Hi! I agree that it is getting cluttered with emojis. I plan to revamp this today to clear it up a bit. Thanks for your feedback!
Edit: Decluttered in version 5.2024.09.15.1
One of many reasons is the nonfree nature of Bitwarden. You have to pay for a premium account to use certain methods of 2FA, for example (last I checked).
Trail Sense mentioned in my list has options for tracking hiking progress. Unfortunately, open source health apps are few and far between.
I was gonna make this exact same post
You still should! I, and many others, would love to hear about your experiences
I considered a privacy screen protector such as the one I had on my iPhone, but I found that biometrics would become an issue with having one on. I don't plan to disable biometrics, since it's easy enough to simply hold the power button and select "Power off" if I am ever compelled to unlock my phone.
As I mentioned in the post and in another comment, the Play Store version of ProtonVPN is the only one with the ability to sign in as a guest.
It took me months, I got mine from ebay. The only advice I have is MAKE SURE the listing EXPLICITLY says it is OEM Unlocked. I found many listings that claimed to be factory unlocked that were not, and network (carrier) unlocked devices rarely allow OEM Unlocking. I made a post about my hassles with T-Mobile. Listings that say OEM Unlocked are not uncommon, and some of them bury it somewhere in the footnotes. The Pixel 8 series provides MTE support compared to the 7 series and lower, and the 9 series provides better biometrics than the 8. A used 8 will run you about $350 or more. Most go for $400+ now, but occasionally the prices dip down. Good luck!
Edit: Here is an ebay link with useful filters: https://www.ebay.com/b/Cell-Phones-Smartphones/9355?LH_BIN=1&LH_ItemCondition=3000%7C2030%7C2020%7C2010%7C1500%7C1000&Lock%2520Status=Factory%2520Unlocked&Model=Google%2520Pixel%25208%2520Pro%7CGoogle%2520Pixel%25208&mag=1&rt=nc&_fsrp=0&_sacat=9355&_sop=15
I'm not saying GrapheneOS is for everyone, but the privacy and security they offer should be the baseline for every phone (restricting network access, etc.). I do see your point though!
I will say this: I have used iOS my entire life up until now. Before I used GrapheneOS I made sure to make a list of every app I would be using (although my list did change after trying, which is ok). I also learned as much as I could about the Android and GrapheneOS ecosystem as I could before switching, since there are a few quirks. I was lucky to be able to try out a few cheap Android devices to familiarize myself.
I'm not saying any of this is required, you really will see that it's just an OS and the usability is pretty much the same, but I did my preparation for about a year and was on my feet in a few days (keep in mind I am a niche user). For a normal iOS user who has never used Android, I'm certain they'll be able to use it just fine as long as they have some basic privacy knowledge.
Part of why I made this post is to ease the worries of any iOS users who are hesitant. It really is a smooth transition, but it can be hard if you make it hard. I am a tinkerer and power user with a higher threat model, so of course I had lots more bumps than an average user. Try it out and see what you think!
P.S. If you do ever decide to switch, DM me if you want some help :)
Plenty, as well as the upcoming release of Toy Story 5.
Hi! Back in high school, me and a few close friends formed a small hacking group aimed at hacking the school WiFi. We succeeded, and reported the vulnerabilities we found along the way to the school. Our school had a policy where students who managed to hack something would be let off the hook if they reported exactly how they did it. I managed to land a job for the school district as a result of our fiasco. I don't recommend anyone do that, but I managed to get lucky.
Anyways, once we had access to the WiFi we wanted to get around the network wide filter. Proton VPN worked for a while, but quickly got blocked. Dual booting into Tails on school computers didn't work until the 6.0 update. To my knowledge, it still works.
However, for our phones, the thing that worked was changing the DNS. We found out the network wide filter the school boasted so highly about was only a DNS filter that resolved hostnames to a "blocked" page. Find a good PRNS and change your device's DNS to match. If you want a search engine, try to find an unblocked SearXNG instance.
Good luck!
P.S. Don't forget: Tor is portable on Windows devices :)
C++ is used in 36 of the 77 programs, and is one of the top 2 languages for 25 of those programs.
Vorta is made in 99.2% Python, I wouldn't give it such a hard time!
Edit: calibre and SearXNG also both have Python as the majority language
Yes, but it's a bit involved to automate it. KeePassXC has a less technical recommendation here
It shouldn't take up too much space. My personal password file is under 2 KB, so for you it may be 1 MB at most.
But the bad aspects of cloud services worry me a little about this
KeePassXC is entirely local.
If you want, you can port your Bitwarden passwords over to a different password manager such as KeePassDX, which also supports security keys. I'm not sure if this is a solution you want, but it might work!
Hello! I'm sorry to hear you are experiencing issues switching to GrapheneOS. I understand that can be frustrating, especially with how much of a privacy boost it is compared to iOS. I have used iOS my entire life, so I know it inside and out. When I heard about GrapheneOS over a year ago, I decided that I also wanted to switch. I spent multiple months learning everything I could about GrapheneOS and Android, just to give myself an idea of if I might like it. I even bought a $30 test Android phone to get familiarity with Android.
The thing is, I never expected it to be a one-to-one with iOS, and I expected issues to happen. I learned about potential issues and looked for solutions or forums where I can ask about such problems. I also spent that time (very) slowly convincing my friends to use Signal, but some still use iMessage. It's not an easy switch from iOS! With that said, I have a few things that may help you.
Don't worry! Switching from iOS to any Android is difficult, and will take more than a week. You have to have the mindset of really making it work and making sacrifices. The thing is, even if it doesn't work, its ok to switch to iOS. Make a threat model. If iOS is what you're comfortable with, that's ok! We don't all have to use GrapheneOS
Prepare Make a list of apps you will use once you switch, test out apps on an Android emulator or test phone, and see what works best for you. Not everything has to be open source, and some stuff will require Google. Tinker around and make a map of how you will set things up (apps, profiles, etc.) If you find that there are things you just can't live without, you can either switch back to iOS or have iOS as a secondary phone for those apps.
Security keys If your security keys are causing you problems, consider one that acts over USB-C. If that still doesn't work, ask the GrapheneOS community for help at https://discuss.grapheneos.org/ You can still use iOS as a secondary device for logging into the services that you use security keys for.
Degoogling Because GrapheneOS has such great sandboxing, using sandboxed Google Play is generally safe. It's still degoogled, but you ensure that any compatibility is met by isolating Google related things. You can even put those apps on a separate profile for further isolation. I know, it's uncomfortable to know something Google related is running in the background, but unfortunately that's the state of things. Some other custom ROMs have their own implementation of Google Play (See here)
Contacting others I wasn't able to switch everybody to Signal, and for the ones I couldn't switch you can use a burner phone, MySudo, iOS as a second device, or https://jmp.chat/ to message them. In iOS 18, iPhones will also support RCS, meaning you can contact them with Android without using SMS. Again, this sucks, but you should take care of your own privacy and let them have their own journey.
Banking apps Banking apps have been a common issue on GrapheneOS. Without specifics, I can't comment, but I suggest reaching out to their forum at https://discuss.grapheneos.org/ for help. If that doesn't work, use iOS as a second device for banking.
iOS-specific features Android is not a one-to-one comparison to iOS, but what it makes up for is that any features you want can be quickly added by anyone. However, because the aim of GrapheneOS is a little different, it might be a while before user experience features are added. As for the keyboard, you can replace the default keyboard with ones that suit your needs. HeliBoard is a good one, although I don't know if it has the specific feature you described. These features may be a sacrifice you have to take, unfortunately.
Again, if GrapheneOS simply doesn't work out for you you can always switch back to iOS. Good luck!
KeePassXC has support for hardware security keys as a form of 2FA, so yes :)