Hey guys, the eu and especially germany are coming up with a ton of new north korean like laws. I don‘t want to take part like a regular sheep anymore.
Which apps do you 100% recommend to get rid of google etc?
Also,my phone got stolen once already, I heard about apps that let you reset your phone remotöy via a message or something like that, how are those apps called?
If you have any tips when it comes to privacy, tell me!
Thank you :)

GrapheneOS Info app version 7 released:

https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Info/releases/tag/7

See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release and a link to the full changelog.

Forum discussion thread:

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/40606-grapheneos-info-app-version-7-released

I'm determined to switch to Graphene once the new Motorola Razr flagship hits production, but I do not carry a wallet at all. Tap to pay is how I pay for everything currently, and I'm trying to figure out if there will be a way to continue to do so with Graphene next year.

I am okay with putting in effort, btw. If there are specific workarounds like using Shizuku or something similar, I am fine with doing so.

Any advice is helpful. Would also love to know if this is something the Graphene team is working on.

Default one will only do British and American English, unexpected keyboard constantly spams me with a button for "click to install a dictionary for English (Canada)", and when I press it, the only dictionary available is American English

Any Canadians here have something they use?

Annoyingly, even the ones with proper Canadian English support always seem to prioritize American spellings in the predictions (e.g. typing "col" will predict "color" and requires typing all the way to "colou" before "colour" is ever suggested.

Buddy showed me a custom privacy phone running on a Pixel and it has a few features I want to know if GrapheneOS can match.

1. Decoy phone / hidden OS

Phone looks completely normal until you dial a specific number in the dialer which opens the private environment. Is there a way to do this with GrapheneOS profiles or something similar?

1. USB wipe timer

If you plug it into a computer you have 30 seconds to enter a passcode or it wipes. I know GrapheneOS has USB set to charging only by default and has auto wipe on failed PIN attempts but is there something that specifically triggers on a USB connection?

1. Auto wipe on failed PIN attempts

Does GrapheneOS have this natively? Pretty sure it does just confirming.

I already know GrapheneOS does full disk encryption, MAC randomization, auto reboot after inactivity, sandboxed Play Store and supports Orbot for routing everything through Tor. Just trying to figure out if the decoy dialer feature and USB specific wipe timer are possible because those are the two things I cannot find a clear answer on. Everything else GrapheneOS seems to match or beat at a fraction of the price.

Vanadium version 151.0.7922.47.0 released:

https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Vanadium/releases/tag/151.0.7922.47.0

See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release and a link to the full changelog.

Forum discussion thread:

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/40605-vanadium-version-15107922470-released

Firstly, I apologize if this is an insanely simple thing to understand, but I wanted to double check here.

I'm just trying to know how much telemetry occurs if someone were to download, for example, those 'woman freezing please fix her house' or 'save the king from the lava' games.

I get that it likely grabs info from Google Play, but I just want to make sure that if I disable all permissions that it isn't going to log all of the scary stuff like location data (or does it grab that general info from Google also?)

I think I just want clarity to how sandboxed apps actually act when connected to Google Play.

Thank you!

I‘ve been on and off Android for years but when Google partially banned my account about 3 years ago without stating a reason, I made the retrospectively bad decision of selling my Pixel 7 Pro at the time and bought an iPhone. (I sadly wasn’t aware of GOS at the time.) I had a terrible time in fisher price land. My keyboard has been broken the entire 2.5 years of owning the device and it’s not even possible to fix it yourself. Also all of the fun apps are not welcome by Apple. Really looking forward to this new chapter!

Does using different browsers for different purposes provide a meaningful improvement of privacy?

I am mainly wondering about web apps. The profile I use 99% of the time doesn't have any Google Services installed. WhatsApp, installed with the APK from their website, is the only non-privacy respecting app on it. Everything else is FOSS or FOSS-adjacent (like FUTA apps).
Anyway, that also means that I use web apps for social media like Reddit, X and Instagram.

Would it improve my privacy in any way if I would use different browsers for each of those services, or am I overthinking it?

Quick Question for the german GOS users: Is the DM-App (Drogeriemarkt DM) working for you? I can not log in and get the notification "Versuchen Sie es später erneut".

Thanks for help!

Do the apps work? PWAs as far as I know don't do notifications.

Probably a stupid question, but how are you synchronizing your phone contacts between devices and profiles? I wasn't aware but it looks like Google used to handle it.

Ok, so I feel lile I am going CRAZY. I have an app that I made an account on. I have uninstalled it, switched my VPN IP (proton), and enabled every single goddamn security feature, and after all that it STILL remembers the account I used. HOW TF IS IT DOING THIS? Any help would be appreciated because I am at a COMPLETE loss as to why none of that works and it's making me really comcerned as to the anonymity of EVERYTHING. How could it possibly still have an ID?

Location off
Bluetooth off
JIT disabled
Memory hardening enabled
VPN IP switched before reinstall from aurora store
no credentials provided when opening the app

Thanks all :(

Edit: it does not remember the account if I clear the storage and then disable it from accessing the network on an OS level at all. But then when I give it network again, even with a new IP, it still knows the account. How can this be?

Hi everyone! In new to GOS, started using it few days ago, so far lo​ving it!

So I setup banking apps with google services in a private space. My banking app does support contactless payments and would live to use it, but in order to set it i need to allow app to get biometrics access. Pressing to allow it redirects to privacy section of the GOS Settings. And cannot find anything with biometrics there. My question is, are apps in private space allowed to access the biometeics? ​

I have a pixel 7 do most apps work and does Google wallet work?

So I'm using mullvad bit of course it seems I have to login on each profile so say I got 3 profiles it's like using 3 devices as far as mullvad can see, I've set a flint 2 router which is great but obviously no good when out the house, is this just how it is or is there a way to set vpn to cover the entire phone.

For mail I use both tuta and proton.

For photos I use immich with encrypted backups on Google drive.

For search I use duckduckgo and brave (mostly duckduckgo)

As my browsers I use vanadium (of course) Firefox librewolf and sometimes brave.

As a replacement for WhatsApp I tried to use signal but most people aren't willing to switch, some did though.

For notes drive and calendar I use nextcloud with encrypted backups in Google drive.

As a password manager I use protonpass (mainly for aliases).

Ageis auth for Authentication.

For contacts I use the GrapheneOS default app.

For all stores I use sandboxes Google play Aurora (only on my tablet running lineageOS) fdroid and accressent.

For VPN I use tailscale and IVPN.

For AI I use duck.ai.

For home automation I use HomeAssistant.

For maps I still use Google maps (I didn't find a good enough replacement) but sometimes I use comaps.

For translation I mostly translate locally.

I use quad9 for dns and cloudflare as a backup using pihole.

I run GrapheneOS on my phone and LinegaeOS on my tablet.

I watch most of my media through self hosted Jellyfin.

Hello folks, I'm looking pretty soon to upgrade from my ancient iPhone 7 to Graphene, and just wanted to ask a silly question, I'm debating between a Pixel 9a and a 10a, I know the 10a will be supported for a little while longer, but I just wanted to know whether there was any pros or cons to either model compared to one another? Like any subtle drawbacks with Graphene or anything like that?

The slightly longer support is something I am leaning towards, but other than that both phones seem fairly similar, but yeah, I wanted to ask the experts!

Any advice appreciated, cheers

Can we use GrapheneOS on other phones than Google Pixel? Looking for better custom ROM options for my android.

OK... I’d like to swap my mobile phone. I’d also like to break free from the tech giants, or at least give it a go. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as I thought. Figuratively speaking, I’m currently standing in front of the GrapheneOS shop window, looking at the display. I’ve already been to the /e/OS shop window. But the lights weren’t on there and nobody answered my questions.

Looking at a pixel 10 Pro 256 right now.

As this is more of a social media app with its potential for conversation, I’m taking the liberty of asking questions that may well have been answered before. I’m not looking for answers from 2023; I want information on today’s technology and app versions.

In my research into GrapheneOS, I keep coming across reports that the phone’s NFC functions might not work. This applies to banking apps, for a start, and perhaps to other NFC-enabled apps as well. Is this still the case, or does it depend on factors such as hardware and the banking app?

As I’m experimenting with smart home devices via Home Assistant, I’m also interested in this area. I read somewhere that push notifications might not go through, as they require a Google service to do so. Is this the case, and are there any software or hardware workarounds using apps such as WireGuard?

Just wondering if having access to the hardware might allow the possibility to improve eye strain on the screens from things like r/PWM_Sensitive or refresh rate switching from saving battery?

Asking here in case this is a security feature - I threw dropped my phone last night and when I picked it up, it has the Graphene logo like it was rebooting. It loaded ok, but Wi-Fi and Bluetooth were disabled and wouldn't turn on (BT specifically kept crashing, though I didn't have a chance to check details).

The battery was very low, so I plugged it in and went to sleep. Woke up a few hours later and it was totally dead, so I moved it to my fast charger. Since then, it's been completely unresponsive (no display or power button response) but seemed to be mostly ok before I went to sleep.

Tldr; did I trigger some kind of fall protection feature in Graphene that may have bricked the phone somehow? Just trying to figure out what specifically might be broken and if I can repair it.