Dear @GrapheneOS
Should assertions arise casting aspersions on your user base, it may be noted with adequate diligence that European MPs hold your system in high regard. Particularly when travelling beyond EU borders, its commitment to security and privacy constitutes nothing less than a fundamental requirement for informational resilience.
Use as you see fit!
Kind regards.
@AwetTesfaiesus
I'm waiting for the Motorola-Graphene partnership before I switch from OnePlus.
I'd like reassurance from someone in the know that this switch will sidestep Google's developer registration monopolistic play.
Also keen to hear whether Graphene/Motorola (and perhaps FDroid) are positioning themselves as a 'trustworthy' platform so that two barriers to entry could be avoided: EU digital ID & bank's mobile banking. I'm sure achieving this would open up the potential market.
> I'd like reassurance from someone in the know that this switch will sidestep Google's developer registration monopolistic play.
It has no impact on GrapheneOS. It's only additional friction for installing apps from unverified developers on Google Mobile Services operating systems. GrapheneOS is not a modification of a GMS OS. It's based on the Android Open Source Project. There's no reason that something like this would impact GrapheneOS in any way on any device.
> I'm waiting for the Motorola-Graphene partnership before I switch from OnePlus.
Initial devices meeting the requirements are coming in 2027 and likely not at the start of the year.
> and perhaps FDroid
F-Droid doesn't provide decent security and has never prioritized it. They've taken many anti-security standards and are hostile towards the GrapheneOS project including deliberately showing inaccurate warnings on GrapheneOS and misleading users about it. We recommend against it.
@dpplggr @GrapheneOS @gregalotl
Don’t use F-Droid or Aurora store for security, use Obtainium(Plus AppVerifier), Accrescent and Google Play(Sacrificing a little privacy).
F-Droid is a popular alternative app repository for Android, especially known for its main repository dedicated to free and open-source software. F-Droid is often recommended among security and privacy enthusiasts, but how does it stack up against Play Store in practice? This write-up will attempt to emphasize major security issues with F-Droid that you should consider. Before we start, a few things to keep in mind: The main goal of this write-up was to inform users so they can make responsible choices, not to trash someone else’s work.
@GrapheneOS
Thanks, good to know.
Any thoughts on how to ensure banks & Europe could be persuaded to trust Graphene enough to make their 'secure' apps available? It's a deal breaker for many.
Awet Tesfaiesus, MdB
Greg
GrapheneOS
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