Appears Clicks is going to be releasing a Pixel 9 case with a physical keyboard attached to it soon. Black one releases first.

https://www.clicks.tech/en/products/clicks-for-google-pixel

Unlikely some #GrapheneOS users will use it because of the requirement to disable USB port controls... but more ordinary users or Stock OS users might. A nice novelty item I guess.

Will be added in next #GrapheneOS release.

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Work towards a #GrapheneOS network location service is coming to fruition:

https://github.com/GrapheneOS/platform_build/pull/69

This is a major feature. Network location providers will allow faster results and greater accuracy with locations inside buildings, by default GrapheneOS uses the OS' satellite location (GNSS) for location, with an optional toggle for using Google's existing location service.

For users who want network location and not Google, this network location service would use a GrapheneOS proxy to Apple's WiFi positioning service. Users may choose to not use the proxy.

Eventually, we'll be making our own local database using scraped data from Apple's service to implement network location and SUPL for users who want network-based location without connecting to them.

Location tagging is disabled by default

You need to enable location tagging yourself (location icon in quick settings) and have location permissions granted and location turned on in the OS all at the same time. This is never a default setting. I do notice iPhone users have this setting on more often then they realise though.

We desired to have a secure backup system that is better and more robust than Seedvault for a long time. Having such a system would help make destructive features like duress password more viable for others.

VM management would also help. They could keep such work with a VM and delete it. That VM could be backed up and loaded on a GrapheneOS device again.

It's not as easy to use iCloud for it as they might think. It would count stored in their file storage, wouldn't show up in their iOS Gallery app at all, nor would it be the seamless user experience they're expecting. They'd have to use the Cryptomator app to view their files. If you're backing up to another cloud then you're going to be using that app as a gallery app as well.

As for the client-side scanning, most of it is FUD written by other companies to advertise their products or their low effort tech media. There is no omnipotent program just reading and taking whatever they want to Apple, people would easily call out this is happening by just showing rather than saying. Most AI features are done on device. Any data that needs to be sent elsewhere is done through their Private Cloud Compute system which is meant to keep any requests private. It's heavily documented on their web site and security-critical components of it are open source.

https://security.apple.com/documentation/private-cloud-compute

https://security.apple.com/blog/private-cloud-compute/

https://support.apple.com/en-ie/guide/iphone/iphe3f499e0e/ios

Apple overwhelmingly document what they see and the technical details of their software and services. They tell you what can and can't be seen in-depth, but most choose to not read their manuals.

You can opt out of Apple Intelligence if you have it by disabling Apple Intelligence and Siri in the settings app. Some countries don't even have it at all. They're also only available on the latest iPhones so most don't even have Apple Intelligence if they're phone is a couple years old anyways.

Cryptomator is good but it's a tool to encrypt files when you send them to another cloud, it doesn't provide it's own cloud storage. Users should pick a cloud storage provider that's right for them when using Cryptomator, but if they're using a cloud service provider that is already encrypted then it is sort of redundant.

Some users use Cryptomator to make their existing cloud storage encrypted, while some may use a zero-knowledge, encrypted cloud storage provider like Proton or Tresorit instead. I personally choose the latter but I don't use cloud storage except for when I need serious backups for something sensitive.

Cryptomator is on Accrescent as well, which is a plus for GrapheneOS users.

If you are an #Apple user in the United Kingdom affected by the disabling of Advanced Data Protection (ADP, end-to-end encryption of iCloud backups), then understand:

- If you do not have ADP, you cannot enable it now. Your account uses the standard iCloud backup system which is default everywhere else. ADP is an opt-in feature.

- If you still have ADP, it is still activated but you will eventually be forced to deactivate to keep using your iCloud account. There is no specified time on when, so the soonest, most appropriate time is best.

- If you have ADP enabled, you can use this period to choose between keeping your data and not have it encrypted in the future, or backing up your already end-to-end encrypted iCloud data offline or to another cloud provider, or deleting the data entirely.

- You may choose to disable iCloud backups. This prevents future data being sent to iCloud and will keep it stored on your device. You can choose to disable them in Settings -> Apple ID -> iCloud -> Saved to iCloud / iCloud Backup.

- In the same "Saved to iCloud" settings, you may choose to erase all data. MAKE BACKUPS BEFORE DOING THIS. For photos, there is a 30-day period to download all of them.

- Certain data like iCloud Email mailboxes are never end to end encrypted regardless of ADP, so clear your mailbox for emails you don't want or need.

- If you are considering deleting your account, be VERY SURE you know what you are doing because your account being deleted will become irreversible. Do not leave online accounts stranded because you used your iCloud email addresses and then deleted the account that controls the email. Change the email address or delete the accounts based on your own intuition.

Backups are also important if you plan to move device, as we're hearing a lot of #GrapheneOS mentions right now. Please don't move without preparation else you'll find yourself having a problematic experience. Read the website and our docs.

Yet to see about further improvements on launcher. Overhaul work on many system apps is being worked towards. SMS/MMS Messaging app has been updated a lot and is now updated separately in the app store, but still a lot to replace or redo.

Side note: Aware Lightning addresses and NIP-05s are verifiable phishing protection but it helps ordinary people far more than a random @ with a checkmark next to it. Onboarding users helps far more when it's with something they're familiar with, they can see these social verifications and tell themselves "Okay that's the Bitcoin QnA from Twitter or from his web site, I know him". People and big companies unfortunately still get phished for easily noticeable mistakes like typosquatted domains in emails... and NIP-05s and LN addresses are just fancy email-style aliases.

Exactly what I'm talking about. Give this with being able to see 'profiles' of the users that shows your transaction history between you and the recipient, their followers and such. Adding contacts and 'favorites' and more.

Ideally I would like social verifications in profiles to prevent phishing. Maybe the wallet app could run their own web service or integrate with another that provides such a thing. Keyoxide ( https://keyoxide.org/apps ) is fantastic example but it has no Nostr support.

I've tried Zeus and I really like it but I've been on Phoenix for a long time, maybe before it existed and still using. It's just a preference thing rather than anything technical. I use Minibits for Nostr / SN where zaps then are moved immediately out. I could use Phoenix's LN address but I'm not using Google services and Minibits works recieving without it.

Speaking of Nostr, would be nice to have a neobank style wallet with a social element, potentially linking with Nostr, providing a social profile to receive money and also customizing UI and transactions with Nostr. I use Minibits for my Nostr zaps. Revolut has some limited social features and it seems like something to copy.

Not sure how to explain it and I'd need more than 30 minutes to think it through.

Not technically perfect or exact to the topic but want to see a #GrapheneOS device with a secondary display and secure element for hardware wallet functionality. It could just be a phone and a device like a Trezor Safe 5 separately in the same housing. Secondary touchscreen for transactions would be on the back next to camera.

Users could use their own official wallet app if it's just bundling an existing one but an app oriented around the device would be nice for it. Only disadvantage is that the HWW wouldn't fully be integrated with the OS (good and bad), like duress password wiping the wallet at the same time likely not possible because they should be isolated.

From technical aspects the wallet app should support privacy features like coinjoins, stealth addresses. Support for multisig and all the big external HWWs. App needs to be fully compatible with OS security features, unfortunately some still break with MTE. If the HWW and app had Nostr key management then it's a bonus. App developer could choose to bundle self-custodial Lightning. I really like how easy Phoenix is but there is dependence of their infrastructure for transactions.

I'd prefer the UI of neobank apps but less cluttered. All these apps use the same kind of UIs because they work. Cryptocurrencies need the same experience and feel as handling fiat currencies to succeed else "normies" don't onboard because their apps are unfamiliar. They don't get treated or developed to be used like currencies most of the time and that's a problem. Treat separate currencies like separate accounts, and the wallets of them like separate virtual cards, and

Other features or details need to be:

- Fast and easy swaps from L1 <-> L2 with support for other assets, purchasing from fiat. Cake does good with swaps.

- Reproducible builds

- Encrypting application data with a secure passphrase (optional).

- Privacy network integration (usually Tor)

- NFC tap-to-pay

- Fast and, I can't stress this enough, easy backups

- Device hardware attestation support, like what we do with Auditor. The app could design to have potential safeguards for attestation failure as an advanced feature.

- Home widgets.

- View-only support

There's no specific time on when it goes from being forced, but Apple is claiming to release documentation for off boarding UK users in the future. Currently UK users are saying their ADP is still on for now, but has an alert saying new users cannot enable it.

Apple will prevent Apple IDs from working until you disable the feature (unspecified) probation period.

They did a similar thing for older Apple devices where ADP was not supported but you used an account with it enabled. This can space time for users to delete their accounts or disable all cloud features should they want to.

As an open source project this can be overlooked or forgotten, but GrapheneOS is hiring remote developers:

https://grapheneos.org/hiring

New #GrapheneOS installs now default to 4x5 grid instead of 5x5 for the launcher. This makes it resemble the stock OS a little more.

If you were used to that, you can now change that back instead of using 5x5.

Can be installed on any Android device. Available on Play Store as well.

Have you tried this one?

https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis