That's a huge downgrade for privacy, security, usability, battery life and compatibility with apps. GrapheneOS is Linux too. Linux doesn't mean glibc and systemd. Linux is unfortunately not a great base for an OS focused on privacy and security but it's the only practical choice at this time. In the long term, it needs to be replaced as the bare metal kernel.
Testing the FLX1S for a few weeks as a media player, modern day iPod tool with offline content storage / temp caching. Battery is better than current Android phone. Both have areas of better usability.
I would recommend it as tool for a Linux app designer to use with testing and user improvement. Helps find issue not present on a laptop or desktop. Highlights the difference in solution choices; Python vs Node.js vs Rust.
I'm getting away from Google as far and fast as possible. The sooner the bandaid is pulled the better and more freeing. Google's path with being able to reject those that they don't seem worthy to run on Android, that is a prison.
Personally, I should have root access to the device so that all content which must be archived can be or consumed with another tool; Category Theory. I should have direct access to copying or backing up SMS with ease. Watching the network traffic to know what is actually going through.
Security is also being able for one to learn about the actual operations and test and validate them.
So say you use a USB device to host the kernel boot image which then requires manual password authentication to decrypt physical device drives. Without the USB device, it boots into duress mode.
Duress mode provides a false shell into a working phone. Physical security system do this, by provide false statements of what is going on. Wipe the real stuff in the background if need be.
GraphneOS is using a Linux Kernel. I'm looking for something more Linux Distro style of implementation. Not choosing GraphneOS is pure objective to remove myself from Google and Apple as much as possible in a communication tool.
Android device has become phone and text only. Linux device has become my engagement. Going for a walk without primary communication is peaceful.
This, 100%. It's exactly why I would choose a standard Linux distro any day over GrapheneOS. Biggest reasons for me being:
- No dependency on Google - Actually free and open OS (this means: root access to device, being able to customise any part of the distro/WM/DE, full, low-level access to external devices etc)