Murena released a de-Googled version of the Pixel Tablet

After launching respective privacy-focused smartphones, Murena has released its first tablet. The French institution customizes mobile devices pinch a type of Android called /e/OS that removes Google’s apps and services truthful the hunt elephantine can’t cod your information and individual info. The institution is sticking pinch that acquainted playbook for the Murena Pixel Tablet which is simply a customized type of Google’s Pixel Tablet that was released successful 2023. You don’t get to take a colour aliases much than 128GB of storage, but you do get the bid of mind that a elephantine corp isn’t keeping tabs connected everything you do pinch it.

First announced past December, the Murena Pixel Tablet is available now done the company’s online store for $549. That’s a steep premium fixed Google presently sells the aforesaid 128GB type of the Pixel Tablet for $399, aliases $479 arsenic portion of a bundle pinch the charging speaker dock that Murena isn’t including.

Part of Murena’s de-Googling of the Pixel Tablet includes the removal of the Google Play Store. You tin still download apps done /e/OS’ App Lounge which acts arsenic a front-end for the Play Store allowing you to browse and get free apps anonymously without Google knowing who you are. However, downloading paid apps requires a login to a Google account.

Google’s various productivity apps aren’t included, but the Murena Pixel Tablet comes pinch privacy-minded alternatives for messaging, email, maps, browsing the web, calendar, contacts, notes, and moreover sound recordings.

Murena Workspace, the company’s type of services for illustration Google Docs aliases Microsoft Office 365, includes productivity apps and 1GB of unafraid online retention for free. You tin bump that to 20GB of unreality storage for $2.49 per month, aliases $24.90 per year, aliases up to 128GB for $7.49 per month, aliases $74.90 per year.