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The problem is that many Android apps require Google services to function properly. You can try two Android derivatives: CalyxOS[1] that implements a privacy-co
by gary17the 5y ago
The problem is that many Android apps require Google services to function properly. You can try two Android derivatives: CalyxOS[1] that implements a privacy-conscious subset of Google services allowing many Android apps to work properly, and GrapheneOS[2] that excludes Google services altogether at the cost of lower app compatibility[3]. Both require using Google Pixel hardware.
[1] https://calyxos.org/ https://calyxos.org/
[2] https://grapheneos.org/ https://grapheneos.org/
[3] "GrapheneOS vs CalyxOS ULTIMATE COMPARISON (Battery & Speed Ft. Stock Android & iPhone)", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iS4leau088 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iS4leau088
- sphinxcdi 5y ago> GrapheneOS[2] that excludes Google services altogether at the cost of lower app compatibility[3]. It now has https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-play-services https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-play-services providing broader app compatibility. That video is quite misleading and it's not the best source for accurate information about GrapheneOS.
- gary17the 5y agoThank you for pointing this out, I will start linking to the updated material.
- ODILON_SATER 5y agothanks!