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Note that the GrapheneOS developer has indicated they are working on getting the Google Play Services apps to run sandboxed like normal apps, without extensive

by dyndos 5y ago

Note that the GrapheneOS developer has indicated they are working on getting the Google Play Services apps to run sandboxed like normal apps, without extensive system permissions. This could be quite promising.

commoner 5y ago
This is very interesting. Do you have a link to the post or discussion?
- dyndos 5y ago
  Should have included this from the get go :) https://twitter.com/GrapheneOS/status/1422117365957922818 https://twitter.com/GrapheneOS/status/1422117365957922818
  - commoner 5y ago
    Thank you!
kelnos 5y ago
Oh wow, this is actually amazing. I'm really impressed with the work the GrapheneOS folks are doing. Ah, damn, it looks like they've dropped support for the Pixel 2. I have a Pixel 4 as my daily driver, but I'd prefer to try it first on a phone I don't use all the time. Ah well. Perhaps the 4 will still be supported whenever I get my next phone :) Some non-Twitter prose about the Play Services support (though it doesn't include the tweeted info about dynamite support being nearly finished): https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-play-services https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-play-services
- strcat 5y ago
  You can still download the Pixel 2 images via getting the version from https://releases.grapheneos.org/walleye-testing https://releases.grapheneos.org/walleye-testing if you really want to use it. There may be a final extended support release, but it's very insecure at this point and we won't be making those extended support releases for much longer.
  - atatatat 5y ago
    At some point, the new hardware has been changed for good reason — exploits have been discovered! Upgrading to a new-to-you few-hundred dollars Pixel every 2-4 few years isn't anywhere close to the expense of a new $600-$900 phone every 1-3yrs, the way people used to (and the way iPhone users still seem to).

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Note that the GrapheneOS developer has indicated they are working on getting the Google Play Services apps to run sandboxed like normal apps, without extensive

by dyndos 5y ago

commoner 5y ago
This is very interesting. Do you have a link to the post or discussion?
- dyndos 5y ago
  Should have included this from the get go :) https://twitter.com/GrapheneOS/status/1422117365957922818 https://twitter.com/GrapheneOS/status/1422117365957922818
  - commoner 5y ago
    Thank you!
kelnos 5y ago
Oh wow, this is actually amazing. I'm really impressed with the work the GrapheneOS folks are doing. Ah, damn, it looks like they've dropped support for the Pixel 2. I have a Pixel 4 as my daily driver, but I'd prefer to try it first on a phone I don't use all the time. Ah well. Perhaps the 4 will still be supported whenever I get my next phone :) Some non-Twitter prose about the Play Services support (though it doesn't include the tweeted info about dynamite support being nearly finished): https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-play-services https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-play-services
- strcat 5y ago
  You can still download the Pixel 2 images via getting the version from https://releases.grapheneos.org/walleye-testing https://releases.grapheneos.org/walleye-testing if you really want to use it. There may be a final extended support release, but it's very insecure at this point and we won't be making those extended support releases for much longer.
  - atatatat 5y ago
    At some point, the new hardware has been changed for good reason — exploits have been discovered! Upgrading to a new-to-you few-hundred dollars Pixel every 2-4 few years isn't anywhere close to the expense of a new $600-$900 phone every 1-3yrs, the way people used to (and the way iPhone users still seem to).