GrapheneOS is such a staple for me now.
GrapheneOS is such a staple for me now.
GrapheneOS is such a staple for me now. Been waiting for it to be released for the Pixel 8 since I got the phone at launch... it doesn't have the annoying search bar or the unmovable widget telling you the weather... Regardless of the security and privacy it offers... And its just pretty.
Nothing against the OS, but if your gripes are about the search bar or weather widget, couldn't you use a different launcher?
30Oh, they are just a bonus, I've not used stock google in years and its just something I didn't like since using the phone.
Plus when it cones to alternative OS, there is only Graphene and Calyx as you can still have a locked bootloader after install.
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Is Google pay and banking apps working?
11All my banking apps work, Google Pay does not
6Most of my banking apps worked but not all
4ADP, Chase, Amex, Citi, and my small credit unions apps all work. I think I had to turn that compatibility option on for Amex to get it to launch but no issues other than that.
2Citi needs the compatability toggle, not Amex
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Here's a crowd-sourced list of international banking apps that are compatible with GrapheneOS:
https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/The issue tracker has slightly more current banking app reports:
https://github.com/PrivSec-dev/banking-apps-compat-reportSome banking apps may be problematic and here are some possible workaround solutions:
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/8330-app-compatibility-with-grapheneos-1
My gripe with the weather isn't that it's there, it's that it disappears sometimes for days and it's too small to click on it. I tried to fix this by adding a separate weather widget, but that means I now have 2 weathers on my home screen and I can't get rid of the one that doesn't work :/
5Just use Pixel Tuner to get rid of icons from notification bar and a different launcher to customize your home screen.
I literally have nothing on my home screen. I use a quick swipe side bar with fav apps.
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I want to switch to grapheneos but my work 2fa app is android and Apple only, devs confirmed that it doesn't work on any other os
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3I'll admit that I forgot grapheneos was android, but the devs (at least as of a year ago) said it wasn't supported and that that was intentional but didn't say why. The IT department at my company also said grapheneos isn't supported by it.
The app is RSA Authenticator (SecurId). If someone is able to download it and make sure it launches I would appreciate it so I can try to make the switch finally. It's an awful app in every way though, just look at the comments
Other comments on the app also say it doesn't work on rooted devices since it scans the other apps you have installed and won't work if it finds something it doesn't like. Garbage app that is one of two of the required 2fa app for my work for some awful reason. (One is a normal, god fearing 2fa used for account sign ins. The problem one is used for accessing the company VPN) It generates 8 digit auth codes and the "token" to add it was a URL instead of just a string of characters so I can't just use another app
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I am on CalyxOS and the 2FA for my work, works flawlessly even after I block the trackers that come with its Android app.
1Unfortunately it's just this specific app that (they say) doesn't work on non-mainstream android os's. It specifically generated 8 character codes and you use a URL instead of a string of characters to register it. According to the comments it doesn't work on jailbroken devices either since it scans your other apps and won't work if it finds something it didn't like. If it was just a general 2fa app then I'd just switch to a different one and have switched to grapheneos
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I keep wanting to try this out on my phone, I'm just afraid that I'm going to somehow break it.
3If it's any consolation, installing GrapheneOS through the web installer was surprisingly straightforward and easy. I haven't installed Linux since that seems difficult for me, but GrapheneOS was a breeze.
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So far it's been the easiest install I've done since i started using Android with a Google Nexus phone.
2Its insanely easy, the hardest part is putting the phone into fastboot and installing the USB drivers on windows. Then its just click buttons on the WebUI and pressing the buttons you're told to. The whole process takes about 10 mins.
Check out some YouTube videos on it, its the same process for any pixel (its also the same process for CalyxOS if you want microG)
1Just use Pixel Tuner to get rid of icons from notification bar and a different launcher to customize your home screen.
I literally have nothing on my home screen. I use a quick swipe side bar with fav apps.
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-2You still have the benefit of Google not having unrestricted access to all corners of the device. You can still install google apps and then lock them down to only have access to what is required.
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This is informative and fortunate
3Good thing they have distanced themselves from the project.
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I know Android plans on fixing this but it's wild that FIOD2 functionality requires Google Play services.
Have you used KISS launcher? I run that on Android when I can't get GrapheneOS on it.
2I've never bothered with alternative launchers, I tired one once and it drained my battery so quick I removed it.
0ah well it’s worth the effort of installing fdroid anyways.
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