I think the better argument is the sibling question about why would you believe you can trust the Graphene developers more than you can trust Apple. Certainly Apple has far more to lose by being shady.

Apple also has infinitely more eyes looking at it.

Nobody is going to get a huge PR boost by finding a major security flaw in Graphene OS. But if you find a remote zero day from iOS, you're going to be rich and/or famous instantly.

> Nobody is going to get a huge PR boost by finding a major security flaw in Graphene OS

Among the public, no. Among the security community, yes.

That’s fair.

I also know which of the two could resist the FBI more than the other.

Can you not do it, why do you need some random person on HN to do it?

It was a rethorical question on their part. But they missed the point of a use case for one person doesn't mean a use case for everyone (his Mother). They were saying they want a plug and play option for family members cause they're the tech person in their lives it seems.

GrapheneOS has like step-by-step instructions that are pretty easy for almost anyone with maybe like a 6th grade comprehension to follow.

You expect the same people who don't even read the error popups they get to follow step-by-step instructions to install an alternative OS on their phone?

I love your optimism :)

You mean a person with early onset Alzheimer's? Yeah, even with an iPhone they are going to get scammed by robocallers, family, and friends.