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TLDR: Drug dealers in Catalonia have started to adopt GrapheneOS en masse leading to Catalan police suspecting anyone with a Google Pixel is a drug dealer

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[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If friends asked I would flash their pixel with Graphene, then set it up basically as they would use it for them.

Getting started was complex, your average user won't have a good experience getting their apps added without a power user helping.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would like to install it someday but I'm afraid of this process

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Its really not too complicated. Id recommend doing it using a other phone as the installer rather than a PC though, just goes smoother IMO. Very straightforward web installer, just push buttons alongside the instructions.

https://grapheneos.org/install/

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 20 hours ago

Technically if something goes wrong you will need help and need to find answers on your own. If you are confident using duckduckgo searches to find answers for technical problems already you should be fine, and most likely won't even need support at all.