alt Hacker NewsI've been running GrapheneOS for 7 months now and I'm not going back. When I bought my Pixel 10 last year, I wasn't actually planning on trying Graphene for a while....until I noticed Google had force bundled a 'Wicked For Good' movie promo theme with the latest security update.
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> [...] until I noticed Google had force bundled a 'Wicked For Good' movie promo theme with the latest security update.
This is how users learn to not update anything.
When I got a new phone last year, I purposely got a Pixel (open box 9a) to put GrapheneOS on it immediately. Been happy living the de-Googled Android life since.
I was sad that I had to go through the OOBE setup on the stock image to unlock the bootloader. At least it doesn't force an internet connection and login, unlike Windows.
Memories of Apple force pushing a U2 album to everyone's iPod (or maybe iPhone) back in the day.
What's the app data backup/restore story on GrapheneOS?
My understanding is that even with pseudo-D2D (device-to-device) transfers Seedvault doesn't backup everything[1].
Are there more-functional, non-root, local (non-cloud) alternatives?
[1]: https://github.com/seedvault-app/seedvault/wiki/FAQ#why-do-s...
Happy GrapheneOS user here too since 2+ years now.
Small point of critique: it would be nice if it was a little bit easier to switch between personas, for example by simply scrolling to a different workspace. Because now the feature is mostly unused on my phone.
I too, liked it.
However, some apps that I need for work, like Microsoft Authenticator, no longer work under GrapheneOS.
https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/03/10/microsoft-tig...
> Wicked For Good
Is this an antithesis to Don't Be Evil?
How's the P10 camera on graphene? Literally 90% of the reason I'm on a pixel is because I love the low-light smarts that the camera software has, but I don't know if I'll lose that with Graphene.
Any issues with banking insurance or healthcare applications?
What's the status of banking apps, Google / Microsoft authenticator, and Google Wallet? Those were the things preventing me from abandoning stock Android.
I want to run graphene but I make android apps and need to test on device with a somewhat standard setup… login with google, etc. is this reasonable to do with graphene?
hold on, are you saying graphenos has no ads everywhere? I need swap it in then
Makes you wonder who are clown employees coming up with these nonsense decisions
yeah the pixel 10 pro - which i have - only saving grace is graphene..
Same, I've got a Pixel 9 and GrapheneOS works perfectly on it. I really love having full control over the OS on my phone and being able to decide what actually runs on it.
would it have the desktop mode and linux terminal? That's the only reason I'm eyeing a Pixel
Ha! Me too! Exact same. Bought a Pixel 10. Intended to do the default Android for a while. But it was filled with ads for “Wicked” which had me looking at my phone with a sneer on my face I couldn't erase - as if someone had smeared feces all over it and threw it on my bed.
So I jumped straight to GrapheneOS, which was way easier and less extreme than I had been warned. So beautifully minimal, with no crap. Now my phone feels like a simple Linux (Void/Arch) PC. So wonderful.