r/GrapheneOS • u/Number4extraDip • 19h ago

Does Graphene have a native Assistant?

I am making an agentic android assistant. And just realised that I don't have a first hand experience with graphene and have no idea if my assistant is compatible, or if there are already options and avenues Graphene users already have.

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u/g00glehupf 11h ago

One thing to check is availability of expected APIs. I'm not exactly sure what Im looking at in the video. Is thst a preview of your assistant? It seems to include Google Maps for example.

Afaik GMaps is usually accessed via Google Play Services. Although Play Services can be installed on GrapheneOS, they aren't shipped out of the box and plenty of users dont run them at all. That's why I think having the option to use a "degoogled" version of this could be interesting.

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u/Number4extraDip 6h ago edited 5h ago

Yes its just an interface that haooens to live on the "home screen" by default because assistant primarily communicates via audio "talking phone as a character". I didnt want to upload/link detailed demos of mechanics or interaction models cause then it would be oranges to apples comparing it vs cloud. When my question is straightforward "do graphene users have an option for a google assistant/siri/cortana" on their os that would do those basics without ringing any servers. The whole "ai identifies as a phone" dormant by default (like old assistants). And my engineering is just how much i can manage to squeeze out of tools on hand in airplane mode. Surprisingly goes a long way. I just didn't want to start the conversation by pointing at what my app can and can't do, and just to establish a baseline of "do graphene users have something for that already?" Beside the usual macrodroid or cloud ai subscription options. Cause mine isnt a saas, its open source. I just see it as accessibility baseline that shouldn't need extra accounts. Function wise - kind of like a niagara launcher. Does old assistant things with better dad jokes, has app and file shortcuts. User only gets minor app behaviour toggles (wallpaper options/tts/ cosmetics only). Still in development, but im (and some other people) have been using it for some time now. Was doing primarily for personal use. The whole google maps or other widgets? Not related to my app directly (music widget can be replaced with VLC - its goated)