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Degoogling - can someone ELI5 how certain apps work on Graphene OS? (self.privacy)

submitted 9 months ago by acetanilide to c/[email protected]

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Hi,

I am (very, very early) in the process of degoogling. I am definitely not a high risk as far as needing to be completely locked down. It's more about trying to have a little more control over how my data is used.

I am looking at Graphene OS, but I am a little confused how certain apps (that rely on Google services) work. I have a Pixel 8 and will have it for the foreseeable future.

The apps I currently use that I would still need (or their equivalents) are:

Clash Royale (Supercell)
Notion (Notion Labs)
Clickup (Mango Technologies)
Business Calendar 2 (Appgenix)

If I installed these exact apps "sandboxed", what exactly does that mean from a user standpoint? Will I have to use a separate account, reboot my phone, etc, or is it a quick process to use the app?
Is there a list of apps that I could browse to find equivalents to the above? Recommendations here are also ok.
I saw that Firefox isn't exactly private(?) and that Vanadium is better in that aspect but I don't understand why. Can someone ELI5, and help me see if this is a relevant concern for me?

Thank you! 😁

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[–] solrize 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Idk what those apps are but if your work requires them, then you should have a separate work phone that runs whatever your boss wants it to, and your own phone that is degoogled. You want the separate phones for other reasons too, like if there is a problem at work and they need the phone, they get theirs and not yours.

Otherwise, find substitutes for those apps if you have to.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

This. It is worth a few hundred bucks to get a separate "normie" phone and run all your Googled apps on there. It may not even need a sim or a data plan... Just use it on WiFi at home or office. This doesn't need to be a flagship device... Just something "good enough".

Then run all your personal stuff on your other degoogled phone. This is the one with your sim and primary number. Don't do any work or Google crap on there.