Subj : Re: GrapheneOS To : Greenlfc From : MeaTLoTioN Date : Thu Jan 27 2022 13:37:47 On 26 Jan 2022, Greenlfc said the following... Gr> I've been messing around with various alternate Android ROMs for a long Gr> time. It's always an adventure - get root, unlock the bootloader, find Gr> the right ROM for your exact version of the device, flash it, brick it, Gr> recover it, try again, etc. Ah I haven't put a new OS on an Android phone since my HTC One M8, I have never tried LineageOS but have heard a lot of positive reviews about it. I used to use MIUI for a long time on all my previous Android phones. Gr> All that said, installing GrapheneOS is the *easiest* alternate ROM Gr> install I've ever done. Their web-based installer is flawless. Once Gr> booted into the phone you'll find that it's extremely minimal. The Gr> first thing to do is go install F-Droid and Aurora so you can easily Gr> install other apps. The device is very smooth and the interface is Gr> visually appealing. GrapheneOS sounds cool, how does a web installer work? Intriguing. Gr> In terms of drawbacks, the first is that, as all of the supported Gr> devices are Pixel 3 and later, you can't buy a phone that has a MicroSD Gr> slot; you're committed to the storage on the phone and no more. The Gr> second drawback, for some users, is that since Google Play services are Gr> not installed, some apps won't work (including Microsoft Intune, if you Gr> need it for work). Sounds like a good way to force yourself to be de-googled. I can understand why you'd say it was a drawback, but then, people who would want to use that OS would probably see that as a pro, right? Gr> I'm currently daily driving this as my "personal" phone (I need a full Gr> Android experience for work). I'll follow up in a few days with some Gr> more impressions. My work phone is a stupid Samsung A20e, it's super slow and full of bloat. Work also put on the Microsoft management thing which gives it kinda two work spaces, one personal so I can install what I like, but can't access any work stuff like email etc, and the other is a work space with all the work apps like MS team, outlook etc, but can't screenshot or save to the phone internal memory etc. I don't like the phone, I don't use it for anything, just sits on my desk and if I'm on call I put the volume up so I can hear it ring if I get called out. I don't really use a phone for anything but IM usually lol, and I have my personal phone for that, which runs a BBS too. Looking forward to seeing what you make of GrapheneOS when the next installment hits. Good work! --- |14Best regards, |11Ch|03rist|11ia|15n |11a|03ka |11Me|03aTLoT|11io|15N |07ÄÄ |08[|10eml|08] |15ml@erb.pw |07ÄÄ |08[|10web|08] |15www.erb.pw |07ÄÄÄ¿ |07ÄÄ |08[|09fsx|08] |1521:1/158 |07ÄÄ |08[|11tqw|08] |151337:1/101 |07ÂÄÄÙ |07ÄÄ |08[|12rtn|08] |1580:774/81 |07ÄÂ |08[|14fdn|08] |152:250/5 |07ÄÄÄÙ |07ÄÄ |08[|10ark|08] |1510:104/2 |07ÄÙ .... Computers all wait at the same speed! --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/13 (Linux/64) * Origin: thE qUAntUm wOrmhOlE, rAmsgAtE, uK. bbs.erb.pw (1337:1/101) .