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1. max_+mj[view] [source] 2025-04-13 05:44:25
>>moelf+(OP)
How "private" is graphene?

How much do I gain from switching to it instead of say, remaining on the Stock Android?

Edit: This looks comprehensive — https://staging.grapheneos.org/features

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2. MrDrMc+fk[view] [source] 2025-04-13 05:58:48
>>max_+mj
It's extremely private. It doesn't have Google services by default, but makes it easy to install them as unprivileged apps that - apart from giving you more control over what they can do and limiting certain access by default - work mostly exactly the same way as their privileged installs on other versions of Android. It also lets you disable Internet access privileges to any app that you don't want to have phone home.

Beyond that, most of the other advantages will be less visible. They have hardened memory allocators that make various classes of security beaches significantly more difficult. There's a lot less superfluous background services eating resources. All that and more are listed on their website. It's well worth a read.

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3. therei+8l[view] [source] 2025-04-13 06:14:43
>>MrDrMc+fk
That sounds really good. What are the downsides? How does it fare in terms of PlayIntegrity and SafetyNet etc?
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4. 107292+xl[view] [source] 2025-04-13 06:20:29
>>therei+8l
I may be wrong but I think most bank apps won't run on those devices. Anyone can confirm ?
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5. fidelr+NT2[view] [source] 2025-04-14 11:58:14
>>107292+xl
As a GrapheneOS user I can speak of my experience: the app for my bank was working fine until 2 months ago, when after an upgrade it stopped working because of Integration API.

I will contact them to try to get them to support GrapheneOS, but I will not be holding my breath. I uninstalled it in the meantime and use my computer. If they ever require the app I would likely switch to a different bank.

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