Hello, making this post to get some honest, and technical opinions about GrapheneOS. Please do not be bother by this question. No drama here pls 🙏. I’ve heard that there is some of the google code into the “sandbox” feature. Say your opinion below! 👇👇

  • foremanguy@lemmy.mlOP
    4·
    3 months ago

    I’ve seen that you basically have two choice (more but not very relevant) GrapheneOS for security and /e/OS for privacy. Thoughts on it?

    • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
      4·
      3 months ago

      /e/OS is not for privacy but more for anonymization. It has a built in VPN and a ton of spoofing stuff afaik. It’s closer to Qubes if you ask me. And I heard it had proprietary software so ehh it’s made to make you look like the most average internet user so you can search anonymously. I don’t have enough information about this ROM but I wouldn’t use it on my main device.

        • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
          3·
          3 months ago

          Convenience, proprietary software and because it’s not completely degoogled. I use LineageOS on my device and I’m happy with it. I can use Qubes or a VPN if I want an anonymous search.

            • Miss Brainfarts@lemmy.blahaj.zone
              5·
              3 months ago

              Like the other reply said, Lineage doesn’t do a whole lot in terms of degoogling. I quite enjoy DivestOS, it’s a project that takes Lineage as a base and strips out as much Google and proprietary code as possible.
              In fact, it’s so Google-free that neither sandboxed Play Services nor MicroG are officially supported, though the latter can still be installed and used just fine, though with a few drawbacks.

              Same as Lineage, it runs on more devices, but certain features like bootloader relocking depend on the phone.

            • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
              21·
              3 months ago

              LineageOS actually seems to be getting less degoogled recently. They’re adding stuff for better Google apps support (that can be installed manually). But I believe it’s as degoogled as reasonable custom ROMs get. Not much advanced privacy/anonymization features though and no stuff like Play Integrity support obviously. It’s a ROM for these who don’t need gapps at all. And if you do, just buy a second hand device with the stock ROM and put your banking apps there. Play Integrity doesn’t work well on any custom ROMs now anyways.

              EDIT: also EOS is EndeavourOS that is a Linux distro.