GrapheneOS? Honestly, not all that different. The benefits are mostly invisible.
this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2026
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If that’s your use case then yes, categorically yes. I used it on a pixel 10 and the only annoying thing was no google wallet support. I got around this using curve pay. Other than that, I can think of any reason not to use it. It was, in fact, the only reason I wanted a pixel in the first place.
graphene?
i have it on my pixel tablet. all of the google/play store stuff is sandboxed. if youre worried abt privacy its the way to go.
havent noticed any downsides at all. probably switched in june.