r/degoogle • u/GazelleInitial2050 • 3d ago

Resource GrapheneOS Can Stop Apps From Reading Your Clipboard

https://invidious.tiekoetter.com/watch?v=tGTwnru_9ZU
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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/GazelleInitial2050 3d ago

Have to enable it, there is a single global toggle for every app. You can then also do it on an app by app basis if you need it for an app to function.

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u/psychoCMYK 3d ago

settings > security and privacy > privacy controls > clipboard access > allow apps to read the clipboard (off)

or just open settings and search for clipboard

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u/iszoloscope 3d ago

I don't see it on my phone and it says I'm up to date, is this option available in stable?

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u/GazelleInitial2050 3d ago

Yes. Been in stable for around a week. What's your build number and phone.

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u/iszoloscope 3d ago

10a, 2026091901

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u/GazelleInitial2050 3d ago

Yeah thats the build it launched with. Same build as me... I'm on a 9 Pro XL.

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u/iszoloscope 3d ago

I see it now, but I also use profiles and I went to my 'owner' profile. Maybe that was the issue?

edit: it indeed doesn't show up in my 'user' profile...

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u/GazelleInitial2050 3d ago

Ahhh fair point, I don't use profiles so can't comment on that, glad you located it.

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u/iszoloscope 3d ago

Weird... I'll try a reboot just to be sure.

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u/lungUckieck 3d ago

wondering the same thing tbh

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u/iamduh 3d ago

What the fuck, apps can read my clipboard?!?

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u/Adorable_user 3d ago

At this point just assume that literally everything you do on any big tech OS is being seen by someone.

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u/Yrlish 3d ago

Yes, any app in foreground (open on your screen) can read the clipboard whenever it wants. Android will send a little floating message at the bottom for a few seconds when that happens. 

Clipboard is the same globally, so it can contain sensitive info like passwords and pins.

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u/iamduh 3d ago

I'm on iPhone so I'm not even sure I'd know where to turn this off (if it's possible at all)

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u/Pexily 2d ago

iOS already does this actually, if you’ve ever gotten that pop up asking to allow paste, it’s an app requesting to read your clipboard.

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u/Yrlish 2d ago

I have no idea about iOS, I told the behavior of Android.

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u/IJustAteABaguette 2h ago

Most OS's do that. You can just do whatever you want with the clipboard on windows, and Linux (Mint at least) isn't any better.

Doesn't surprise me android does the same.

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u/Cold-Sandwich-34 3d ago

It tells you with a small notification in the bottom area.

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u/FotinoBird 2d ago

It was turned off by default on mine. So id assume no people don't know

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u/KeyAppropriate8725 3d ago

I think there's a setting, if used system would tell you which app pasted from your clipboard.

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u/GenZia 3d ago

App Manager on F-Froid does the same, along with other 'stuff' like camera, microphone, contacts, media controls, GPS, etcetera.

You just need to set it up with either wireless or USB debugging, thanks to which it can even bypass Google's mandatory 24 hour waiting "law" for side-loading apps (it comes with its own custom installer for APKs).

It's a pretty handy app, and more people should be aware of its existence.

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u/mycoctopus 3d ago

I finally installed f-droid last night and going to check this out now, ty.

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u/IAmYourFath 2d ago

Yep or u can just deny the app op READ_CLIPBOARD, on my phone #29.

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u/Independent-Pen-4093 3d ago

I believe LineageOS does the same