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I have run graphene OS on my phone for 3+ years and I don't use Google Play or Google Play Services. You use F-Droid to install Aurora Store and anonymously dow
by dude741 2mo ago
I have run graphene OS on my phone for 3+ years and I don't use Google Play or Google Play Services. You use F-Droid to install Aurora Store and anonymously download real apps. I can use my bank apps and it's quite functional. My wife even doesn't complain about it. Camera is decent, not as good due to the software being non-proprietary, but decent.
- aucisson_masque 2mo agoMany banks don't run with Google play services, and even with them on grapheneos some still won't run because of play integrity. Don't tell me about grapheneos, I have a pixel phone and did run it for a few months with/without play services. At the end, you're always going to absolutely need that one app that won't run without Gplay.
- ThePowerOfFuet 2mo ago>At the end, you're always going to absolutely need that one app that won't run without Gplay. Then you can install GMS into its own user profile with that GMS-dependent app, and when not using it you can log out of that user and put it fully at rest.
- aucisson_masque 2mo agoPlay integrity.
- dude741 2mo agoYes, Google is trying their best to make sideloading apps harder and harder. They also are giving the ability to some apps to only allow to be run if it's verified by Google through their Google Play Store. At the same time, Google keeps losing lawsuits forcing them to open up and allow third party app stores. GrapheneOS also sandboxes Google Play and Google Play Services so you can turn it on and off difference access at your pleasure to prevent God mode and super spy mode, so this mitigates issues even if you use Google stuff. It's a losing battle, but the phone is the battle to fight over