UX is better 😉
Just be aware GrapheneOS and CalyxOS are much different. GrapheneOS is a hardened OS with substantial privacy and security improvements:
https://grapheneos.org/features
CalyxOS is not a hardened OS. It substantially reduces security. It recently went 2 months not shipping standard security patches.
Compatibility with Android apps on GrapheneOS is also much different. GrapheneOS provides our sandboxed Google Play compatibility layer:
https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-google-play
Can run the vast majority of Play Store apps on GrapheneOS, but not CalyxOS with the problematic microG approach.
CalyxOS uses Google services by default and give them privileged access, even if you don't use microG on CalyxOS.
grapheneos.org/faq#default-c…
Purpose of GrapheneOS is not specifically avoiding Google services but we do avoid using them as the default services.
To clarify, they always use Google services even without microG. They use Google for connectivity checks, network time, attestation key provisioning, SUPL, PSDS (Pixel 6 and 7), eSIM activation and more enabled by default.
Some of these involve sending data and could be considered privacy invasive. GrapheneOS has worked hard to avoid using Google services by default.
https://blog.privacyguides.org/2022/04/21/grapheneos-or-calyxos/ is a 3rd party article explaining some of the substantial differences between GrapheneOS and CalyxOS. It's a common misconception that they're similar. CalyxOS is far more similar to LineageOS than GrapheneOS. There are many other alternate OSes available
privsec.dev/posts/android/choosing-your-android-based-operating-system/ is another article about privacy and security differences between alternative Android-based operating systems. Talks about other alternate operating systems including DivestOS. Unlike most content, these are based on real experience and technical details.
MetropleX [GrapheneOS] ⚡🟣
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2023-04-09 08:44:33
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