For someone who's Graphene is always in airplane mode, I always wondered why you do bundle a call & sms function by default...

Might it be more secure to not have those installed, and opt in to them later?

I mean, who tf actually uses this unencrypted ancient tech?

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Sadly the overwhelming majority of users depend on the cellular network by using data. The Dialer and Messages app are mandatory as they are system apps, and their removal would break things. Some people may have to call their carrier number to manage their data plans or othe Not using a SIM and using Airplane Mode together is the fix for now.

Using a Pixel Tablet avoids all this stress as it has no cellular data, so we recommend that for people desiring to avoid the network as a whole. If they make a new generation Pixel Tablet this year then there should likely be memory tagging support too and seven years of updates.

Or controlling voicemails. Not using the SIM*

This is what I get for replying when tired.

That's true, the tablet seems like a hardware upgrade in this regard...

If there will be a next generation Pixel Tablet it will make the current one cheaper, while the new one will likely have memory tagging and all the best security enhancements added by Pixel 8 and later. All of those additions and also no cellular network would be huge.