▲ 408 ▼ GrapheneOS - break free from Google and Apple (blog.tomaszdunia.pl) submitted 6 months ago by chasteinsect@programming.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 180 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kuneho@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago (1 child) I'm using Graphene for around a 6 months now on a Pixel 9, with F-Droid being the primary app source. I quite like it. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alberat@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (3 children) have you needed to use microG for any apps? is it a sufficient replacement for google play? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] noname_no_worries@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 child) MicroG isn't necessary with Grapheneos's sandboxed Google Play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cspeterson@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Apart from unnecessary, pretty sure it's also unsupported to begin with permalink fedilink source parent [–] kuneho@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago Well, I installed Play Store and Services from the Graphene App Store. Unfortunately my banking app must be installed from Play and needs services, but that's really the only reason. permalink fedilink source parent [–] btsax@reddthat.com 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Aurora is also a good substitute store if you don't want to use sandboxed Google Play, but anything that uses Google Play Services will likely be borked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kuneho@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago For most of the Play Store apps, it's really a good alternative. However. some apps require to be installed from Play Store, like banking apps, but for everything else, it works fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alberat@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (3 children) have you needed to use microG for any apps? is it a sufficient replacement for google play? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] noname_no_worries@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 child) MicroG isn't necessary with Grapheneos's sandboxed Google Play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cspeterson@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Apart from unnecessary, pretty sure it's also unsupported to begin with permalink fedilink source parent [–] kuneho@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago Well, I installed Play Store and Services from the Graphene App Store. Unfortunately my banking app must be installed from Play and needs services, but that's really the only reason. permalink fedilink source parent [–] btsax@reddthat.com 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Aurora is also a good substitute store if you don't want to use sandboxed Google Play, but anything that uses Google Play Services will likely be borked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kuneho@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago For most of the Play Store apps, it's really a good alternative. However. some apps require to be installed from Play Store, like banking apps, but for everything else, it works fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noname_no_worries@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 child) MicroG isn't necessary with Grapheneos's sandboxed Google Play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cspeterson@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Apart from unnecessary, pretty sure it's also unsupported to begin with permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cspeterson@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Apart from unnecessary, pretty sure it's also unsupported to begin with permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kuneho@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago Well, I installed Play Store and Services from the Graphene App Store. Unfortunately my banking app must be installed from Play and needs services, but that's really the only reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] btsax@reddthat.com 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Aurora is also a good substitute store if you don't want to use sandboxed Google Play, but anything that uses Google Play Services will likely be borked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kuneho@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago For most of the Play Store apps, it's really a good alternative. However. some apps require to be installed from Play Store, like banking apps, but for everything else, it works fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kuneho@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago For most of the Play Store apps, it's really a good alternative. However. some apps require to be installed from Play Store, like banking apps, but for everything else, it works fine. permalink fedilink source parent