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Everything you mentioned works on GrapheneOS, I wouldn't use it if it didnt, I am personally kind of on the limit of my inconvenience tolerance regarding such t

Everything you mentioned works on GrapheneOS, I wouldn't use it if it didnt, I am personally kind of on the limit of my inconvenience tolerance regarding such things. And don't worry, google services are treated as normal user level apps (1), and are sandboxed like any other user app, so you get perfect compatibility with better privacy and security than your average phone. Even Android Auto works now, issues only arise when dealing with safety net, googles hardware attestation (2). It mostly only affects bank apps, but in my experience most of them work without issues, however Gpay won't work at all no matter what. Personally the only worry I have with GrapheneOS is its crazy dev, he said he will step down (3), but he still does a lot (4). 1. https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-google-play https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-google-play 2. https://grapheneos.org/usage#banking-apps https://grapheneos.org/usage#banking-apps 3. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36089104 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36089104 4. Just check the commit logs in any of the grapheneOS repos. For example https://github.com/GrapheneOS/hardened_malloc https://github.com/GrapheneOS/hardened_malloc

reacharavindh 3y ago
Hmm thanks for the detailed response. It does sound interesting if Google Maps and WhatsApp can be had in an Android OS, but trustable locked down such that they cannot read location, files(other than the ones explicitly allowed to), microphone etc. It sounds truly compromise free if it also works with Android Auto. I’ll ask a colleague who posted his Pixel 6a for sale to loan it for a few days and try it out.
- jacooper 3y ago
  Make sure to use their official webUSB installer https://grapheneos.org/install/web https://grapheneos.org/install/web And that you install Google services through the "apps" app, to get a usable phone. If gps isn't as fast as you expect, you may have to enable Google location services, I had to do that otherwise it almost never works indoors due to lack of support for local wifi scanning.

reacharavindh 3y ago

Hmm thanks for the detailed response. It does sound interesting if Google Maps and WhatsApp can be had in an Android OS, but trustable locked down such that they cannot read location, files(other than the ones explicitly allowed to), microphone etc. It sounds truly compromise free if it also works with Android Auto. I’ll ask a colleague who posted his Pixel 6a for sale to loan it for a few days and try it out.

jacooper 3y ago
Make sure to use their official webUSB installer https://grapheneos.org/install/web https://grapheneos.org/install/web And that you install Google services through the "apps" app, to get a usable phone. If gps isn't as fast as you expect, you may have to enable Google location services, I had to do that otherwise it almost never works indoors due to lack of support for local wifi scanning.