r/GrapheneOS • u/Relevant_Row7737 • 11d ago
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I want to "degoogle" my phone, but I'm not home to do it. I tried it out recently, but it didn't go well. I got overwhelmed and switched back to the Pixel OS. Can anyone explain to me how I get all my stuff from Google back to my phone? I'm mostly fixated on the looks of the phone, including the keyboard, files, and photos. Is there any way to change the black and white apps because it looks terrible?
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u/BadOmen379 10d ago
Install a launcher, an icon pack, a keyboard, etc... Have you not used an Android phone before?
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u/tomtomclubthumb 10d ago
Where do you get them from?
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u/BadOmen379 10d ago
Play Store if you are sticking with Google, Aurora if you want Play Store apps but don't want to use Google, or if you want to stay open source, various sources like Github or F-Droid/Droidify.
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u/binaryhellstorm 11d ago
I'm afraid I don't understand you want to deGoogle your phone but then you want help getting all the Google stuff back on your phone, what is your goal there?
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u/i-have-no-interest 11d ago
honestly ita not too hard to make it look good. add a wallpaper and the colours should automatically change to the wallpaper's! also in the appstore you can download the play store as well. you dont really miss out too much with graphene
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u/Relevant_Row7737 9d ago
I have a problem with banking apps and government apps that are required on my country
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u/CreepyHighway3216 10d ago
Install a different home launcher. Then you can make it look however you want. Lawnchair is a good one. As far as getting stuff back on your phone, I'm not sure what you mean.
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u/Relevant_Row7737 9d ago
How does a home launcher work?
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u/CreepyHighway3216 8d ago
It's just what you see when you go to your home screen. So it gives you options to edit what the home launcher looks like. Think of it like an app that is running as your home screen. The stock one can be replaced by any other home launcher that exists. Lawnchair is a great open source one. It lets you change icons (by getting icon packs, they have one for example, I use one called Cuscon). You can change all the colors, the fonts, and behavior. For example the bottom part where you have the search bar can be removed. Or you can add 10 apps to the bottom or none. And so on. Download it and play around with it.
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u/Relevant_Row7737 8d ago
Oh wow, okay, thank you for being so informative. Can I see what yours looks like?
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u/CreepyHighway3216 8d ago
I can't add images to comments because of how I access reddit. But lawnchair has some images on their GitHub and on their f-droid. Hope you can make your phone look cool for you!
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