cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31761779

GrapheneOS vs LineageOS vs iodéOS

According to Comparison of Android-based Operating Systems, GrapheneOS seems to be better than LineageOS and iodéOS in every aspect.

I’m wondering if there is any downside of GrapheneOS. What am I giving up for using GrapheneOS instead of LineageOS and iodéOS (besides GrapheneOS only support pixel)?

In terms of privacy, security, customizability and functionality, which OS would you recommend and on what device would you recommend using it?

thanks a million

  • benjaminoakes@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    Graphene is likely to run into issues soon. They were relying on the AOSP source tree including Pixel-specific files. Google isn’t releasing those anymore, so GrapheneOS would have to reverse engineer or extract the needed files somehow.

    That’s true for LineageOS, etc too, but they have more releases on non-Pixel phones so they may weather the storm better.

    Of course, if you bought a Fairphone, my impression is that these problems go away. It’s just a matter of their policies. I’m a huge fan of the idea of their phones but I don’t own one.

  • Turret3857@infosec.pubEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    Its not mentioned but I prefer Calyx. Its got better networking features (being able to share your VPN over hotspot and between profiles is a big one for me), and I prefer MicroG (FLOSS) over Sandboxed Play Services (Proprietary). + The calyx devs are generally just really pleasant to talk to. Calyx works on Pixels, Fairphones, a few Motos and sometimes other devices if they can have their bootloader relocked.