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Installed GrapheneOS for the first time (midwest.social)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have not any prior experience with installing custom ROMs, but after trying it out (and getting stuck, and googling and finding answers) I successfully did it. Below is my home screen if anybody is curious:

I use OpenBoard for my keyboard. Unfortunately I am still dependent on Play Store since some of the apps I need can only be found there. Sometimes it feels meaningless committing to this whole thing because I'm not perfectly private; then I think this is better than using a regular iPhone or Android phone.

So far I'm liking it. I am naturally inclined to feel hesitant about using this as my main phone and plugging in a SIM since it's custom, but I'm slowly making the transition.

Feel free to share any beginners advice or your own experience using GOS for the first time. Cheers!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Futo keyboard. Its the best.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

You can set up multiple user profile and install the play services in only 1 profile if you want to jeep other profile more private

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Check out Heliboard (also on F-Droid) and follow the instructions to enable gesture typing. I also suggest Futo for on-device voice to text.

What specific apps are you using that you can't deal going away from? Other than some social media or gamr or something. Even then it seems like there are replacements a lot of the time

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sometimes it feels meaningless committing to this whole thing because I'm not perfectly private

every small change matters

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Exactly. I don't even think of myself as having escaped surveillance capitalism. I've made it less lucrative though. All that data they're mining? I've done a little bit of work to make sure the mines are tapped out. I'm gonna keep working to convince others that there's value in doing the same. Its all part of telling these greedy shitheads we won't accept their global destruction anymore

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm curious why no one recommending FlorisBoard.

I've been using GraoheneOS as my daily driver for months now. I still have issues with things that need Google Localization (car sharing program in my city for example) and I've had a few banking apps complaining when being installed from the Aurora Store.

I miss having my cards on my phone quite a lot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

FUTO Keyboard is really nice imo

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I tried Floris board. Its particular rough patches are deal breakers for me, but I'm sure my keyboard of choice has rough patches that would be deal breakers for potential Floris board users. I hope some people see your comment and give it a try. It seems like a promising project

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

+1 for this, but i will mention that suggestions/autocorrect is not stable yet if that matters for people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Suggestions/autocorrect will likely come within the next 2 months when 0.5 releases

It's also easily customizable and will likely have an in-app layout editor by 0.6

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

hopefully i can move clipboard buttons too.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I recommend you use GrapheneOS as your daily driver. There's not really any reason not to. I have been for years and never had trouble.

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