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GrapheneOS is finally ready to break free from Pixels, and it may never look back (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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[–] 12 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I still don't how they (and F-Droid) plan to bypass the whole de al with Google killing non-PlayStore aproved© apps, tho. GrapheneOS relies on that as well.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago

    You can install apps freely with ADB so it will work that way or simply by removing google services, from what i understood(but i may be wrong) it's done by using google services so you need to uninstall them

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    It doesn't. There are several alternative installation sources available. On this Pixel tablet there is no Google Play originating software at all.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    That was my point, GrapheneOS relies partially on installing non Google Play originating software.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I don't understand your point. You can operate GOS completely without any Google sourced application or services. This how I run my tablet. My phone has Google Play sandboxed. It has no additional permissions.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I was confused about the app installation process. I though Android as a whole was prohibiting any installation of non Play Store apps (other than using adb), and since Graphene uses an external app store, they needed to come with a workaround.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    If any such restrictions were in AOSP it would be easy to remove. But potentially AuroraStore can be affected if Google starts asking for login. I don't use it, so I don't care.

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