Hey there! i currently have a Samsung Galaxy A55 and i want to try one of the privacy focused phones. But idk which is the best i could try.
My findings:
- Fairphone with /e/OS, but ive heard /e/OS is apparantly not that secure.
- Google Pixel with GrapheneOS, but with this one I still need to buy from Google.
- Linux phones, but I’m concerend they dont support all the apps i want to use.
that being said, can you use MicroG instead of Google Services for ALL apps? or does it only work for things like Revanced?
edit:
i also use a Samsung smartwatch with Google Wallet so would this still be possible with an alternate OS?
regarding your edit:
From what I know neither grapheneos or e/os support google wallet.
edit: https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/issues/2455
Running /e and Google wallet does not work
That’s what they said.
They said “from what I know” which implies uncertainty, while the response made clear, no it doesn’t work.
Confirming that Graphene does not have NFC, and as such cannot support any payment system.
This is incorrect. GrapheneOS supports NFC, and works just fine with NFC-based payment systems. Google Pay is an exception, because Google specifically chose to disable it on any device that isn’t whitelisted by them. Other apps, such as Curve Pay, PayPal or banking apps with a built-in NFC payment feature work without issues.