Blaze (he/him)@piefed.zip to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 days agoGoogle: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwedwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square190fedilinkarrow-up1671arrow-down120
arrow-up1651arrow-down1external-linkGoogle: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwedwww.youtube.comBlaze (he/him)@piefed.zip to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square190fedilink
minus-squareFenderStratocaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoI like the idea, but there’s a lot of things that I truly want on my phone. Like Google Maps and the Garmin app for my watch.
minus-squareamino@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoyou can use sandboxed google maps on GrapheneOS
minus-squareFenderStratocaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoI don’t even know what that means, honestly.
minus-squareamino@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoyou create a google account that is only used inside the sanboxed container and prevent your data from being mined and sent to google. you can turn off its internet access at any time in the permissions which isn’t possible on stock Android
I like the idea, but there’s a lot of things that I truly want on my phone. Like Google Maps and the Garmin app for my watch.
you can use sandboxed google maps on GrapheneOS
I don’t even know what that means, honestly.
you create a google account that is only used inside the sanboxed container and prevent your data from being mined and sent to google. you can turn off its internet access at any time in the permissions which isn’t possible on stock Android
Oh ok. Cool thanks