• GBU_28@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Is dual booting possible? I’d love a Google boot for when maps/pay/etc are needed, then switch back for the rest

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            2 months ago

            Nice! I didn’t know play services worked (I’m asking genuinely), and therefore pay and auto and some other pure Google stuff didn’t work

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              11 days ago

              You can installed Google Play Services if you choose, and it’ll run sandboxed (i.e. like any other app). I personally don’t use Google Play at all on my main profile, and I have a dedicated profile for when I do need it.

              That said, some apps just won’t work regardless, like some banking apps (it’ll fail the bootloader check). But everything I need works, and I have mostly replaced the Google-specific apps w/ alternatives (e.g. Organic Maps instead of Google Maps). My car isn’t new enough to support Android Auto, so I have no experience with any limitations there.

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                11 days ago

                Got it.

                Could you run the other apps sandboxed too?

                Like, install chase banking from play store, and run the app from the sandbox?

                Also what about Microsoft authenticator

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                  11 days ago

                  Apps already run in a sandbox in regular Android, and GrapheneOS gives you a few more options (e.g. storage scopes and whatnot). What GrapheneOS does differently is force Google Play Services to also run in that same sandbox, so it behaves like a regular app instead of a privileged system service.

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      2 months ago

      I think those should work, but if you’re entirely degoogled, maybe running a container would work?