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Re:Google made it nearly impossible for users to keep their ... by bogwog on Saturday May 29, 2021 @10:51AM (#27325610)
Just looked that up, and the site describes the project as

> GrapheneOS is a privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility

What does that mean? Is it a built-from-scratch OS with an Android compatability layer (like Blackberry 10), or is it just an indirect way of saying they’re based on Android (like Cyanognemod/Lineage OS)?

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Re:Google made it nearly impossible for users to keep their ... by eingaeKaiy8ujie on Saturday May 29, 2021 @11:11AM (#27325748)
It's based on the latest Android (AOSP) + privacy/security improvements. From a UX point of view it's basically a vanilla Android without any proprietary Google code (which means no Google Play of course but you can install F-Droid). The main developer is a security researcher and many of his improvements have been accepted upstream to AOSP.
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