GrapheneOS can help you retake your privacy, right now.
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OK, so GrapheneOS. I've used it for almost three years now. I've very much enjoyed taking a bit more control over my privacy. Maybe you will too.
Links for the wicked!
From GrapheneOS directly (on their website or social media):
- GrapheneOS home page: grapheneos.org/
- GrapheneOS donate page: grapheneos.org/donate
- GrapheneOS supported devices: grapheneos.org/faq#supported-d…
- GrapheneOS Attestation Compatibility Guide: grapheneos.org/articles/attest…
- Reddit comment from GrapheneOS about OEMs: reddit.com/r/GrapheneOS/commen…
- Regarding GrapheneOS on social media, here's one post they copy/pasted multiple times in a short window, behavior I find a little unsettling: grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/…
- Another recent comment from GrapheneOS in reply to someone who was just mentioning a competitor: grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/…
App stores that aren't Google:
- Accrescent home page (an app store GrapheneOS has made available in stock GrapheneOS): accrescent.app/
- Obtanium home page (downloading apps directly from Git or other sources): obtainium.imranr.dev/
- F-Droid, you probably already know about them by now: f-droid.org/
About specific apps which might be helpful:
- Signal APK download: signal.org/android/apk/
- Terence Eden's awesome blog post about Contactless Payments in Europe using Curve with GrapheneOS: shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/06/conta…
- Organic Maps works pretty well as a general maps app: organicmaps.app/
- Unified Push homepage (great resource for notifications without Google Play): unifiedpush.org/
Also, thank you OpenMoji for the judge lady (CC BY-SA-4.0): openmoji.org/library/emoji-1F4…
Chapters:
0:00 It's like a dumbphone...
2:01 ...but it's not a dumbphone.
4:32 But... Pixel? Isn't that a Google thing?
6:26 Installing apps on GrapheneOS
8:40 Messaging with GrapheneOS
10:06 What we leave behind on GrapheneOS
12:12 Taking back my privacy and my attention with GrapheneOS
14:22 Fine... yeah there's some drama with GrapheneOS
16:29 GrapheneOS is still awesome
