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What are the downsides? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by triptrapper@lemmy.world to c/graphene_os

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I've been thinking about making the switch for a year or two. I installed Graphene on an old phone to get a feel for it, and the only drawback I noticed was that it doesn't support Firefox. Is there anything else I should consider before switching? You can be honest - I'm mostly sold and just want to know what to expect.

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[–] gid@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It depends on how you use your phone, but I think the main thing some people miss is contactless payments. Also, some banking apps don't support GrapheneOS.

I too initially missed Firefox (well, Fennec) but I've grown used to Vanadium.

[–] spectrums_coherence@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can install firefox no? They don't recommend it for security purposes, but it works fine.

[–] gid@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah you can. But I was happy enough to stick with Vanadium.

[–] hesh@quokk.au 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've got Fennec on mine (via F-Droid), as well as Ironfox and Waterfox, but agree with the rest. One other thing I'll add (coming from a regular Android) is losing RCS texting, which reintroduces some of the minor frictions of texting with iPhone users. I'm trying to get my main contacts on Signal anyway.