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YSK: GrapheneOS - private & secure mobile operating system with Android app compatibility. Developed as a non-profit open source project. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by AncientMariner@lemmy.world to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1247902

Why YSK GrapheneOS is a step above the rest. I understand it's ironic de-google phone/tablet with google hardware, but it just works better then anything else. Permission toggles, pin scrambling, auto-reboot, scopes, MAC randomization, isolated user profiles, longer passwords, sandboxed apps, open source firmware, no bloat & the battery life is incredible now.

I hope people understand how easy it is to move to Linux & GrapheneOS full time & remove Apple, Google, Microsoft etc. It exceeded expectations so much so that I want to share it with other people. I cannot recommend this enough to improve your life. #FOSS

Saw this, and thought it was a rather interesting comments section. Seems like an active discreditation campaign going on. Focussing on past maintainer and the fact it doesn't work with 2 questionable bits of functionality (Google pay + Auto). Why would I want either in a privacy phone?

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[–] BrainisfineIthink@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Okay serious questions - will it work with my play store apps? And what about my Gmail? Can I still use it? Because I don't have other email accounts and email is kind of important. Finally does android auto still work?

I'd love to de-google as much as possible, but some apps I unfortunately depend on day to day, mainly Niagra launched, and android auto.

[–] AncientMariner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The second part of your first post was answered in my original post. Auto apparently doesn't work.

Play store apps should still work sandboxed. Email, I'm not sure, but I'd assume so. It works out of the browser fine. I'm not familiar with Niagra launched so couldn't comment.

Out of curiosity, what do you use auto for?

[–] BrainisfineIthink@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Everything while I'm driving. Navigation, music, phone calls/texts. I don't ever even feel tempted to look at my phone when driving because of android auto, I can do just about everything with voice controls, and what I can't I can navigate quickly and easily like I would the radio while I'm stopped.

[–] KindnessInfinity@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

All apps work fine on grapheneos, besides above mentioned pay, some banking and auto.

Using sandboxed google play gmail and regular apps from play store work fine. :)

You can read more about sandboxed google play here. Here: https://grapheneos.org/features#sandboxed-google-play

I really recommend you read above link, it goes more in-depth.