Hello all,
I did install /e/ last week to try it out. But I discovered that I still need some a bit of google to work 
How can I revert to the official OS ? or should I go to another custom rom that includes google services ?
Need help and advices please 
Thanks
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At the moment there arenât any complete system images available, so there is no way back to vanilla FPOS. Other custom roms arenât available either. Edit: Apparently iodĂ©OS is available soon, that wonât help you with your Google problems thoughâŠ
So your only way forward for now is staying on /e/ and trying to get the Google services you need to work into a usable state. What are the Google services you struggle with? 
Maybe others have them working already.
I do have backups of all the system partitions, but havenât tried flashing them back yet. If that works without problems, that might be a way back to the original OS. But I wonât be able to test that for at least another week.
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I donât know if iodĂ© comes with embedded microG but if not it should be possible to flash openGapps or similar right after ROM installation ?
Damnit⊠I donât understand how come that ROMs that require soooo many command to install canât just add another one for microG/Gapps letting the user decide to use the drug he wants
Because if you install it after the fact you have to enable signature spoofing somehow, leaving you with potential security issues. If you bake it right into the rom, you can lock it down to microG only.
Thatâs one of the reasons LOS4microG exists, Lineage devs didnât want to make signature spoofing easily accessible.
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Backups of the system partitions might be cool!
I was soo eager to give a try to /e/ that I forgot to take the elemental precaution of making a backup before flashing
It is.
But iode letâs you deinstall all preinstalled and system apps 
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Oh, thatâs freakinâ nice 
Yes, and also microG
Aditionally they plan to implement Wireguard Kernel Support in userspace to use it without root access.
What is that? 
If you donât know what it is, you probably wonât need it 
Itâs a modern and fast VPN solution 
We never know x) I love to learn new things 
So, it can be used with every VPN we know, such as ProtonVPN ? Or do they have to implement something too?
According to their page itâs already implemented
We use only VPN protocols that are known to be secure - OpenVPN, IKEv2, and WireGuard.
Itâs just another VPN protocol essentially, I use it to connect my own devices directly (not through a VPN provider). Has been the easiest to set up so far 
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ohh okay, I understand better 
Just out of curiosity I contacted FP to ask if itâs possible to revert to stock ROM, the answer was that the only way is to send the phone to FP at your own expense and they will revert it for you.
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Sure, this should always be the last ressort.
if the manufacturer canât do it, who can?
Of course, it must be clear to everyone that they do not work for Godâs reward. Service, especially if it is self-inflicted, costs money.
Taking this as an example, then itâs at least 130,-⏠for repair and two times 20,-⏠shipping.
In summary: ~170,-âŹ
Everyone must decide for themselves whether they have the courage to install a custom ROM or not. 
Thereâs a German proverb:
Wasch mir den Pelz aber mach mich nicht nass
I donât know if this can be translated easily, but itâs worth a try.
Wash my fur but donât get me wet
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Every phone Iâve ever owned (~16 phones from ~8 brands) previous to my FP4 had had a way to revert to stock ROM without sending the phone to a service center. Hopefully it will be possible on the FP4 in the future.
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Every previous FP model has a way to revert to stock ROM, so I donât see why this shouldnât happen for FP4. I assume itâs just a matter of time and a bit of patience.
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