The installation was very easy! It’s very greatful that my data doesn’t send to Google any more.

  • kalpol@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    Next step, compile lineage for your Galaxy S3 from 2012 and use it to watch movies

  • Lucelu2@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    i am very stupid when it comes to phones… how can I wipe android and install graphenous. I will buy a new chip/SIM for my last phone to test/see how it works. Reveal your magic please. I just want a basic phone (text, call, maybe even a map/weather app and like a note app). I can use cash money or bank cards for paying for stuff- don’t need an app/service for that, perfectly capable as an adult to manage paying for shit without an electronic device.

    • sunbytes@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Just go to the grapheneOS website and it will walk you through it.

      I have a medium competency with this kind of thing and the actual install was shockingly easy. Took about 15 mins.

      You just change a couple of settings on your phone (it walks you through everything), plug it in and then press some buttons in sequence on their site.

      Just make sure you back up everything you need from the phone first.

    • FG_3479@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      You need to get a Google Pixel, then go to the GrapheneOS web installer on your PC and follow the instructions.

  • youmaynotknow@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    Welcome to serenity in the middle of the storm. Isn’t it great at first boot after install where you only have a clean canvas with a couple of apps and absolutely no bloat?

      • PhilLab@feddit.org
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        3 days ago

        Breezy is such a treasure. Logging the network activity on any typical mainstream weather app really gives you the chills. I finally found this privacy-respecting and really beautifully designed app and I am so glad it exists.

        • youmaynotknow@lemmy.zip
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          3 days ago

          Absolutely not. You can choose whatever sources you want (your mileage may vary). You have the option to block location and just add the name of the cities you want to keep an eye on as well. It’s a delight to use.

          I use Openweather as my source for most data points.

  • qualia@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    You can always add widgets if you want something to break up the gridded icons. 🫡 Welcome to the fam.

  • nerdschleife@piefed.zipEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Does anyone know if Google pay and banking apps from India (UPI) work on GOS? Pretty much impossible to live in an Indian city without these apps now

    • youmaynotknow@lemmy.zip
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      3 days ago

      Google pay will not work. As for the banking apps, it’ll depend on how the app is implemented. I can pay with my Chase app, but no Google pay (yes, I tried, Sue me 🤣)

    • cryptix@discuss.tchncs.de
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      3 days ago

      PhonePe works perfectly fine. Bhim UPI works sometimes but definitely needs play services and does not work on private profiles. Need to be installed in main profile.

    • lemmylemonade@lemmy.ml
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      3 days ago

      Most apps will work with just sandboxed play services installed. But, If your app has implemented play integrity checks then you need play store installed, and you need to be logged in too. Only then you’ll be able to use banking apps.

      • Lets_Disco@retrolemmy.com
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        3 days ago

        It really depends on the banking app, for example mine used google play store to download but doesnt need it to run at all (updates happen from it though). So i can run it on my main profile with GPS (google play store) disabled.

        Protip - Download something like the Shelter app so you can set up a Work profile space and install the apps that need GPS to run n then this can be the space where you have these apps. Shelter has a really handy feature that lets you get notifications from these apps when on another profile n can send files between. Best of all you can pause the work space, basically stops all apps.

        At the start i had quite a few GPS apps here but I’ve slowly using less n less. At the moment there are three apps there that I need for work but only rarely so really need to unpause that space like 2% of the time.

        P.S - try and ensure the apps on your main profile are not downloaded from GPS/Aurora Store. You can check the app info to see which store you downloaded them from. If you can, get them from other stores (others have given good tips on those already) or their own websites/githubs. Basically want to have zero connected apps n can disable google play store n services on your main profile.

    • alt_xa_23@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Unless something has changed in the past couple years, google pay doesn’t work.

      Here’s a compatibility list for banking apps: link

  • whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 days ago

    It’s really easy. I installed dirty unicorns and a few others onto an Android phone years ago and had to install a program and follow a bunch of steps, adb, etc. GrapheneOS can be installed from a browser using another phone or tablet with each step basically a button on the site. I was a little surprised how simple it was.

    • Random Dent@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Yeah I installed Graphene years ago on an old Pixel 4a and I remember it being a bit of a process. But I just got a new Pixel a couple of weeks ago and I was surprised how easy it is now.