Graphene OS has had just about enough of Google not doing more to make Android compatible with custom ROM projects.

TL;DR

  • Efforts like Graphene OS face increasing pressure from apps that refuse to run on non-standard Android.
  • The custom ROM project characterizes Google’s approach to device attestation as incomplete and flawed.
  • Graphene OS is prepared to take legal action if Google won’t let it pass Play Integrity checks.
  • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
    5·
    3 months ago

    yeah. like my manufacturers’ 3-year-old, full-o-spyware ROM is more secure than latest clean installed lineage.

    they just want control, not security. and with banking apps becoming a necessity, i’m starting to be forced to return to stock.

    • newproph@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      graphene sandboxes Google services so they don’t run as root on your device. I haven’t encountered an app I can’t get running on graphene yet and having Google play installed as non root is a far sight better than stock.

      my biggest problem with lineage was compatibility with banking apps so I reluctantly switched but graphene is a solid choice in operating system for privacy and security.

        • newproph@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          0·
          3 months ago

          not really. after enabling oem unlocking in developer options you just boot it while holding one of the volume buttons and you’re able to unlock the bootloader.

          root is not typically available and you don’t need it for most uses besides development, but even then, I would recommend not using a phone you daily for that.

          • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            3 months ago

            sure, but unrooted custom roms also trip the protections.

            root can sometimes be used to mask that.