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Only 2 problems I have with Graphene personally is the need to give Google money, which the irony is just too much, and no option for rooting. Otherwise it seems like a pretty good OS overall. In the meantime, while I wait for those options to be more flexible so I can have full control, I just use a rooted lineage os with all the extra Google stuff (ntp, DNS, etc) stripped and replaced with my own self hosted systems.
@Mikelius @Imprint9816 what do you need root for? it makes absolutely no sense to root GrapheneOS and they won't ever make that option available. It's a huge security risk and massively increases attack surface. If you want root so badly, stay with lineage. Giving Google money for a product they make isn't any different from buying a Samsung or Apple phone really.
there are some niche reasons to root, like just tweaking system things or using rooted-only apps