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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Switched to GrapheneOS today (grapheneos.org)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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After using LineageOS for long time, I have finally moved to GrapheneOS. I use a lot of banking and financial apps which I never felt comfortable using on LineageOS due to lack of proper sandboxing, unlocked bootloader etc.

GrapheneOS works flawlessly just like Android. You don't even notice there's hardening underneath. Also it protects from Google's evil location tracking using WiFi/Bluetooth or even when the Location is turned off. I don't understand how people in general are comfortable with Google tracking all the time. You can use Google Play and Play Services in a sandbox that works just like regular installation, but without deep tracking.

If you haven't tried GrapheneOS, try it. You won't go back to regular Android.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don't mind giving graphene a try but I'll be honest, I have the following issues:

Need to buy a pixel phone for this.
I use a memory card so pixel phones might not be an option.
fear of bricking a phone that I just got.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago

It's impossible to brick a Pixel while flashing GrapheneOS, thanks to their super easy to use Web-based installer, and Google's great support for alternative operating systems, which also makes the installation process easier and safer.
If you mess anything up, you can always restart from the beginning and get it fixed. You can't break a Pixel during flashing.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why not buy a used one? I plan on picking one up from ebay or something.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I can but the issue is that I won't be using it. My current phone will be better than a used phone bought.