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submitted 1 year ago by Cameri@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world

Everyone has their preferences, I would love to hear why you guys prefer using Android!

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[-] Lorgres@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sorry for the late reply, still getting used to lemmy and missed the notification.

I'm probably in the minority but I didn't actually do it to completely de-google. I still have some Google services installed, they are sandboxed and limited to what I actively want though.

My main reason was removing the insane bloat that comes with modern phones. Think Facebook/Google and vendor specific apps being preinstalled without the ability to remove, forced google search bar on the home screen etc.. Now I have a pretty clean, fairly safe, OS which behaves almost exactly like a normal phone.

[-] amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Also important to remember on GrapheneOS is that your google play services are

  1. Optional
  2. Sandboxed Meaning even if you need google play, it's a more private experience than stock android. I personally use a separate user profile for apps that require google play services.
this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2023
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