Sadly, my Pixel 3A is not supported. The cutoff point is the next gen of the phones.
Do banking apps work in this ?
At least mine does. But can’t speak for all of them
Only Android Auto doesn’t work, because it needs to be integrated in the OS and can’t be run just as an app
GrapheneOS, Signal (or, I suppose, Telegram, just something E2E encrypted) and a raspberry pi running PiHole are 3 of the best investments I ever made in my day to day experience.
I could never get my pihole to remain stable over long periods of time. Multiple reinstalls, two different pis, always issues with the network dropping or requiring both the pi and connected devices to be rebooted. A pain in the neck for a reason I’m not immediately able to figure out.
Interesting, I basically set it and forget it and the only time I’ve ever had to interact with it again was to tweak the blacklist to block something new or allow something through
It might be an issue with your particular cocktail of router/modem/isp/what have you - which is way harder to diagnose
That’s really strange to hear, I’ve run it in on a pi zero, until it died, a 4b, and now on a pair of orange pi zero 2 I think they are, without any issues I didn’t directly cause by computing drunk.
I’d give it another shot if you’re up for it, it’s worth it in my opinion. I’m also running wireguard on it, with clients on all our phones so we take that protection with us everywhere.
I wonder if it’s an SD card failure.
Mine was up for 200 days or so, basically untouched, before I upgraded the hardware.
Telegram is NOT e2e encrypted by default. Even Signal has issues due to its insistence on not federating with other servers and being the sole CA in the system.
Not had issues with Signal, but yeah, wouldn’t touch Telegram with a barge pole. Probably a CIA honeypot.
Can you add “Why YSK” to the start of your text body? This is for readability purposes as stated in Rule 2.
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Yeah, as a Zenfone 9 owner, the 10 basically fixes the few small nitpicks I do have with it. Agreed though, don’t see it ever getting officially supported any more than I do any other non pixels.
I can’t recommend this enough. Been using GrapheneOS for the past 3 years and been happy with it ever since. No issues whatsoever and works just as well as the stock OS. Granted, it has less features but I like the minimalist approach.
i’ve been looking to try it out! I love my android but it’s constantly losing space and getting slower and slower. I’m only at 2 - 6 gigs all the time, and maybe GrapheneOS will fix that.
now that Fairphone is available in US they might give a shot at making GrapheneOS running on it
Per GrapheneOS, they do not and will not support Fairphone 4. No clue if Fairphone 5 has fixed these issues.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GrapheneOS/comments/10b5x4n/comment/j67pbny/
GrapheneOS won’t run on fairphone unfortunately. I’m using DivestOS on my fairphone 4 which works great. Do take care when locking the bootloader but as long as you follow the instructions I found it rather easy.
Agreed. I have actually spent a lot of time reading through their code and I find what they do amazing. It’s a solid OS and is actually secure where the phone owner actually has control over their own phone.
You are such a nerd…
… and so wonderful! Thanks for looking over source code so busy folk like me don’t have to! :)
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Who said anything about less important?
We’re all busy, and we use our time how we choose. They choose to use it in this way and I thanked them. Maybe consider how you spend your time. Arguing on the internet gives you very little.
Sounds great, especially since it’s Android-compatible. I’d have to jailbreak my phone, though, right? Always been worried to do that, myself, because I don’t want to break my phone or get cut off by my service provider.
I might look into it on my Retroid Pocket 2+, though!
Not sure what you mean by “jailbreak” as that’s rarely a term applied to Androids. On the phone side, you have to have a Pixel (6 and up are recommended due to increase security and longer support) and enable OEM unlocking, which requires no hacking/jailbreaking/rooting. It’s super easy to install.
Ah, hm. Well, I don’t have a Pixel, soooo…shit, lmao.
Yeah the biggest downside is that you have to buy a device specifically to use GrapheneOS. It’s definitely worth it though.
Same, I have a Samsung s21. I’m sad.
I’m a long time Android user but have rarely gone further than changing the launcher regarding costumization. Can anyone ELI5 the benefits I would have, as a regular consumer who uses his phone to just text and browse lemmy and the internet from time to time, and is just starting to learn about FOSS?
Not like I would be able to install this, I think. I’m on a Redmi 10 atm. I just want to learn.
What launcher do you use?
Atm, Niagara. Like it much better than the default one.
it’s like the Linux distros. Depending on the Custom ROM/OS you choose they offer many things. As for grapheneOS it doesn’t have anything related to the Google apps and services that run in the background so there is no google listening or spying on your stuff. Redmi 10 can install it iirc. There is a good community on xda-developers.com. You can start there with the subforum for your phone. They will have a lot of guides and different Custom ROM/OS options you can choose from.
Here is the subforum for your phone. https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/redmi-note-10.12197/
Woah, way more info than I thought I would get. Thanks! I’ll look into it.
You’re welcome. Enjoy.
Thanks for the links!
You’re welcome.
Is it at all feasible to install on an iPhone 13? If it matters the most techy thing about me is that I have a Plex server that my fiancée built for us.
No, as it has very limited hardware support, mostly the google pixel line due to the pixels having unlockable bootloaders. The best you can do with an iPhone is jailbreak it.
iPhone iOS and Android doesn’t mix. This is for Android based phones. I don’t think Apple will let people have that freedom ever with their phones and with their proprietary hardware and software it’s impossible.
I just knew that you could swap OS on Mac to have a Windows system, wasn’t sure if it worked the same for the iOS.
Too bad it’s only on available on the Pixel. My pixel 6 had a terrible fingerprint scanner… And when I upgraded to the 7, it was even worse (didn’t work in the dark).
So for now afwall+ on my rooted Moto Edge 2022 Plus gets the job done with blocking Google (and other invasive) apps.
Not to mention Pixel phones aren’t available at all in several countries, don’t think I’ve ever seen one myself
I’m sitting on a Chinese phone hoping the pixel 8 switches to a unltrasonic sensor. It’s really too bad my work doesn’t let me use custom ROMs. Makes me want to get a work phone
If the pixel 8 switches to ultrasonic instead of optical, then I’m all over it. The pixel fold has it built into the power button… The phone I’m using does the same and it has a 10/10 success rate. So I’m hoping they to with that.
Why do you let them take over your device like that?
Because I get a lot of flexibility from being able to take meetings from my phone. I can go for a walk during a meeting for example
Fair enough. I thought you meant they forced you into it lol.
Oh lol nope, that would be pretty crazy
Is it possible to spoof device signatures or relock the bootloader to get around those work restrictions? MagiskHide might also be able to help depending on the case
On my pixel 6 you just have to wipe clean the scanner area first or press hard with your finger.
I have the pixel 6 now and the fingerprint scanner sucks. I thought about getting a pixel 7 because I assumed it would be better, thanks for the warning. Also, how did you manage to get a custom ROM for the Moto Edge 2022? I was looking for custom ROMs and found nothing. I read that nobody really has that phone so the support is lacking.
Pixel 7 has face unlock though 👀
Doesn’t work in the dark… or any low light conditions. It’s not really a good implementation
I have a Pixel 7 and it works in the dark just fine. I feel like @techgearwhips might have gotten a defective phone.
Edit: After a quick search it appears that Google fixed it with a software update.
Don’t hold back from getting a good deal on the Pixel 7 because of the fingerprint scanner issue. It has been resolved with a software update since then. I have a Pixel 7 and the fingerprint scanner works just fine regardless of lighting conditions.
Do you have the regular Moto Edge 2022… or the Moto Edge Plus 2022?
Regular
oh dear.
i got all excited when i read “moto edge” cause it’s been a long while since i last rooted my phone. but now i suppose i will hold off on excitement until there is more clarification on your question.
If you have the non plus moto edge 2022 model… You can root it the same way as the plus version
On my 7a, I found that making sure your thumb is clean and then pressing kinda firmly does the trick. I still prefer the back fingerprint sensor from my previous phone, a Pixel 2, as that was fast, locatable, and could be used to bring down the notifications, but honestly the success rate now is about equal
I have a Pixel 7 that runs GrapheneOS and don’t have any of the fingerprint scanner issues you described. I don’t even understand how using it in the dark could make a difference since a circular portion of the screen under your finger lights up at maximum brightness when it is scanning your fingerprint. The only issue that I have is that sometimes a piece of dead skin peels off of my thumb or I wore a glove in the heat making my skin a little pruney which makes the scanner unable to read my fingerprint right. But that was a problem with my old Moto phone as well.
Edit: After making some research it appears that Google fixed the fingerprint scanner issue with a software update.
Isn’t this for Pixel only devices? Or does this work on non-pixels too?
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Pixel only I believe
Pixel only for now, yeah.
Here’s the list of officially supported pixels: https://grapheneos.org/faq#supported-devices
Does Graphene work with Android Auto?
No it does not work with android auto. Sorry
This, and Google Pay/Wallet would be the deciding factor for me
You’ll only remove the trackers from your phone if you can add them back on? Just skip a step and keep all your trackers in that case, if you like 'em you like 'em ya know?
The two main features that aren’t biggies and GrapheneOS doesn’t support and they’re the deal breakers? Yeah, right…
Before switching OS’s I need to know if it’s compatible with the features that I value. It’s okay if you don’t value the same features as I do, but there’s no reason to be both rude and provide no useful information at the same time.
Apologies if I came across as rude, but there has been several posters that are “interested” but couldn’t live without Auto or payment. It’s like of all the millions of features phones have, and the majority of dissenters here need the exact combination that GrapheneOS doesn’t support. I find that really odd. If you are one of the few that needs that, point taken and maybe it isn’t for you, but until today I hadn’t heard of Auto’s and now it’s critical and something that cannot be lived without.
Haha, I can see how that can be frustrating, especially because it seems like GrapheneOS provides a lot of value for lots of people minus those two features. After buying a car with Android Auto I have never bought a car without it. OEM car integration usually is very lacking especially when it comes to navigation. I wish there were open source alternatives to android auto. Thank you for the respectful response :)
Works on hands free for calls but not with Android auto.
No it doesn’t https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/2249-is-there-a-way-to-get-android-auto-to-work/ and https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-google-play-limitations
Android auto requires deep system integration that is against the goal of grapheneos. It will likely removes all the benefit a degoogled phone will give you, since it require a close-sourced google app with privilaged access to your phone.
Thank you for the helpful links and the insight! Much appreciated! I see how the deep integration hardware integration of Android Auto makes it challenging to run it in a compatibility layer.
Agreed with many others here. GrapheneOS it’s fantastic.
A few points that haven’t been highlighted:
- The GrapheneOS camera is fast and responsive. I haven’t had a responsive camera in several generations of Android until I installed GrapheneOS.
- Everything is faster and more responsive on GrapheneOS. A $300.00 phone from last year running GrapheneOS responds to input like a $1000.00 phone, while keeping the longer battery life of a $300.00 phone.
- Defense-in-depth privacy and security controls. A lot of good privacy and security defaults add up to a lot more peace of mind. Thiis phone feels like my property, not just a portal to deliver ads and collect data about me.
