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GrapheneOS says Google is making life harder for rival operating systems and devices (www.androidauthority.com)

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[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Graphene is Pixel only and aims for privacy and security.

PMOS aims to bring Linux to the maximum amount of devices (phones, Chromebooks, tablets, QEMU) to give them a life beyond the manufacturer's support.

I would compare PMOS to LineageOS over Graphene.

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[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Motorola will have a GrapheneOS compatible handset. I use a Pixel 9 Pro with GrapheneOS though, and it works reasonably well.

https://9to5google.com/2026/03/01/motorola-confirms-grapheneos-partnership-for-a-future-smartphone-porting-features/

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[–] cheat700000007@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Reasonably? What issues have you encountered?

Considering putting it on my phone

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[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (6 children)

It's a PITA to use. You set up different profiles for different uses to separate out app tracking. Turn off Google services when you can. Manage each app. Switch profiles around constantly.

It's work But... ain't nobody watching you.

Security. Privacy. Convenience.

Pick two.

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[–] FG_3479@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

You don't need to use multiple profiles. You can just have one profile and use the phone like any other Android.

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[–] feluxe@feddit.org 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It is just Android with extras. You don't have to create a lot of profiles. I use one profile for F-Droid and one for Google services (sandboxed). You could use it with just one profile for everything as well. I have shortcuts on the home screen for switching profiles, which improves ux a little.

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[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Sure, you could. But that defeats the purpose.

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[–] AvocadoCumToast@lemmy.zip 1 point 4 months ago

The purpose of?

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[–] markon@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

They always watchin' spooks errywhere.

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[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

GrapheneOS won't protect your cellular data and metadata. It can't stop location tracking by cell tower. But it does a lot for those who are privacy concerned.

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