• ijeff@lemdro.idOPM
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    1 year ago

    Ideally you shouldn’t have to compromise. GrapheneOS without Google is an option.

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      1 year ago

      It literally isn’t - Graphene only supports Google Pixel phones.

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        1 year ago

        You’ve apparently missed the point. Graphene exists solely to harden security and privacy by disabling the googly parts of the phone. That is clearly what was meant by “without Google”

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              Graphene is is way over hyped. You can basically the same thing with lineage os. The key is just not using gsf

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                Unlocked bootloader is considered a vulnerability tho

                But if your threats model is toxic Tim, satya and sundar, it will do the job just fine.

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                  You can relock the bootloader though can’t you?

                  Genuine question. I used to be an avid ROMer back int day until I got really really annoyed at all the hoops I had to jump through to use Google Wallet.

                  Now I have a Pixel 7a and I’m considering ROMs again. So I am wondering if I can just relock the bootloader once I find a ROM I like and it’ll pass all the Safety net bullshit and allow me to use my phone like it should be, just with a custom ROM on it.

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                But then you can’t use any apps that require Play Services. The killer feature of GrapheneOS is letting you run Play Services in a sandbox.

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          And how do you know there aren’t hardware level trackers in Google’s chips? The kind Graphene can’t override? Do you trust Google not to do that?

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            1 year ago

            Yeah I trust them not to do it. Cause when it was found out not if when it would hurt them.

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          I want to like Lineage, but while it doesn’t come with extra bloat, the system itself doesn’t do a whole lot of degoogling core services

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      GrapheneOS still takes away a bit of control though. Mainly in that it’s locked down for privacy in some ways that you can’t disable