I assume it not completely locked down, but does it mean Google doesn’t have access to everything like I assume it does with Android?

      • @[email protected]
        1•1 year ago

        Divest doesn’t officially support MicroG or Sanboxed Play Services though, which can be an issue depending on what apps you need.

        Lineage will still be the better option for most people because of this, unless they actually need to buy a new phone anyway

          • @[email protected]
            2•1 year ago

            After reading up on it on the DivestOS page, it mostly seems to work, with the exception of SafetyNet

            https://divestos.org/pages/faq#microgOptions

            Some apps require SafetyNet to work, while the option to enable it currently exists it will not work in the unprivileged mode that DivestOS uses and will be removed in a future update.

            But then again, the whole point of the DivestOS project is to remove as much Google and other proprietary code as possible.

            So if someone wants to use DivestOS specifically, they likely don’t use any apps that need microg.

              • @[email protected]
                2•1 year ago

                Can confirm that a lot of good banking apps and other secure verification app works on graphene without Google. Some shittier banking apps still need the sandboxed Google play.

              • @[email protected]
                1•1 year ago

                Well, flawed or not, it’s what we need to use if our apps are dependant on it. I guess I’m lucky that my bank doesn’t push their App, and even recommends Firefox alongside the other Browsers for Online Banking.