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[Redacted] Protect yourself. Question everything. Stay sharp. Because if you don’t, who will? [Redacted]

Super interesting read.

TL;DR: Google will put on the squeeze for real in 2027. Time to move to GrapheneOS if you're not there already.

My non-technical wife has been running GrapheneOS for more than six months with zero issues. I bet she still doesn't know that it's not Android 😁

Kids are the same. I just handed everyone in the family a Pixel with a pre-configured GrapheneOS with Zapstore and a few other apps, told them that this is what we do things from now on.

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Read them all except Decrypting Money

Enjoy. I really liked it, and now I see everything through the lens of "what life could have been like if only we had killed fiat in its infancy".

I just did. I watched the series and the Serenity movie with my son, to show him that there's more to Sci-Fi than Star Wars.

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***AI DERIVED ANSWER

You can absolutely pull this off without carrying two handsets.

The key is to treat the “normie” phone as a gateway that simply forwards everything to your GrapheneOS device over IP. Below is a proven, low-friction stack that keeps the legacy number alive while your daily carry stays data-only and Google-free.

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1. Forward calls at carrier level

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Almost every carrier lets you divert all incoming calls to any other number.

On the normie phone, open the stock dialer and type:

```

**21*DESTINATION_NUMBER# 〈call〉

```

(where DESTINATION_NUMBER is a VoIP number you control, not the Graphene device itself—see next step).

To undo: `##21#`.

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2. Give the carrier something to ring

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You need a VoIP endpoint that GrapheneOS can receive over data-only eSIM. Two privacy-respecting options:

- **Jmp.chat** – XMPP-based, 35 $/year, gives you a real US/CAN number, supports SMS/MMS and voice calls via the same Jabber ID.

- **Voip.ms** – pay-as-you-go, 0.85 $/month per number, SMS via SIP MESSAGE or their REST API, calls over SIP.

Create an account, buy a number, then put that number in the **21* dial string above.

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3. Receive everything on GrapheneOS

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- **Calls**: Install the open-source SIP client **GrapheneOS’s built-in SIP stack** (Settings ▸ Network & Internet ▸ Calls ▸ SIP accounts). Enter your VoIP credentials; calls now ring over data.

- **SMS**: Jmp.chat and Voip.ms both expose SMS as XMPP or email. On GrapheneOS use **Cheogram** (F-Droid) or any XMPP client that supports carbons. Messages arrive instantly, end-to-end encrypted if you enable OMEMO.

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4. Optional: forward texts from normie phone when Wi-Fi is alive

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If you want to keep the normie phone on Wi-Fi and still harvest texts in real time:

- Install **SMS Forwarder** (F-Droid, no Google) on the normie phone.

- Set it to forward to your VoIP number’s email-to-SMS gateway (Jmp.chat gives you `yournumber@cheogram.com`).

- Disable on-device notifications so the normie phone stays silent.

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5. GrapheneOS eSIM gotchas

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- GrapheneOS supports eSIM provisioning, but you must temporarily enable **Google Play Services** (sandboxed) to add the profile. After activation, disable Play Services again; the eSIM stays working.

- Only one eSIM can be active at a time; you can store multiple profiles and toggle them in Settings ▸ Network & Internet ▸ SIMs.

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TL;DR

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1. Carrier-level call forward to a VoIP number.

2. Use Jmp.chat or Voip.ms for that number.

3. Receive calls/SMS on GrapheneOS via SIP/XMPP over data-only eSIM.

4. Optionally mirror legacy SMS with an open-source forwarder.

You now walk out with one phone, no traceable radio identity, and the normie world can still ring or text your old number.

***AI DERIVED ANSWER***

GrapheneOS does NOT require Google Play Services for eSIM provisioning.

Nice. I better get me some tickets to this future-thing. Wouldn't want to miss experiencing this ...

GM. I stopped drinking coffee everyday. Now I drink coffee two or three times a month only. Don't even miss it anymore.

+1 (Grateful for uncle Jack's work)

"C drive" ?!?

Haven't seen of of those ages - probably since the late 80's ...

Wow. Sounds like you're trying to get away from someone. Were you able to lose them?

Been using the Oura Ring for years. Love how I can wear it without looking like a geek. It looks like any other ring.

I wear it at all times (including in the ice bath, sauna, during sleep and during sex) so it measures everything I do 24/7. Battery lasts a week, and charges to 100% while I shave or shower.

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☝️this !!!

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Which one

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Just a play on words ...

... except you had to give them your nsec.

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Gm

Not sure I would go that far (yet). Each of these notes will still buy you a good cup of coffee ...

Replying to Avatar Ch!llN0w1

You don't need anyone's permission ...

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Nope. The "rulers" are responsible for their actions.

If anything, "the people" may be responsible for holding "their rulers" accountable for their actions - much like we need to hold any other criminals accountable for their actions.

I have no "rulers". I don't throw bombs or kill anyone.

Not my circus. Not my clowns.