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  • About
    • Community
    • FAQ
    • Ordering
    • Shipping and fulfillment
  • Hardware
    • Librem 5
      • Overview
        • Features
        • Privacy
        • Getting started
        • Initial setup
        • Tour
        • Notifications
        • Virtual keyboard
        • Update
      • Cellular networks
        • Enable cellular networking
        • Supported networks
        • Known limitations
      • Software
        • Contacts
        • Calls
        • Messages
        • Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi)
        • Web browsing
        • Hotspot and tethering
        • Security
        • Settings
        • App spotlight
          • Lollypop
          • Backups
          • Password Safe
          • Weather
          • Sound Recorder
          • Dictionary
          • WhatIP
          • Tootle
          • Drawing
        • Games
        • Android virtualization
      • Maintenance
        • Rear cover removal
        • Battery
        • Chassis
        • Reflashing modem firmware
        • Reflashing PureOS
        • Screen replacement
        • USB-C board replacement
        • WWAN module replacement
      • Tips & Tricks
        • File transfer
        • Locating your number
      • Troubleshooting
        • Calls
        • Charging issues
        • Hardware compatibility
        • Messages
        • Repairing a broken installation
        • LED indicator colors
        • Known issues
        • Archive
          • Dogwood
            • Charging issues
            • Known issues
          • Chestnut
            • Charging issues
            • Known issues
          • Birch
            • Charging issues
            • Known issues
      • Advanced
        • Test points
        • Breakout board
        • Firmware
        • Serial console
        • Hardware reference
      • Archive
        • History
        • Dogwood
          • Specifications
        • Chestnut
          • Specifications
        • Birch
          • Specifications
        • DevKit
          • Specifications
      • Legal
    • Librem 11
      • Overview
        • Getting Started
        • Power
        • Keyboard cover
      • Maintenance
        • Reinstalling OS
        • Update PureBoot
      • Troubleshooting
        • Firmware
      • Legal
    • Librem 14
      • Overview
        • Get started
        • Exterior
        • Battery life
      • Apps
        • Games
        • Video Editing
      • Maintenance
        • Disassembly
        • Battery replacement
        • Mainboard replacement
        • (E)mbedded (C)ontroller
        • Hardware flashing PureBoot
      • Troubleshooting
        • Power issues
      • Legal
    • Librem Key
      • Overview
      • GPG Keys
      • Decrypt LUKS-encrypted drives
      • Tips
      • FAQ
      • Maintenance
        • Factory reset
      • Report an Issue
      • Legal
    • Librem Mini
      • Overview
        • Getting Started
      • Maintenance
        • Reinstallation
    • OpenPGP Card
    • Discontinued
      • Librem 13
        • Get started
        • Maintenance
          • Disassembly
        • Troubleshooting
          • Wi-Fi
      • Librem 15
        • Get started
        • Maintenance
      • Librem Mini
        • v1
  • Software
    • coreboot+SeaBIOS
      • coreboot
    • PureBoot
      • Overview
        • PureBoot Bundles
        • Compatibility
        • Security
        • PureBoot Basic
        • PureBoot Restricted Boot
      • Maintenance
        • Upgrade or convert to PureBoot
      • Troubleshooting
        • Revert to PureBoot Basic
        • Re-sign boot files
        • OEM factory reset
        • Warnings and alerts
    • PureOS
      • Overview
        • FAQ
        • Compatibility
        • Privacy
        • Security
        • Accessibility
      • Installation
        • Installation image
        • Installation media
        • Install PureOS
        • Install PureOS with manual partitioning
      • Configuration
        • Initial Setup
        • Keyboard Layout
        • Default Applications
        • Mobile-Optimized Applications
        • Software Management
        • Running Android apps
      • Maintenance
        • Backup/Restore
        • Reclaim disk space
      • Tips & Tricks
        • Accessing the Tor network
        • Booting a temporary Linux system
        • Browsers
        • Changing the GNOME compositor
        • Computer migration
        • Disk management
        • Extending battery life
        • File manager extensions
        • File sharing
        • Fractional scaling
        • Nextcloud
        • Passwords
        • Preparing for an internet outage
        • Prevent device tracking by untrusted access points
        • Mirrors
        • Screen recording
        • Startup applications
        • Using a terminal
        • Using Thunderbird with Librem Key
        • Web authentication using FIDO U2F
      • Troubleshooting
  • Services
    • Librem AweSIM
      • Overview
      • Compatibility
      • Setup
      • Wireless Data Usage
    • Librem One
      • Overview
      • First steps
      • Android
        • Librem Chat
        • Librem Mail
        • Librem Social
        • Librem Tunnel
      • iOS
        • Librem Chat
        • Librem Mail
        • Librem Social
        • Librem Tunnel
      • PureOS
        • Librem Chat
        • Librem Mail
        • Librem Social
        • Librem Tunnel
      • Generic
      • FAQ
    • Anti-interdiction
    • Community forums
  • Contact

Librem 5ΒΆ

Librem 5

The Librem 5 and Liberty Phone are smartphones built using free software components with a focus on user privacy.

The current generation of these devices are codenamed Evergreen.

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
    • Features
    • Privacy
    • Getting started
    • Initial setup
    • Tour
    • Notifications
    • Virtual keyboard
    • Update
  • Cellular networks
    • Enable cellular networking
    • Supported networks
    • Known limitations
  • Software
    • Contacts
    • Calls
    • Messages
    • Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi)
    • Web browsing
    • Hotspot and tethering
    • Security
    • Settings
    • App spotlight
    • Games
    • Android virtualization
  • Maintenance
    • Rear cover removal
    • Battery
    • Chassis
    • Reflashing modem firmware
    • Reflashing PureOS
    • Screen replacement
    • USB-C board replacement
    • WWAN module replacement
  • Tips & Tricks
    • File transfer
    • Locating your number
  • Troubleshooting
    • Calls
    • Charging issues
    • Hardware compatibility
    • Messages
    • Repairing a broken installation
    • LED indicator colors
    • Known issues
    • Archive
  • Advanced
    • Test points
    • Breakout board
    • Firmware
    • Serial console
    • Hardware reference
  • Archive
    • History
    • Dogwood
    • Chestnut
    • Birch
    • DevKit
  • Legal
    • License
    • Certification
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