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GrapheneOS is the only Android OS providing full security patches

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751 points akyuu | 1 comments | 06 Dec 25 13:58 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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nanomonkey ◴[06 Dec 25 16:46 UTC] No.46174682[source]▶
As a LineageOS user, I'd be interested in the disparity between GrapheneOS and LineageOS.
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drnick1 ◴[06 Dec 25 21:59 UTC] No.46176936[source]▶
If you have a Pixel -> Graphene, if not -> Lineage.

I personally don't care about "security" all that much, my main reason for using Graphene is freedom to use my hardware in any way I wish. This means unrestricted ability to run any program on the phone from any source. Sideloading restrictions don't apply to Graphene, and it is also impossible for state actors to impose things such as client-side scanning of text messages. It's also immune to unwanted AI anti-features.

I use my own "cloud" infrastructure with my phone and I am not interested in using Google's. My Graphene device is configured to route all traffic through Wireguard tunnel and my DNS server. I also use exclusively use my own email server and "cloud" storage for all non-work related purposes. Graphene makes this easy by not leaking any information to Google.

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blurker ◴[07 Dec 25 02:01 UTC] No.46178527[source]▶
That sounds amazing. I aspire to get a setup like yours. I am on a Pixel with the stock OS and I can't stand the way Google is pushing AI into everything on my phone.

I haven't switched it to Graphene OS yet because I read that there are issues with NFC and a few other things. I assume this new phone won't have those problems so I think that will be my catalyst to do a big overhaul.

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1. ysnp ◴[07 Dec 25 20:57 UTC] No.46185089{3}[source]▶
This depends what you mean by 'issues with NFC'. My understanding is that Google require an OS that is blessed by them for contactless payments in Google Wallet to work. That restriction applies to all alternative operating systems that aren't Google certified stock Android.

The OEM partnership would not change that.

In non-NA regions there may be more options for mobile contactless payments using apps that are not Google Wallet/Pay. So it also depends where in the world you are.