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I own 2 bloated proprietary devices and don't use them for anything important, like banking or dealing with authorities. I also don't trust the manufactures not selling my data.

Id like to have a working device with no bloatware and completely degoogled. Ironically I'd have to buy something made by google to run GrapheneOS on it. Intended use would be to use as a camera, to run CoMaps on it, pkpass files with foss-wallet, reading epubs, making phone calls and running one aurora app.

I don't need the device to play games, watch movies, show off or to play loud music, but I'd like a jack port for my headphones (I assume google headphones would cease to work if I degoogle the device, nor would I want to spend more than necessary enriching that data grabber even more.

Is there a pixel device with a jack port?

Are batteries inside pixel devices glued to the frame or can they be easy to change?

My main OS is debian. How easy is to transfer data from GrapheneOS to debian and the other way round?

Overall if you run GrapheneOS on a pixel, how many years running it and what do you think about it?

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Most people say they have problems with banking apps and android auto. But you can run google play services and store sandboxed. I don't know if it than still has these problems. I don't have graphene for now but maybe in the future.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

If your bank app requires Play Integrity check Graphene will register as an unofficial OS, installing play services doesn't fix it. That said, only some banks ban custom ROMs via Play Integrity.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Most run now, but it's pretty clear it's a matter of time till they won't.

Google is pushing hard for integrity check. They're about two steps away from stopping modified YouTube apps.

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