Installed grapheneOS on my pixel (finally) the other day. Actually was loving stock, until it got corrupted due to a bug. Had to factory reset to boot up again. Anyway, used that opportunity to install GOS.

NGL I do miss adaptive features and now playing, but I am liking GOS more and more day by day. Better battery life despite not having adaptive features, more security options like sensor permission and scopes, auto reboot if not unlocked feature and all that.

I use GPay and my bank app on a secondary profile. works seamlessly. Some UI improvements and adaptive features and it will be on par with the stock pixel experience itself.

    • LalSalaamComrade
      7•2 years ago

      I think OP is from India, in which case, he needs an UPI app to pay - like Google Pay (originally called Google Tez), PayTM, or PhonePe. Well, UPI and Aadhar (SSN-like system, on which the UPI is dependent on) are both privacy nightmares. As if using GrapheneOS reduces the risk - our identities have long been forfeited.

      • @[email protected]
        4•2 years ago

        I feel not having locwtion sent to google eveey 5 minutes is definatly a reduction in risk mot to mention the sandboxing of apps

        • @[email protected]
          2•2 years ago

          And easily installed FOSS apps, and hardened degoogled default apps, and MAC address randomization, and PIN scrambling, automatic reboots, bruteforce mitigation, and the various other features are all a huge step up from “normie” phone features.

      • @[email protected]OP
        2•2 years ago

        Non crypto finance systems are trackable by design, that’s why the cops say “follow the money”

    • The Hobbyist
      18•2 years ago

      You can create multiple user profiles in which you can install different apps. Each profile behaves as an independent phone installation in a way. That allows you to install google services to a specific user profile (with all the GrapheneOS sandboxing, controlling all permissions). Once you have google services, you can install google services dependent apps which basically work as they would normally.

      There are some few banking apps which depend on something called “native code debugging” (a security feature). Normally it is advised to disable it for security but some banking apps need it enabled to be able to self inspect and verify integrity, from what I understand.

      Edit: you can read more about GOS user profiles here: https://grapheneos.org/features#improved-user-profiles