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Android will become a locked-down platform in 194 days

https://lemmy.world/post/43309372

Android will become a locked-down platform in 194 days - Lemmy.World

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Show threadcomradegodzilla
Is GraphenOS tenable to use as a daily driver?
Feb 20 at 12:00amWeb
Show threadFE80Feb 20
Yes.
Show threadbruhduhFeb 20
Is grapheneos available on anything but Google pixel phones?
Show threadchronicledmonocleFeb 20
Sadly, no. Your best bet is Lineage is without gapps. Aurora and F-Droid covers pretty much everything I use, so that’s likely my move in the near future.
Show threadramenshamanFeb 20
I heard that they’re working on that, but currently only Pixel.
Show threadFE80Feb 20
No, just buy one used on ebay.
Show threadInternetCitizen2Feb 20
I have found it good
Show threadcomradegodzillaFeb 20
Are you pretty much able to do everything you need? I don’t even love using my phone but when I use it its kind of critical. Things like maps while driving. Does that work alright?
Show threadInternetCitizen2Feb 20
I am. You can install Google Play services in a sandbox. One of my banking apps works the other does not, but I prefer to do that over web on a desktop anyway. Otherwise I get pretty much everything off of f-droid.
Show threadToTheGraveMyLoveFeb 20
Absolutely.
Show threadGalacticSushiFeb 20
Absolutely. You won’t be able to use tap to pay, and the Google Wallet app doesn’t open for me. Certain banking and finance apps might require some additional compatibility settings to be enabled. Otherwise it’s been an extremely smooth experience for me.
Show threadcomradegodzillaFeb 20
Cool. Currently I try to use Mobile Pay for everything, but the privacy is more important for me. I’m on IOS right but I’m tired of Apple and hate Google’s privacy policies. So I’ll def get a refurbished Pixel and try out Graphene. Thanks!
Show threadsunnytimesFeb 20
so much yes. I just got mine a few days ago and I love it so much.