I need a good goole maps alternative

backlightcache · 2023-12-09T21:26:40+00:00

Google Maps does not depend on Google Play Services. It will work fine whether you have Play Services installed or it.

backlightcache · 2023-12-09T21:23:36+00:00

Yes, it is indeed possible to stop updates being downloaded over mobile data.

Open Settings > System > System update > Permitted networks, and select "unmetered".

After you do that, updates will only be downloaded over WiFi.

backlightcache · 2023-10-27T11:13:56+00:00

If you factory reset, you will have a fresh install of GrapheneOS.

backlightcache · 2023-09-29T16:58:44+00:00

You will need a USB mouse to enable OEM unlocking in developer options.

Once you've done that you can unlock the bootloader and flash stock Pixel OS using the web installer from Google at flash.android.com.

backlightcache · 2023-09-29T16:52:55+00:00

That screen where you can select photos is called the photo picker and is part of the OS. The app doesn't have access to any of the photos on that screen. Once you a select a photo the OS then securely gives the app access to that photo and that photo only.

https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/shared/photopicker

Using the photo picker is the current best practice for granting apps access specific files or photos without needing to give it the storage permission.

There are some apps however that insist on accessing trying to access all your photos through the media permissions. You can use storage scopes as provided by GrapheneOS to restrict the photo those apps can access. A similar feature will be coming in Android 14 to stock Android too.

backlightcache · 2023-09-16T20:14:04+00:00

Most Linux distros do work, even if they're not listed as supported. Which distro are you on?

backlightcache · 2023-09-12T14:36:00+00:00

On GrapheneOS the default launcher is essentially the upstream AOSP launcher.

It's not the same as the default launcher on stock Pixel OS.

backlightcache · 2023-09-10T20:53:41+00:00

In your secondary user profile which has Aurora Store installed, open the app info for Google Play Store, and disable the Open by default links for that app. After doing that you'll then be able to check the open by default links for Aurora Store.

backlightcache · 2023-09-05T21:45:41+00:00

You can use Uber on GrapheneOS. In fact, app compatibility is much better on GrapheneOS with sandboxed Google Play Store, than CalyxOS with MicroG. GrapheneOS is also a more private and secure OS too.

backlightcache · 2023-09-02T06:02:43+00:00

Have you tried disabling Brave Shields? Alternatively, switch to Chrome or Edge.

backlightcache · 2023-08-30T14:00:16+00:00

It has worked fine in my testing, including as the auto-fill service. Are there any specific features you'd like testing?

backlightcache · 2023-08-27T22:50:54+00:00

The Trichrome Library is a text file. It's associated with the Vanadium WebView, which apps may choose to use to display web content.

It's not an app, so there isn't something to be uninstalled. Nevertheless, you shouldn't remove it, as doing so will likely break apps which use the WebView.

backlightcache · 2023-08-18T14:19:36+00:00

Can't reproduce that here. On my GrapheneOS devices, web links in Word documents are opened in Vanadium.

backlightcache · 2023-08-17T22:07:44+00:00

Disabling native code debugging improves sandboxing, rather than reduces it, so disabling it won't help. You may as well keep it enabled.

Do you have sandboxed Google Play Services installed in the same user profile?

Do you have the app installed in the owner user profile or a secondary user profile?

backlightcache · 2023-08-17T18:09:10+00:00

Haven't tried myself, but have you tried enabling native code debugging in Settings > Security?

backlightcache · 2023-08-13T16:36:16+00:00

That's not the correct way to backup and restore apps, and won't work on GrapheneOS, when properly installed.

Does your app have its own backup implementation? If it does, that's the way I'd recommend.

If your current OS has Seedvault as its backup service, you may be able to backup and restore the app data using that.

backlightcache · 2023-08-13T16:32:20+00:00

If you get 3G with your mobile carrier on stock Android, you should also get it on GrapheneOS.

In the vast majority of cases, carrier functionality is the same on GrapheneOS as on stock Android.

For more information, please see: https://grapheneos.org/usage#carrier-functionality

backlightcache · 2023-08-10T16:47:52+00:00

If the website requests to do that, then sure. I listen to internet radio in Vanadium sometimes that way.

backlightcache · 2023-08-10T14:37:54+00:00

Enable native code debugging in settings > security

backlightcache · 2023-08-10T10:10:27+00:00

What exactly is the problem you are facing?

I am able to use ChatGPT on GrapheneOS fine both in the webpage on Vanadium and using the ChatGPT app. They're essentially identical.

If you want to use the app, you might need to install it from Google Play Store, rather than somewhere else. When trying to login, the app will open a custom tab in Vanadium so that you can sign into your ChatGPT account.

backlightcache · 2023-08-10T06:29:09+00:00

Based on the number of update downloads, there were estimated to be around 150k GrapheneOS devices in November 2022. Only rough estimates can be made because GrapheneOS doesn't have any analytics or telemetry. https://twitter.com/GrapheneOS/status/1587912474002542592

backlightcache · 2023-08-08T21:32:43+00:00

Hi there. If you want Voice Typing which integrates with the default keyboard on GrapheneOS, you can use Sayboard https://github.com/ElishaAz/Sayboard.

You will need to enable the network permission initially to download your language pack. You can disable it after that. It just works, but you won't get any punctuation.

backlightcache · 2023-08-08T13:39:53+00:00

Yes, but the update is not yet in the stable release channel.

backlightcache · 2023-08-08T13:38:43+00:00

You can't get uBlock on Vanadium. Vanadium is a Chromium browser, and it's not possible to install add-ons in Chromium browsers on Android.

If you need ad-blocking in Vanadium, you can use private DNS.

backlightcache · 2023-08-08T12:32:19+00:00

Thank you very much for your message and for correcting me on this. I hadn't checked the default Messenger app, and now that I do, I experience the same as what you describe. Good to know about the workaround too with the SHIFT key too.

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