A question as old as time, I know.

I’m getting away from Google and I’ve done the easy stuff: CoMaps, Proton mail (I know, not the best move), aveslibre, etc. I currently don’t have the time (or the knowledge base) to learn how to self host, but hopefully that will replace Drive and such in the future.

But I digress. I’m looking at a new OS for my phone. I’m currently in a contract with a phone that is incompatible with alternative OSs. Graphene needs a Pixel. Used, they’re $150-400. /e/OS will run on a Motorola or whatever and those are like $80.

There’s also the option of going full Fairphone with /e/os and I like that idea in the future.

The internet people tell me that Graphene is the best due to ease of installation, privacy, and security.

I don’t need a lot of security. I just want Google to stop suckling all that sweet, sweet data from my teat.

What are your thoughts?

  • FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi
    11·
    2 days ago

    block them from accessing the Internet on non-GrapheneOS phones

    This is an important feature in GrapheneOS. You can deny network access for any app.

        • lucullus@discuss.tchncs.de
          2·
          11 hours ago

          Go to Settings, then Apps. Choose your app and then select mobile data usage (or similar, since I translated this from german). There you can find a switch for disallowing network access for the app. Works great

    • persona_non_gravitas@piefed.socialEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Is it only Graphene? I vaguely recall having had it on DivestOS (RIP), which was a Lineage fork.

      Edit: Any app, duh, yes, silly me. Don’t remember if it was possible for all of them.