[ODILON_SATER]

Speaking of mobile OS. I am a bit of a newbie myself in this area. I am an Android user but I want to decouple from Google as much as possible. Is there an mobile OS out there that offers a similar experience to, say, Android in terms of functionalities, apps, etc without the drawback of privacy concerns?

[gary17the]

The problem is that many Android apps require Google services to function properly. You can try two Android derivatives: CalyxOS[1] that implements a privacy-conscious subset of Google services allowing many Android apps to work properly, and GrapheneOS[2] that excludes Google services altogether at the cost of lower app compatibility[3]. Both require using Google Pixel hardware.

[1] https://calyxos.org/ [2] https://grapheneos.org/ [3] "GrapheneOS vs CalyxOS ULTIMATE COMPARISON (Battery & Speed Ft. Stock Android & iPhone)", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iS4leau088

[sphinxcdi]

> GrapheneOS[2] that excludes Google services altogether at the cost of lower app compatibility[3].

It now has https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-play-services providing broader app compatibility.

That video is quite misleading and it's not the best source for accurate information about GrapheneOS.

[gary17the]

Thank you for pointing this out, I will start linking to the updated material.

[ODILON_SATER]

thanks!

[juniperplant]

Your best bets are GrapheneOS or CalyxOS. In both cases be prepared to sacrifice a lot in terms of convenience (more with GrapheneOS).

[ODILON_SATER]

thanks!