A question as old as time, I know.
I’m getting away from Google and I’ve done the easy stuff: CoMaps, Proton mail (I know, not the best move), aveslibre, etc. I currently don’t have the time (or the knowledge base) to learn how to self host, but hopefully that will replace Drive and such in the future.
But I digress. I’m looking at a new OS for my phone. I’m currently in a contract with a phone that is incompatible with alternative OSs. Graphene needs a Pixel. Used, they’re $150-400. /e/OS will run on a Motorola or whatever and those are like $80.
There’s also the option of going full Fairphone with /e/os and I like that idea in the future.
The internet people tell me that Graphene is the best due to ease of installation, privacy, and security.
I don’t need a lot of security. I just want Google to stop suckling all that sweet, sweet data from my teat.
What are your thoughts?
This is an important feature in GrapheneOS. You can deny network access for any app.
Yeah, /e/OS too, and so I assume also LineageOS and the rest.
Is it only Graphene? I vaguely recall having had it on DivestOS (RIP), which was a Lineage fork.Edit: Any app, duh, yes, silly me. Don’t remember if it was possible for all of them.
Not all built-in apps had that option but for everything else you can.