> Running a custom ROM locks you out of almost all decent phone hardware on the market since most have locked bootloaders GrapheneOS only works on Pixel device

> Running a custom ROM locks you out of almost all decent phone hardware on the market since most have locked bootloaders GrapheneOS only works on Pixel devices. Pixel devices are fine. We have reached a point where just about every mid-tier device is fine, really. I run my devices until they are FUBAR or can't be updated due to EOL. EOL for Android (and GrapheneOS) is ~7 years from the release date now. > it locks you out of a ton of apps people rely on such as banking and money transfer apps. These can be installed and isolated using work or user profiles in GrapheneOS. Also as https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42538853 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42538853 points out, a lot of work has been put into making Graphene work with banking apps[1]. > You must recognise that it's not a practical solution for most people. Of course I do. We can act on two levels. We (as a society) can work for regulation and we (computery people) can take direct action by developing and using software and hardware that works in the user's interest. One does not exclude the other. [1] https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/ https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compa...