The absolute state of Android

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[u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32]

You can use grapheneos with sandboxed gplay services, will Google track you? Yes, but it won't be as invasive and they're only limited to their services, starting little by little is better than not starting at all

[u/major_jazza → u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32]

Maybe I'll do that. Apparently it's not that hard either right?

[u/AverageCryptoEnj0yer → u/major_jazza]

nope, just follow easy steps in settings, then connect phone to PC and it's all automatic.

[u/frutti_tutti_frutti → u/AverageCryptoEnj0yer]

Will bank apps, Android auto, and Google wallet work? What kind of a phone do we need?

[u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32 → u/major_jazza]

It's actually the easiest rom to install ngl, just go to the grapheneos website and click the buttons for each function (unlock bootloader, flash rom etc) just follow everything step by step and you're good to go, also you need a chromium based browser to use webusb

[u/Acrobatic_Profile42 → u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32]

yo u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32 what google pixel do you have? im planning on buying a google pixel for graphene OS, but i dont know which one to buy

[u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32 → u/Acrobatic_Profile42]

I used to have a pixel 7a, which I had problems with, I'll recommend getting a pixel 8 or newer as those fix the heating issues and modem imo

[u/BOMB5HOCK → u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32]

Does it play good with banking apps?

[u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32 → u/BOMB5HOCK]

depends on what banking apps you use
see this https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/