Look and feelwise it is basically stock android but with extra privacy and security features added. You can go completely google free or install their services in a sanbox with no special privileges. What are you using right now? And what is your goal?
been living in Samsung's garden for many many years lol. I hate the bloatwares that came with the phone, yes you can use adb to delete some apps but some still stay (core Samsung apps). The one feature that really gets me into GOS is separare user profiles. So I can compartmentalize my stuff + a dummy profile.
Big plus, GOS comes with zero bloatware and Google Services is completely optional.
It should also be noted that stock Android does not have nearly as much QOL features as Pixel Android. For example, you can't change the font of the lock screen clock.
QOL? I don't care about the clock font. Can you set individual internet access for apps on a pixel android? GOS has many other features that pixel android doesn't.
Graphene has network permission yes. Its also stronger than that of other OSes
I'm pretty sure you can run Graphene on other devices than the pixel, it's the only officially supported for hardware security chip reasons, but the user experience is probably pretty close to the same regardless of device.
I'm having a hard time finding builds for non-pixels, but you may be able to find and test run it on something else.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186882061984 Pricing is really location based but a used pixel 8 looks to be around $300-$350.
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