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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 al
by 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 agoOne 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 agoThis 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 agoWhat 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 agoSometimes 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.