Switching to GrapheneOS, One Month Later!

Recently I sold my iPhone due to it being too slow on iOS 16 and the battery being bad. I chose to get a Google Pixel because I wanted to try switching to GrapheneOS and use it as my main mobile OS. One month later, I've assembled this video to talk about my experiences with the OS.

[ghostmanscores]

This is the best and clearest of all of the graphene videos I've watched.

[whatsupbudbud]

Coming from a Galaxy S10e, Pixel 6 with GrapheneOS is freaking awesome! They are continuosly updating the software as well, so something that didn't work before, i.e. Waze, now works almost perfectly.

[torygeorge]

I luv the old days of flashing roms... my galaxy s3 was years ahead of its time because of the roms that were available, but your right in that there are so many software level features these days that you might miss out on if doing so. Back in the day you just needed the camera to work and for the phone to be snappy. Nowadays you may need a lot more

[jjflash]

I flashed Calyx OS on my Pixel 4 and have use it everyday for the past 2 years. Love it. It uses Google Services anonymously through MicroG and I download from the Play Store through Aurora Store so never actually log in. I really don't care about text to speech or Google Pay so don't miss any of the Google Tracking Services draining my phone and stealing my information. Take your privacy back. Graphene and Calyx OS are the way to go.

[DomCobb]

U used to be able to flash ROMs and root on OnePlus devices since the 9 pro. After that no new OP devices have ROM support due to no way to restore from a brick

[ErwinSicot]

update : Android Auto is now available

[stannygtech]

I've never heard about it. Thanks for the info, bro!

[luky]

props up for the Vista wallpaper on KDE, you got me

[JanWillemMoltzer]

the idea behind this software is that your privacy is guaranteed. Google Pay and Android Auto are directly linked to the Google servers. This is also the reason I don't use it. Maps is good for navigation and there are alternatives available.

[Saderue]

Thanks for the vid, banking apps are crucial to me so I‘m glad you mentioned them.

[TheBitPianist]

The banking thing is holding me back, but good to hear it worked well for you! I just wonder about paid apps I have on the Google Play store, but since you install the play store in this video, this seems to be no issue. Thanks for the concise video!

[floydffrogfloydffrog]

I got a Pixel explicitly because I wanted to install GrapheneOS, in part because I assumed that a lighter OS would give longer battery life but also because of the pervasive Google thing. But after using the phone for a while I'm so pleased with how well the hardware and software work AND since reading that battery life is not improved under GrapheneOS I find that I'm less eager to try installing it. As well, let's face it the thought of re-installing all of the apps that I need is rather a disincentive especially since there's a chance that one or more may not work. So I remain undecided whether or not to give it a try. But I am happy that there's a choice.

[ZijZijnZijnZoons]

Longtime Android user. Strongly considering GrapheneOS. Based on this video, I think it's pretty close to what I want to get.

[DashRendar]

I am using Calyx OS for two years now on my Pixel 4 and it is much smoother than google Android and gives you more battery life as well. Have not missed a single feature yet.

[DanielEvansMusic]

As pixels are n known for great photography, does graphene stop all the computation photography that comes from google and you just get raw untouched photos?

[wews]

I have a questions. Does the banking apps still works? And for widevine level is it level 1 so we can still play hd vids for Netflix?

[FlemthePub]

Clean review with great details and some funny bits. Thanks for helping me decide about Graphene OS.

[phillipstreams]

I installed GrapheneOS on my new Pixel 8 Pro yesterday. I've set it up almost all the way with exactly 0 problems or roadblocks so far. I believe the OS has come a long way even since this video was posted.

[Straw..]

you could root your phone with magisk and install the safteynet fix module but this voids the warranty

[JM-sneb]

So in graphen I can easily install Google camera and block it from accessing Internet? Will it work the same as in stock firmware?