Graphene is happening, things are being DE-googled.
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Yup. I can’t wait until the pixel fold is cheap enough.
I also love PWAs. Forget app stores…
Video of the process please. Wondering how tricky it actually is.
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Watch this in the mean time…
This helped me my first time. If I can do it, anyone can.
And if you ever need Google services/apps on the phone, you can install them on different Profile with nym account, so the main Profile stays de-Googled. Profiles are pretty cool feature.
Welcome
New thing learn today. Thanks
I just ordered a pixel 9 so I can download Graphene-os. Hopefully the video is up when I get it
I have a pixel 6 , are you doing a walkthrough on this process?
Its incredibly easy. Its basically the same process to install stock Android via google
Will do!
Surprisingly easy to install the OS. Tricky part comes in getting the right apps to make your phone work without spying on you. Will conver that in the video as best I can.
About to upgrade from CalyxOS to Graphene myself!
Obtainium has been my go to for open source for many years now. You don't want to be relying on fdroid when you can add direct from source code releases. Up front config required but can backup and restore easily after that.
Zapstore coming along nicely but not as flexible and doesn't have all the apps you want yet.
Aurora store for the handful of proprietary apps you might still need or are in the process of transitioning out of.
Obtainium stack 
This is the way.
Ironic that the only devices that can be “de-googled”, are Google devices? 🤣
Easy to do from a web page
As easy as pushing some buttons in a web page. 😂 It suprised me years ago,
The sign up to any mainstream platform is trickyer.
Gotta figure this out.
Easy to install indeed but how to ensure the different profiles are indeed “sandboxed” and safe for use (no tracking) It’s also difficult to have both an esim and sim installled for different profiles
Though Google alone has done at least ten thousand times more for decentralization than Bitcoin and nostr combined :-)
What took so long, Ben? C'mon get with the program, tisk tisk
banking apps still require google play store
interesting.. more research to be done.
Emmm 🥸
Welcome. You will love it. I prefer it over an iphone after several years of use.
Lots of settings options too. I like one that switches wifi off when it disconnects from the netowork for more than a minute. I prefer the manual reuqirements to allow the phone to do things. Lots of permissions controls.
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Have you figured out how to do this? Still not managed it myself.
Some. Depends where you're at I guess. Regardless, I think most people can wait until they get to a PC or use a web version instead of app if they're in that much of a hurry.
Very much looking forward to this video!
how do we can de-backdoor on all electrical hardware ?
Haven’t figured it out yet Hamlin, i think i need to install a sim card first from my local provider, but not really keen to. I am trying to get more info first, not really in a rush 😉
can you compare the OS system to other privacy or crypto phones like the Librem 5
love to see it
#GrapheneOS WTG 🙌 but no way to dismiss #Google once and for all, because several apps I rely on don't work without Play Services unfortunately. 🤔
We can't - for now. Considering everything a nophone is a great solution, second best is a graphene.
Yep. This type of posts will always disregard that suspicious fact.
For some reason they'll ignore Calyx, ignore all the other smartphones available and go straight for really bad advice from a cybersec perspective.
Very sus. 🧐
If you still use banking apps stop calling yourself a BTC maxi.
I recommend everybody to walk the talk. Start with getting rid of credit and debit cards. That alone will make you a force for adoption and it'll stop you all becoming hypocrites.
He won't. No person serious about privacy would ever install an android distribution that only runs on Google-owned hardware.
It's like putting a heavy lock on your frontdoor while the backdoor is wide open for everyone.
No need for sims where we are going. Just use WiFi and anonymous esims for coverage.
Then ideally use SimpleX exclusively over for for calls. If you insist in still having an insecure number to call you set up a VoIP service.
I learned to ignore all proprietary apps/appstores.
Can absolutely recommend the feeling of freshness and ease
Get rid of Signal and install Molly if you still want to rely on Signal's AWS network over SimpleX.
Unfortunately true. So waiting for Graphene to create their own OEM phone or use "Nophones" as often as possible.
In the meanwhile it's still an upgrade for most people. Starting from acknwoledging that they want more control and privacy. That alone will translate into new market opportunities.
Congratulations,
Though please be careful with the recent Palantir x illegal IsraHelli surveillance apps, GrapheneOS has become a prime target for ICE and other government turds to go after.
#TheMoreYouKnow
Opportunity there.
Google is a major problem.
Some of them. If it's a must to have them on your phone - create new Profile, install sandboxed Play Store and Play Services, create & login with some nym g-account and install the banking app.
Great option, we need for someone to come up with a solution using the PinePhone and or these https://mecha.so/comet....
#Furiphone #Flx1 is a good option.
#Linuxphones #MobileLinux
That doesn't really make it any better. You should never trust closed ecosystems where both the hardware and OS are provided by the same group.
I would more quickly trust some cheap chinese android that nobody cares enough to plant hardware backdoors than using a device from a group that is knows they are sus since years and now I should trust they haven't poisoned their hardware too.
Calyx is absolutely dogshit for privacy.
GrapheneOS or nothing.
There is no second best.
First PewDiePie and now BTCSessions!
There is no going back.
welcome to graphene, you will ask to yourself why so late.
99% of the apps work fine. The most annoying culprits are banking apps of which 90% work fine, this is possible because grapheneOS is not a "rooted" OS, it locks the bootloader post installation which means no app has escalated privileges.
Sure thing, officer.
Only criminals want privacy, devices built by Google are perfectly safe.
Totally wrong. The reason for using pixels is because it is the only Android device that meets their strict security specifications. Graphene is now working with an OEM to get an alternative device with the same level of hardware security
What are those apps? I'm curious.
There are PLENTY of options which don't require Play Services. You're not a google crackhead, you don't NEED their alleged "convenience."
This is the way
Needs a baked in tor client!
Now and never again.
Once @GrapheneOS there is no come back door.
7 phones flashed delivered to their users.
We are proud of our numbers.
Nothing stop this phone. 🤠👁️
Pro tip: Start with a clean Owner profile and do whatever in secondary profiles. That way, you can go back with a clean slate and user id.
what pixel is this?
before name calling you might try to get that brain of you thinking that not everyone lives were you live were it is possible living on a bitcoin standard, which to my humble opinion all bitcoiners want too but most can’t because of circumstances.
If you are able doing so praise yourself lucky you can, and you might try to start educate and help people on how one can live on a bitcoin standard, not having any credit cards let alone a regular bank account while still need to work for a living. you might take an example on BTC sessions 😉
Amazing to see this. I've been a Graphene user for some time and I'll never go back! We need more people switching... I'd add installing and using graphene a mandatory skill for all bitcoiners.
If it helps on install go through built in app store and download accresant. From their " app Verifier." Then I would go get @Zapstore and show the people how to verify with app verifier... I've had several switch and this seems to be an easy way to start without going straight to the play store...
Thanks for all you do Ben!
You mean @GrapheneOS
You can run sandboxed Google play on GrapheneOS and your apps should work.
What took you so long brotha @BTC Sessions 😏
David Bombal's channel has an excellent tutorial and companion pdf download of instructions, too.
Good work sir. Keep making them videos for to learn Sessions. GOS has been my daily since the 6a was cheap. If I can use daily just about anyone can. They make it so easy now there is is no reason not to give it a go.
Amazing! De googling one’s life is the best decision always.
Just curious in what way you think this is? They've decentralised their network and server infrastructure, but it's still controlled by them. Most of their services are basically walled gardens.
do you run graphene os now?
The GrapheneOS proposal is strange to me, de-Googling the software but remaining dependent on the hardware...
I don't feel comfortable with this and hope that phones with open hardware (OSHW) will soon emerge to solve this and possible backdoors.
look into the Librem 5
Whats your go to guide for graphene?
For me Graphene or CalyxOS or Lineage OS is the same(no identity phones). I don't understand why everybody recommend Graphene OS of other option existed long time ago(Lineage OS is probably the oldest custom rom).
PS:
Graphene fans are welcome to attack me on nostr.🥶
Complete and utter bullshit.
Even flat earthers come up with more creative excuses for refusing to ear what cybersec experts have been telling you guys.
Just admit that you do this for the money.
The others ROMs are not as secure as GOS. You have to use a pixel, all other hardware is not up to snuff.... @GrapheneOS talk about all of this alot.
Because they are basically sponsored to promoted that suspicious option.
It is not everybody, there are plenty of people criticizing the situation like me and yourself, but just observe this suspicious flood of bots that refuse admitting even the most obvious of cybersecurity facts.
That is utter bullshit.
You know this. I know you know this. You know that I know you know this.
And still you insist in fooling other again. How many shekels do you get for promoting that suspicious project?
I pray that your life does not depend on privacy 🙏
#prayforbrito #freebrito
I've lived long enough to see someone say that my privacy is safeguarded through a Google device. 🤔
I know a bit about them and other companies with open-source hardware projects, but I confess I haven't delved too deeply into their proposal.
I'd like to see them here at Nostr; I think it would be an excellent niche for them to explore 👍
Journalists working in hostile environments, politicians under surveillance, dissidents and personnel working under cover ain’t using CalyxOS, Librem or Blackphone.
This is the reality and doesn’t factor in ‘feelings’ or ‘gut instincts’ about Google products.
Imagine being able to buy the cure for cancer from Walmart but refusing because Walmart also sells food products that can cause cancer.
Not yet, it’s a journey. Need to buy the phone first .
All the banking apps (and I have a lot of them), Tesla app, and quite some more that either rely on Play Services, push notifications or check if they are really installed from Play Store.
Unfortunately not, there are no options for those apps I rely on (personally and for business).
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I know, my comment was concerning the "de-googled". Of course a lot better than the stock #Android OS with all the #Google apps and services, but no way for me to go full de-googled without Play Services, unfortunately.
Oh .. long story .. the entire premise of google is to break the most impenetrable forts of centralization - take for example
- Internet Explorer with Chrome ( which btw is largely open source )
- iOS with Android ( again largely open)
- Mac And Windows - chromeOS ( which is essentially Linux)
- google FI to fight complete autonomy of AT&T and Verizon
- wearOS to counter watchOS .. practically free for the partners like Android
- wayMo to counter Tesla
- TPUs to counter nVidia GPUs
Google is makes centralized power into a binary choice and then opens up the floodgate for smaller players .. without google earth would be ..well still flat :-)
Besides the entire AI is based on transformers which is open source of google ..
Not even counting endless backend technologies.. like node ..
Curious that you mention that point, because those are exactly the people who'll quickly be targeted when using a compromised phone.
You even know the other better options and yet dismiss them like its nothing. Those who care for those in risk would advice them to avoid any suspicious tools or hardware.
Are you a foreign agent?
Never had an #Apple device and never will. Played around with various custom #Android OSs before, but nowadays #GrapheneOS is the only way forward.
Yeah, I wish, but not in my case. Have to have those apps with me at all times, complicated life + business I guess. 😉
No shit Sherlock. That’s why they should not use second rate second tier privacy preserving mobile phone device’s and OS’s.
I’ll repeat it again for those with ears that are painted on:
@GrapheneOS running on a Pixel device gives you FAR more privacy and security than a CalyxOS device a Blackphone or a Librem product.
Do you know why I dismiss them and why anyone else whose life literally depends on privacy and security also dismisses them?
Because they don’t come close to the level of real time security and privacy that @GrapheneOS provides.
Facts don’t care about your feelings towards Google 🫠
My apologies for the hostility and ignorace, I sometimes forget professionals rely on propietary software like the ones you listed. Difference between a pro and a hobbyist, eh?
Well, now it is obvious you are a gov bot.
Sorry, we will keep pointing out to journalists that using a suspicious android distribution on a compromissed hardware is bad for them, just as much as you'll be repeating otherwise to fool them.
At least you're getting paid, so it ain't that bad.
You haven’t zapped me once for telling the truth. Why not anon? Are you going to pay? Are you a believer in value for value?
You're telling the truth, albeit only half of it.
That also counts as fooling others.
Show us your cards.
What phone and what OS are you advising a journalist to use in an incredibly hostile environment where 1 security mistake will end in certain death?
Nice try, FBI.
Just as I thought.
No opinion, no back bone, no balls.
Just more noise in an already noisy world.
Disappointing but not unexpected.
Feel free to jump back into the fray once you have something to say 🫡
Yeah, good try. You get a few cents for each reply or just a daily rate?
Today is sunday, you should really ask for better work conditions to your employer.
Don’t jump back into the fray unless you are willing to man up and show your cards.
Your ears and eyes really are painted on aren’t they!?
I'm not sure what u r talking about? That's the conclusion I have come to so far. From what I have read and while using GOS it seams to make the most sense. Im open to hearing what I may have missed?
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This upcoming tutorial might be of interest. Any additional ideas that @BTC Sessions should be aware of on this topic?
They announced on the site a restructuring, unlike yourselves who seem to have magic funding coming from somewhere.
Thanks, but no thanks FBI.
In China was about 50 cents per post.
Seems like the 3-letter guys pay better.
You are the ones recommending to use highly suspicious hardware.
Yeah, no thanks FBI. Not today. 👍
Thanks, FBI.