I’m sorry but it’s true. Graphene OS sucks the big one… It’s absolutely janky when it comes to its Android app support, it’s UI is absolutely atrocious, and all around. It’s simply a wonky operating system.
Not only that but the whole premise of of making an operating system built only for Google pixel hardware on top of Android Open source project is just silly when it comes to the idea of “privacy”. That would be like trying to open up a gay nightclub in Qatar. Google could snap its fingers tomorrow and lock down the ability to unlock bootloaders.
What do you think? Am I wrong here guys?
That would be like trying to open up a gay nightclub in Qatar.
It’s not just qatar. It’s many many allies of the fascist USA.
I’ll agree with you in the UI. There black and white icons suck.
Third party launcher, icon pack, gone… Have you ever used Android before?
Lmao yeah, with lawnchair my phone feels cute and silly. Even before using lawnchair I just used paperize for auto changing wallpapers, added some icons to my homepage, ignored the black system apps, and was happy for about 6 months or so. Like UI is not the fucking issue here.
It’s not their fault that they can’t make Graphene OS for more models. It’s the fault of the manufacturers of these smartphones who always put a stick in the wheel for anyone who wants to make a privacy oriented OS for their smartphone models.
for a privacy oriented OS you don’t need a very specific security chip that only a single pije of phones have. that’s maximalism.
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As a user, I can definitely say that GrapheneOS is the single best project in the open source space. 99.99% of stuff works out-of-the-box, with de-facto feature parity. The remaining 0.01% is the one dumb investing app which I can only assume has sneaky spyware on it.
anything robinhood style yes but OGs like fidelity/vanguard/scwab no issue…
hmm i wonder why
Yeah, I can access all my banking perfectly fine on GrapheneOS. Never ran into a compatibility issue with anything to be honest.
As I know some use Google pixel hardware because bootloader can be unlocked and then locked again (for security reason) with custom rom. Read that One+ allow do the same. With other vendors you can only unlock bootloader if vendor allow.
Fairphone can do that too
fairphone has a different purpose, while bootloader relock is solid there is more to the security set up.
OK, fine… I’ll be honest…
I have had good experiences with it. I have not had problems with apps. Most of my apps I get via Obtaininum. As for the UI, I think it is fine.
I don’t think Google will be able to lock my Pixel’s bootloader, and, if they do, well it is already running the OS. So it shouldn’t be a problem for a while. If at some time GrapheneOS stops being supported I will find something else. I don’t need a guarantee of permanence to find it useful today.
Before complaining, what have you done? What does your post do?
You post like a PSYOP, like we should give up, like there is no hope, WRONG.
At least they are trying. What you are you doing to defend our software freedom?
Kinda thinking the same thing. Been seeing a lot of posts shitting on graphene this week.
Several of them are from the OP alone. Look at their post history, and at least the last three posts have dedicated a sentence or two on calling GrapheneOS bad.
You are absolutely right. I just saw their history. They really do post like an active psyop.
Whatever you read here, remember, think ‘does this post give us power or take it away?’
Not just GrapheneOS, everything, all the time.
Now you know what to tell them.
Wondering if engaging here is the wrong move but this is hoooooly shit levels of bullschibe ragebait
Fuck that shit its awesome and yeah that’s not how any of that works
Honestly, its not perfect, but at least I’m not having ai prompts and constant adverts shoved in my face.
The stock Graphine apps and home launcher are very basic, they didn’t focus on them because there are prethora of better options already out there. For the basics, I recommend lawnchair, fossify gallary, fossify file manager, fossify phone, and open camera. For messages, I’ve got nothing. Only thing I’ve found that works right with group chats and sending pictures is google messages…
This isn’t even a bad opinion, it’s just ignorance.
It only has a problem with some banking apps, the ui is stock android, the premise isn’t to make an operating system built only for Google Pixels it’s to make a secure OS and currently Pixels are the only hardware that meets the requirements and hypothetical futures can be imagined to make any product sound doomed.
I’ve used banking apps in the browser with no issue. The ui being stock is a non-issue for me.
I totally disagree. I’ve had very very minimal issues with anything on GrapheneOS and they use Pixel hardware because they have extra hardware security chips in them
Oh really. What are you even taking about. Have you even used GrapheneOS. Get real.
Don’t feel bad about your statement everyone should have high standards when it comes to criticism
The UI is just AOSP android, simple and ugly (imo) as always. It’s not unique in that either, most OEMs have a skin based on AOSP in some way.
As for the app support, I have had very little issues over the past year on GrapheneOS. Aside from some apps being exclusive to the play store (ie they don’t host them elsewhere and Aurora doesn’t have a copy), I have a pretty seamless experience. And yes, including banking apps.
Tap to pay doesn’t work (they’re upfront about that) but NFC is still fully features in my experience.
