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GOS beginner guide (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 days ago by Newhere@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hey everyone, I am setting my new (used) pixel 8 with GOS. I read on GOS site a lot,but want clearer understand some things. How to set different profiles- one for private and one for daily use. I understood its possible, right? I read another bothering thing,that GOS use 2 steps authentication- fingerprints and pin to open the phone. I am very against biodata, I never use it. Is it possible to leave only with pin ? Any advice what to apps to install will be greatly appreciated.

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[–] Sapphy@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Don’t use multiple profiles on your private phone, doing so can mix metadata.
If you ignore point 1, always close your other profile manually in Settings after switching.
Don’t sign in to Google or Microsoft accounts on your GrapheneOS device.
Rely on Obtainium and F-Droid for apps.
(Optional) Avoid installing Google Play Services.
Keep your phone in airplane mode, and set Wi-Fi to turn off automatically one minute after you leave home.
Avoid SIM cards, since carriers can track your location with extreme precision.

Ultimately, GrapheneOS is just a de-Googled OS. Don’t walk around with a false sense of security just because you use it.

[–] stegosaur@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

A lot of this sounds overkill considering OP didn't say they have an extreme threat model.

Other things are also just not the recommended practice if you are prioritizing security over privacy. grapheneOS recommends using either acrescent or Google Play store for apps. Obtanium is ok, but they have actively spoken against fdroid and the way that applications are distributed through the fdroid store

[–] Sapphy@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah I might have gone a bit overboard. I said F-Droid because I wanted something that could update Obtainium and also serve as a store to search for open-source apps

Well anyway, I deleted F-Droid to reduce attack surface. Thank you very much!

[–] stegosaur@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

FWIW Obtanium prompts me to update itself. It updates other apps automatically but seems to require me to actually enact the self-update

For open source apps, this is a decent list and there are probably others like it: Awesome Android Apps

The grapheneOS Discord also has an apps channel where people discuss different apps for specific purposes and compatibility notes/issues.

[–] Newhere@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thanks a mill. Any suggestions for network out of home? I will need to ring ect.while I am out of home.

[–] Sapphy@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

If your only concern is keeping Google and Microsoft off your back, the carrier advice is optional. Please remember and keep in mind that your phone is a tracking device that always collects your data, and there’s no way around that

[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

I have GMS installed but on a separate profile.