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Nonsense like this makes me happy to be on GrapheneOS.

danjoredd 4y ago
I recently switched to that myself. Tired of Google not respecting our private lives and wanting to know every single action we take. Wish it worked on more phones than just the Pixel line so more people could use it
- jfghi 4y ago
  Further, I’m amazed at the level of irrelevancy of their ads. I can’t think of a single purchase I’ve made or will make that corresponds to an ad I’ve seen on YouTube.
  - lostsoil 4y ago
    > I can’t think of a single purchase I’ve made or will make that corresponds to an ad I’ve seen on YouTube. I can tell you a secret about ads: they aren't supposed to work on your conscious brain. The aim to ensure that on your next grocery run you choose "prime water" over "gaterode" because you heard about this new brand which was recommended by your favourite youtuber or choose "budwiser" over other no-name brand beer because you saw a cool superbowl ad.
- jszymborski 4y ago
  Yah the device restriction is a bummer.
mynameisash 4y ago
I just tried GrapheneOS yesterday. Installation on my new phone was a breeze, but once I was in, there was... Nothing. The "Apps" app, which I assumed was an alternative to the Google Play store, had literally nothing except a link to install Google Play services. So I installed that and the Play store, which, due to GrapheneOS's sandboxing, was probably better than the stock Android. But it didn't even work well. Plenty of apps I tried to install wouldn't. After about 3hrs of playing with it, I said "fuck it," and flashed the stock Android back onto the phone. I really want to switch, but that was far too much work.
- jacooper 4y ago
  One tip, use Aurora store instead of Google play, after that everything will work fine. GrapheneOS developers aren't really the most considerate of beginners.
  - jszymborski 4y ago
    This is a good tip. Another thing is to make sure to have the Google Play Services proxy installed if you plan on using most Play apps. You can even keep separate profiles for apps that do and don't need play services.
- mbananasynergy 4y ago
  What didn't work? Any specific apps? Because that's definitely not the experience of people using GrapheneOS. Either way, you don't have to use Sandboxed Google Play or Play Store on GrapheneOS. You can install whatever third-party store you want.
- hellojesus 4y ago
  Sometimes you have to go into the installed app's settings and tell it to use standard android memory addresses. This recently fixed the Wells Fargo app for me which was hanging upon start. I keep Google play services in a separate profile on grapheneos so that use it as minimally as possible.

I recently switched to that myself. Tired of Google not respecting our private lives and wanting to know every single action we take. Wish it worked on more phones than just the Pixel line so more people could use it

jfghi 4y ago
Further, I’m amazed at the level of irrelevancy of their ads. I can’t think of a single purchase I’ve made or will make that corresponds to an ad I’ve seen on YouTube.
- lostsoil 4y ago
  > I can’t think of a single purchase I’ve made or will make that corresponds to an ad I’ve seen on YouTube. I can tell you a secret about ads: they aren't supposed to work on your conscious brain. The aim to ensure that on your next grocery run you choose "prime water" over "gaterode" because you heard about this new brand which was recommended by your favourite youtuber or choose "budwiser" over other no-name brand beer because you saw a cool superbowl ad.
jszymborski 4y ago
Yah the device restriction is a bummer.

mynameisash 4y ago

I just tried GrapheneOS yesterday. Installation on my new phone was a breeze, but once I was in, there was... Nothing. The "Apps" app, which I assumed was an alternative to the Google Play store, had literally nothing except a link to install Google Play services. So I installed that and the Play store, which, due to GrapheneOS's sandboxing, was probably better than the stock Android. But it didn't even work well. Plenty of apps I tried to install wouldn't. After about 3hrs of playing with it, I said "fuck it," and flashed the stock Android back onto the phone. I really want to switch, but that was far too much work.

jacooper 4y ago
One tip, use Aurora store instead of Google play, after that everything will work fine. GrapheneOS developers aren't really the most considerate of beginners.
- jszymborski 4y ago
  This is a good tip. Another thing is to make sure to have the Google Play Services proxy installed if you plan on using most Play apps. You can even keep separate profiles for apps that do and don't need play services.
mbananasynergy 4y ago
What didn't work? Any specific apps? Because that's definitely not the experience of people using GrapheneOS. Either way, you don't have to use Sandboxed Google Play or Play Store on GrapheneOS. You can install whatever third-party store you want.
hellojesus 4y ago
Sometimes you have to go into the installed app's settings and tell it to use standard android memory addresses. This recently fixed the Wells Fargo app for me which was hanging upon start. I keep Google play services in a separate profile on grapheneos so that use it as minimally as possible.