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I have always wondered what this OS looks like. They have an incredibly detailed website with zero screenshots.
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=aNgupWEV13M>
Visually, it generally looks much like stock Android in terms of capabilities, though a stock install generally has far fewer apps installed.
What's the biggest draw of GrapheneOS apart from de-googling? Does it have a better battery life? And compliance with NFC payments?
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Presumably any new Android 17 features that aren't counter to GrapheneOS's mission, such as "Bubbles allows you to turn any app into a compact, floating window" https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android...
Does GrapheneOS run on tablets? I don't see a whole chat app (shown in the example) fitting on my phone screen alongside something like a web browser, and the screenshot is from a square screen
There's a shot of GrapheneOS on a tablet just past the three-minute mark in this video. I suspect that's a Pixel tablet (of which thee are several), though I'm not certain and the video doesn't specify:
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=aNgupWEV13M&t=188>]
Google Pixel tablet: https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_tablet?hl=en-US>
Discussion on Reddit says Google Pixel and Pixel Fold are both supported (tablets): https://old.reddit.com/r/GrapheneOS/comments/16bp6e9/anyone_...>.
There are some apps I can't do without like ReThink DNS, NewPipe and other open source apps which I use regularly. All would get blocked under Googles new regime.
Well, for some reason Pixel 9 series and also 10 pro is excluded?
So I still need to buy a Google phone to get it? No thank you.
To get a sense of the project and its goals I recommend reading this post[1]. Buying a used Pixel is economical, environmental, and likely doesn't support Google. Pixels are the only secure and open android devices that could work for the project and meet the extensive requirements[2]. This is because GrapheneOS takes real steps to protect user privacy and security, not features that degrade security and don't increa…
Interesting. What do you think are reasons for google to run Pixel then?
Not being sarcastic here, but what links you shared (thank you) say imply there are almost no benefits for Google to run Pixels and as we all know, Google is not a company doing charities.
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Is it possible to install basic Google apps like Gmail, Calendar, Maps, Drive without googlifying the whole phone? I'm not looking to fully de-Google but I want Google as apps and not my OS.
> I'm not looking to fully de-Google but I want Google as apps and not my OS. This is entirely possible as other posters have explained. But I think it kind of defeats the point of Graphene, at least somewhat. Google is already profiling every aspect of your life by reading your emails, files, calendar, location, etc? In that case, OS access becomes moot. I think that GrapheneOS makes most sense as part of a broader…
GrapheneOS would be so much more interesting if there was an official supported way for rooting it. That's the only reason I haven't switched to it on my several devices (all rooted)