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Grapheneos - apk sources? (szmer.info)

submitted 4 days ago by Kkk2237pl@szmer.info to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hello,

Im in the route of degoogling my life, just recently installed GraphaneOs. Where do you guys download apks? I need Synology apks like Synology Photos. I dont see if it is published on official website.

How you deal with that? How to avoid downloading malware by mistake?

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[–] Object@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

If by malware you do genuinely mean those that exploits vulnerabilities on your system to gain unauthrorised access (as opposed to apps that have heavy telemetry), I think apps from official sources are sufficient like Play Store or F-Droid. Malware will usually ask you excessive number of permissions. Deny them whenever possible. Installing them in second profile would make the damage contained.

But since you said degoogling, I would go with F-Droid, or directly from GitHub, where most apps are open source. Obtainium is a great tool to manage those applications. Last but not least, denying network access can block some telemetry on apps that don't require network to function.