I appreciate the project and what it’s accomplished. The trick is making it workable beyond niche, personal use. For business, the app support doesn’t seem to be there
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Well, you can do as much as you'd like / are comfortable with in terms of apps.
And *if* you can't live without an app, you can sandbox it and use Google Play Services (I'd create a second user profile for that).
So there's really nothing you can't load...but you just need to be aware that you're leaking privacy data if you do.
You can go to Exodus (https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/) and search for any app to see what data you're leaking prior to use...great site.
Bottom line, with Graphene you can CHOOSE to share data (or not), whereas with iOS or Google you don't.
I've got my Graphene locked down pretty tight--but YMMV. Still, IMHO it's a much better OS than then others...
Great tips. Thank you.
Welcome--
I get it--it's tough to try Graphene (as you need the a supported Google phone--and they're not cheap) so it is a leap of faith...but if privacy is a concern, it's really the best game in town.
But yeah--buy a new Google phone and you're going to wipe it and install a new OS without even turning it on? Certainly a leap of faith... 😃
Ping me if you ever have questions or need help--happy ro help if I can!