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GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

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Re: GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

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Post by Cider9986 »

edwcross wrote: post #204
sivers wrote: post #20

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Ha! Me too! Exact same. Bought a Pixel 10. Intended to do the default Android for a while. But it was filled with ads for “Wicked” which had me looking at my phone with a sneer on my face I couldn't erase - as if someone had smeared feces all over it and threw it on my bed. So I jumped straight to GrapheneOS, which was way easier and less extreme than I had been warned. So beautifully minimal, with no crap. Now my ph…

Does it affect the photo quality? It used to require letting go of the default photo app and thus a downgrade in photo processing.

No, if you install the Google camera there is no difference in quality and by revoking network you don't lose privacy.

Re: GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

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Post by [deleted] »

toxicunderGroov wrote: post #215
allthetime wrote: post #210

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I want to run graphene but I make android apps and need to test on device with a somewhat standard setup… login with google, etc. is this reasonable to do with graphene?

I'd get a 2nd phone for that and it never leaves the house/location - living inside a bag with conductive material

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Re: GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

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Post by qurren »

drnick1 wrote: post #108
qurren wrote: post #48

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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…

> In that case, OS access becomes moot.

Not really.

1. A non-Google OS can shut off background running access to Google apps, as well as supply Google apps with mock location data and other data

2. Google does other things to the OS that drive me nuts. Like allowing apps to restrict screenshots. I own the phone. If I want a screenshot, it should screenshot. This is not something for apps or Google to determine, and if the OS listens to me (not the app) it should allow screenshotting the display 100% of the time regardless of what the app cries about.

Re: GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

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Post by allthetime »

nicce wrote: post #212
allthetime wrote: post #210

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I want to run graphene but I make android apps and need to test on device with a somewhat standard setup… login with google, etc. is this reasonable to do with graphene?

Hmm, you should have cheaper and separate phone for work anyway?

It is my cheaper separate phone. Main phone is iPhone which I can test iOS on. Android is mostly for testing, and backup/utility on long trips.

Re: GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

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Post by qurren »

hiitsmyaccount wrote: post #56
qurren wrote: post #48

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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.

Yes, you install the Google Play store via the GrapheneOS App Store. The OS comes with like 5 apps out of the box. The rest is up to you. Biggest caveats that I've encountered: tap to pay via Google Wallet is a no go, Android Auto can be flaky, MDM managed work profiles don't work at the moment, and some apps that use the Google Play integrity API fail to validate and refuse to work (I've only encountered one app tha…

> MDM managed work profiles

Do you mean actual employer-spyware MDM work profiles? I suppose I never expected those to work.

Or do you mean things like Shelter, which uses work profiles and which I use to quarantine certain less-trusted apps?

Re: GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

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Post by mendelmaleh »

carlmr wrote: post #26
lifeisgood99 wrote: post #21

What are North American people doing for replacing contactless payment? Last time I checked, the solution was to use Curve but it only works for Europe.

Garmin pay if you're ok with Garmin is one possibility.

They don't support amex or capital one, the two I use the most...

Re: GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

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Post by mendelmaleh »

fc417fc802 wrote: post #107
drnick1 wrote: post #52

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There is no replacement. Strap a credit card to the back of your phone or pay cash.

Use a solvent to dissolve the plastic from the card then epoxy the extracted antenna and chip innards to the back of your phone case. Problem solved. (I'm only 50% joking, you can actually do this but maybe epoxy isn't the best option.)

I'd like to do this, but epoxy it to a dress watch

Re: GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

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Post by dackdel »

Cub3 wrote: post #221
sivers wrote: post #20

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Ha! Me too! Exact same. Bought a Pixel 10. Intended to do the default Android for a while. But it was filled with ads for “Wicked” which had me looking at my phone with a sneer on my face I couldn't erase - as if someone had smeared feces all over it and threw it on my bed. So I jumped straight to GrapheneOS, which was way easier and less extreme than I had been warned. So beautifully minimal, with no crap. Now my ph…

> it was filled with ads You bought a phone from an advertising company?

for some reason i read that in archer(animated) voice.

Re: GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

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Post by d3Xt3r »

wraptile wrote: post #227
matheusmoreira wrote: post #106

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> Pixel phones are not sold worldwide Still boggles my mind the fact Google doesn't sell their phones worldwide. Obtaining a Pixel has proven to be quite difficult for me.

Not only obtaining but if you ever need warranty you're done. Just last week I went to a Samsung center and had my fold 6 fixed in 30 minutes, and these centers are everywhere around the world. Same thing with Apple, yet a 4.5 trillion dollar company can't ship and maintain a phone globally. It's so unserious.

Out of curiosity, what was wrong with your Fold 6?
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