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Why do you guys keep using it then? I am currently a grapheneos user but even when I was using android smartphone with manufacturer's provided rom, I would just

Why do you guys keep using it then? I am currently a grapheneos user but even when I was using android smartphone with manufacturer's provided rom, I would just disable apps I don't want to inadvertently use. Main apps I was using at the time were the "simple mobile tools" (now fossify) apps.

jazzyjackson 2y ago
jinx! yes I'm happy with fossify too, thinking about taking a day to unlock my bootloader and put graphene on my xperia, but something was stopping me before... maybe the banking apps that refuse to run on a modified bootloader? But really I don't need to be banking on my phone. I think there are some proprietary video codecs I was afraid of losing. Only other hurdle to open source nirvana is OsmAnd is not as slick and smooth as Google Maps. I spent a few days acclimating to it and once downloading the gigabytes of address-data-to-GPS-coords I could start enjoying offline navigation, but when it comes to finding local restaurants' and whether they're open its hard to beat the Goog.
- tricked 2y ago
  sadly you can only install grapheneos on pixels due to the strong security requirement grapheneos requires on devices for them to support it (like relocking the bootloader with a third party os installed) seems like xperia is supported by divestos though which is still a good alternative https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm https://divestos.org/pages/devices https://divestos.org/pages/devices
  - jazzyjackson 2y ago
    Haven't come across divest before, thanks
- buccal 2y ago
  Try out Organic Maps for a more fluid mapping experience.
bravetraveler 2y ago
I can't be bothered to set up things again or even refresh login sessions [to gain Graphene]. Simpler to disable Photos and use Gallery instead. Eyeroll.jpg
tdeck 2y ago
I use it because it's the photo gallery app that my camera app uses, and I haven't disabled it because I occasionally do want to share photos through Google Photos.
- tredre3 2y ago
  Your camera app might be hardcoded to always use Google Photos if it is enabled (some manufacturers do that) but it would more than likely look for another gallery app if you disabled Google Photos. Google itself has one such alternative gallery app called Gallery: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photosgo&hl=en-US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...

jazzyjackson 2y ago

jinx! yes I'm happy with fossify too, thinking about taking a day to unlock my bootloader and put graphene on my xperia, but something was stopping me before... maybe the banking apps that refuse to run on a modified bootloader? But really I don't need to be banking on my phone. I think there are some proprietary video codecs I was afraid of losing. Only other hurdle to open source nirvana is OsmAnd is not as slick and smooth as Google Maps. I spent a few days acclimating to it and once downloading the gigabytes of address-data-to-GPS-coords I could start enjoying offline navigation, but when it comes to finding local restaurants' and whether they're open its hard to beat the Goog.

tricked 2y ago
sadly you can only install grapheneos on pixels due to the strong security requirement grapheneos requires on devices for them to support it (like relocking the bootloader with a third party os installed) seems like xperia is supported by divestos though which is still a good alternative https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm https://divestos.org/pages/devices https://divestos.org/pages/devices
- jazzyjackson 2y ago
  Haven't come across divest before, thanks
buccal 2y ago
Try out Organic Maps for a more fluid mapping experience.

bravetraveler 2y ago

I can't be bothered to set up things again or even refresh login sessions [to gain Graphene]. Simpler to disable Photos and use Gallery instead. Eyeroll.jpg

tdeck 2y ago

I use it because it's the photo gallery app that my camera app uses, and I haven't disabled it because I occasionally do want to share photos through Google Photos.

tredre3 2y ago
Your camera app might be hardcoded to always use Google Photos if it is enabled (some manufacturers do that) but it would more than likely look for another gallery app if you disabled Google Photos. Google itself has one such alternative gallery app called Gallery: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photosgo&hl=en-US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...