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Android will become a locked-down platform in 194 days
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this post was submitted on 19 Feb 2026
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Is GraphenOS tenable to use as a daily driver?
so much yes. I just got mine a few days ago and I love it so much.
Absolutely. You won't be able to use tap to pay, and the Google Wallet app doesn't open for me. Certain banking and finance apps might require some additional compatibility settings to be enabled. Otherwise it's been an extremely smooth experience for me.
Cool. Currently I try to use Mobile Pay for everything, but the privacy is more important for me. I'm on IOS right but I'm tired of Apple and hate Google's privacy policies. So I'll def get a refurbished Pixel and try out Graphene. Thanks!
Absolutely.
Yes.
Is grapheneos available on anything but Google pixel phones?
No, just buy one used on ebay.
I heard that they're working on that, but currently only Pixel.
Sadly, no. Your best bet is Lineage is without gapps. Aurora and F-Droid covers pretty much everything I use, so that's likely my move in the near future.
I have found it good
Are you pretty much able to do everything you need? I don't even love using my phone but when I use it its kind of critical. Things like maps while driving. Does that work alright?
I am. You can install Google Play services in a sandbox. One of my banking apps works the other does not, but I prefer to do that over web on a desktop anyway. Otherwise I get pretty much everything off of f-droid.