362
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by Cantaloupe@lemmy.fedioasis.cc to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

For those who use GrapheneOS, is it worth it? Do you like it?

My backups are done, all that is left is the final choice to wipe my whole phone.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] Armand1@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Made the jump last week.

The only thing I miss is Android Pay, but it's not a big deal. Cards are fine, you'll just need to remember your wallet.

I did find I had a problem with my work 2FA app, but that's their problem to solve, not mine. Maybe they'll give me a 2FA USB key.

A few pieces of advice:

  • Don't forget to back up any apps with local data that support it. You won't get your app data back from the play store. Many FOSS apps have built-in backup optioms to files etc.
  • Back up your phone logs and SMS if that's valuable to you, and ideally make sure the backup works on another device.
  • Install GCam to keep the same level of camera quality and features as the original app provides. I recommend BigKaKa's versions for good compatibility with Pixels, though they can get a little cluttered.
  • Do install both the Play Store and Play Services if you want to use any Google app like YouTube or Maps (even some non-Google ones will need it). Then use a more private app store like Aurora and remove all permissions from the Play Store to strike a good middle-ground.
  • The Fossify apps are great alternatives to the imo not very good stock apps preinstalled on LineageOS.
[-] confuser@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Nice link to the GCAM app fork, brings back some features that I missed out on with the normal app.

[-] Armand1@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah it's nice to have PhotoSphere back!

Do install both the Play Store and Play Services if you want to use any Google app like YouTube or Maps (even some non-Google ones will need it). Then use a more private app store like Aurora and remove all permissions from the Play Store to strike a good middle-ground.

I unfortunately use play services on both my main profile and gaming profile (I had to make a seperate non Premission Manager X profile to be able to play games), but if you're smart like Veronica in her GrapheneOS video, you can do a degoogled profile and a sandboxed profile!

If I could convince my family to contact me through Signal/Molly rather than Google Messages, maybe I could go completely degoogled on one profile. But alas.

[-] excursion22@piefed.ca 2 points 2 days ago

I feel like the tap pay would be what I miss most, but I saw someone suggest just getting a case that can hold your payment card, and it's essentially the same thing.

[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Be careful with having your card exposed; there exists a scam where someone puts a chip reader waist level in certain places, like a crowded line, where it'll skim off a few dollars off anyone who gets close enough. The rfid blocking cards work well (just do a bit of research, lots of sham ones out there), it also looks like there's some options for rid blocking phone wallets too.

[-] Armand1@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yep, though losing your wallet and phone at the same time would be rough.

this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2026
362 points (98.9% liked)

Privacy

47110 readers
478 users here now

A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.

Some Rules

Related communities

much thanks to @gary_host_laptop for the logo design :)

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS