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Thoughts on GrapheneOS? Is it worth switching from an iPhone? (piefed.social)

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I love my iPhone but care more about more about FOSS. All my computers and servers run Linux and I want my phone to as well. GrapheneOS sounds nice but I’m worried about switching from an iPhone. Before getting my first iPhone 7, androids would never last more than a year before they become slow and buggy (LG and Samsung flagships). I also worry about how trustworthy GrapheneOS is, I see them getting in random fights with users on Mastodon—that doesn’t exhibit a stable group to me.

TLDR really love FOSS, considering switching from iPhone but am unsure.

E1 found this on wiki lol

In a detailed review of GrapheneOS for Golem.de, Moritz Tremmel and Sebastian Grüner said they were able to use GrapheneOS similarly to other Android systems, while enjoying more freedom from Google, without noticing differences from "additional memory protection, but that's the way it should be." They concluded GrapheneOS cannot change how "Android devices become garbage after three years at the latest", but "it can better secure the devices during their remaining life while protecting privacy."

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

When was the last time you used stock android without gapps? It’s basically like that but what little apps come installed are replaced with more privacy focused ones.

Unless you install some other App Store there’s very few apps. If you’re cool with what’s on the FOSS app stores then great. But some apps I need aren’t on there so the first thing I did was install google play.

Graphene is also fairly hostile towards rooting. So if you want root you gotta fight the OS a little bit.

I have Graphene OS on my pixel, but I could never switch back to android at this point. Sure I’d like more privacy. But I don’t want to hate my phone in order to get it. And I detest androids UI/UX with a burning passion.

Oh also be aware that almost no banking apps will work on it. Many of them will falsely identify your phone as rooted (even when it isn’t) and the isolated GP I think is what trips up the rest.

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Oh also be aware that almost no banking apps will work on it. Many of them will falsely identify your phone as rooted (even when it isn’t) and the isolated GP I think is what trips up the rest.

"almost no" is a wild exaggeration. Many do. All mine work perfectly fine. Sure, some do pull this shit, but it's very much not an "almost no" situation

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 hours ago

Literally none of mine work.