Used pixel + GrapheneOS. Takes some getting used to, but most stuff works as expected. The default apps aren’t pretty, but ithe Fossify alternatives are a little nicer.
You’re leaving a whole ecosystem meant to work seamlessly without having to understand how it works, so be prepared for that…
I used to be mac in the 90s onwards so problem solving aint too bad. Moved to linux last year. I am done with ecosystem that are designed to be used against me.
Pixel + GrapheneOS is what I was eyeing up, i was just unsure how cosy graphene is with google, I don’t want to have to use google store.
I will have already been changing habits, its getting relegated to a true phone…hopefully with some stronger security VPN controls. If the services around me want to make it hard I will go back to the dark ages. I no longer use social media and everything else can be done on a browser/laptop where I have a higher level of control of my privacy.
Though you can enable / install a sandboxed Google play services and mirrored app store, and starve them of permissions except for what/when you absolutely require.
GrapheneOS lets you add “profiles” – essentially separate user accounts, and switch between them. Many folks put any Google stuff on a separate profile and otherwise stay on the surveillance free side.
You’ll want to install Obtainium and probably f-froid, to find all the open source apps you’re after.
Used pixel + GrapheneOS. Takes some getting used to, but most stuff works as expected. The default apps aren’t pretty, but ithe Fossify alternatives are a little nicer.
You’re leaving a whole ecosystem meant to work seamlessly without having to understand how it works, so be prepared for that…
I used to be mac in the 90s onwards so problem solving aint too bad. Moved to linux last year. I am done with ecosystem that are designed to be used against me.
Pixel + GrapheneOS is what I was eyeing up, i was just unsure how cosy graphene is with google, I don’t want to have to use google store.
I will have already been changing habits, its getting relegated to a true phone…hopefully with some stronger security VPN controls. If the services around me want to make it hard I will go back to the dark ages. I no longer use social media and everything else can be done on a browser/laptop where I have a higher level of control of my privacy.
No Google required! :-)
Though you can enable / install a sandboxed Google play services and mirrored app store, and starve them of permissions except for what/when you absolutely require.
GrapheneOS lets you add “profiles” – essentially separate user accounts, and switch between them. Many folks put any Google stuff on a separate profile and otherwise stay on the surveillance free side.
You’ll want to install Obtainium and probably f-froid, to find all the open source apps you’re after.
Can you get android auto on a google-free phone?
I haven’t tried it myself, but yeah woes in the street is that it works if you enable enough permissions on play services and whatnot.
It is on the GrapheneOS app store yes. Not sure about other ROMs