308 sats \ 4 replies \ @kepford 7 Nov 2023 \ on: Stacker Saloon
Been doing a lot of testing of GrapheneOS. Moved my main phone from CalyxOS yesterday. Not without hiccups. Specifically the way the two OSs handle apps that need Google services.
I haven't used Graphene in a couple years. It has come a long way but so far it seems like some things are more smooth on Calyx like Signal which needs Google services. I'm still digging into the Graphene settings and docs so I may be missing a few things.
Also have had some odd issues with sim cards but that could be a red herring because they can be finicky when you are swapping them between phones.
I'll share my experiences using GrapheneOS as a daily driver if people are interested.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 7 Nov 2023
I made the transition from proprietary android. I never tried Calyx. I wrote two posts about my experience. There are a few SNers who are incredibly knowledgeable about graphene, including @03365d6a53 and @final.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 7 Nov 2023
Also been trying out Obtainium for a while on Calyx and now Graphene. Experienced rate limiting for the first time yesterday which was frustrating.
I will say those that have been promoting Obtainium over apps stores like F-droid aren't mentioning some of the issues. F-droid is far from perfect but using RSS feeds or Obtainium is not viable for novice users yet IMO. I like Obtainium btw and I'm sticking with it for now. Its a new project and I like the direction.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 7 Nov 2023
Please don't take this as fact but my feeling after less than 24 hours is that while Graphene has more frequent updates CalyxOS might be more stable. That could be untrue and maybe a small sample size but that's what I'm feeling right now. There's always tradeoffs.
I like that Graphene doesn't come with a bunch of apps like CalyxOS. CalyxOS isn't bloated but Graphene is sparse.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 7 Nov 2023
Also moving Blixt and all my other bitcoin apps wasn't to bad but I'm not sure I wanna keep using Blixt after having to close all my lightning channels on it. Appreciating the simplicity of Phoenix. Blixt is great but running a node on your phone has tradeoffs.
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