  • Supported Networks
• Using Your Phone
  • Managing Contacts
  • Phone Calls
  • Sending and Receiving Messages
  • Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi)
  • Web Browsing
  • Hot Spot and Tethering
  • Security
  • Changing the Settings
  • Installing and Updating Applications
• Apps
  • App Spotlight
  • Games
  • Emulators and Controllers
  • Anbox on the Librem 5
• Inside the Phone
  • Librem 5 Disassembly
  • Replacing the Battery
  • Replacing the WWAN Module
  • Breakout Board
  • Serial Console
• Troubleshooting
  • Known Issues
  • Charging Problems
  • Reflashing the Phone
  • Repairing a broken installation
  • LED Indicator Colors
• Maintenance
  • Replace the Librem 5 Screen
• History
• License Information

Software developers who want to create applications to run on the Librem 5 should review the Librem 5 Developer Documentation.

The First Run sheet included with the phone is available here: l5-1st-run-1-page.pdf.

A complete Quick Start Guide is also available: (PDF; source). Other versions of the guide can be found in the Librem 5 Hardware Reference section of the developer documentation.