- Secure device with strong password.
- Keep devices up to date to ensure I recieve the latest security patches.
- Encrypt sensitive data.
- Do not plug my device into unknown ports.
- Never leave my device unattended.
- Check the legitimacy of the application before installation.
- verify the name of developers and their actual existence .
- reading the description of the application and its permissions.
- reading user reviews & privacy guides.
- Reduce the number of apps .
- (Owner #)
- Password protected ✅
- Google Services ✅
- Push Services ✅
You need to install all three apps: Google Services Framework, Google Play Services, and Google Play from GrapheneOS Apps Store .
Important install them before other apps (Proton Mail, Signal etc...) so notifications are "registered" correctly.
- Select your WiFi gear icon > select pen icon > Advanced options > Privacy > Use per-connection randomized MAC (default) ✅
- Internet > LTE connection from your carrier > ⚙️ Allow 2G ❌
- Internet > Network preferences > Turn Off Wi-Fi automatically (15 seconds if no network connected)
- Internet > Network preferences > Notify for public networks ❌
- SIMs > ADD SIM "+" Scan QR Code
- eSIM support ✅ (eSIM management no longer requires sandboxed Google Play https://grapheneos.org/releases#2024012600)
- VPN > Proton VPN > ⚙️ Always-on VPN ✅
- VPN > Proton VPN > ⚙️ Block connections without VPN ✅
- Bluetooth timeout ✅ (15 seconds if no devices connected)
- Connection preferences > Printing ❌
- Apps > SEE ALL
XAPPS > Customize everything! ✅
- App settings > Disable ❌ notifications for any apps you do not necessarily need it .
- Notification History Disable ❌
- Notifications on lock screen > Disable ❌
- Battery Percentage ✅
- Do Not Disturb > Schedules > Sleeping ✅ use a specified custom time to time start 22:00 end 07:00
- Do not Disturb > People > Calls > Starred Contacts (family members)
- Do not Disturb > People > Calls > Allow repeat callers ❌
- Do not Disturb > People > Messages > None ❌
- Media > Hide media player ❌
- Dial pad tones ❌
- Screen locking sound ❌
- Charging sounds and vibration ❌
- Touch sounds ❌
- Always show icon when in vibration mode ✅
- Adaptive Brightness ✅
- Auto-rotate screen ❌
- Lock Screen > Privacy > Show sensitive content only when unlocked ✅
- Lock Screen > Wake screen for notifications ❌
- Lock Screen > Lift to check phone ❌
- Dark Theme ✅
- Night Light ✅
- Don’t use sunset to sunrise (uses device location data) use a specified custom time to time start 22:00 end 07:00
- Screen saver ❌
- Lock screen > select Monochrome theme
- Lock screen > Show notifications on the lock screen ❌
- Home screen > select Monochrome theme
- Home screen > Themed icons ✅
- Fingerprint - Tap Fingerprint + PIN and follow the prompts
- Screen lock ⚙️ > Lock after screen timeout ✅ (5 seconds)
- Auto reboot > 18 Hours ✅
- USB Accessories > Allow new USB peripherals when unlocked ✅
- Enable native code debugging ❌
- USB-C port > Charging-only when locked, except before first unlock (see https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/11178-grapheneos-version-2024022800-released/12 and https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/11721-improvements-to-factory-resets-by-google-due-to-reports-by-grapheneos
- PIN scrambling > Scramble PIN ✅
- Screen lock camera acces ❌
- Notify about system process crashes ✅
- More security settings > SIM card lock - Lock SIM card ✅
- Use location ❌ (Enable only when is using Maps for navegation)
- Wireless emergency alerts - toogle ❌ for operator and presidential
- Permission manager > Customize Everything! ✅
- Passwords, passkeys and date services > Proton Pass ✅
- Language & Input > on screen keyboard > GraphineOS Keyboard > Appearance & Layouts > Theme > Material Dark ✅
- Languages & input > Languages - Add English (UK), Spanish (Spain), Български (Bulgaria)
- Languages & input > On-screen keyboard > Preferences > Auto-capitalisation ❌
- Languages & input > On-screen keyboard > Preferences > Sound on keypress ❌
- Languages & input > On-screen keyboard > Apparience & Layouts > Theme > Material Dark ✅
- Languages & input > On-screen keyboard > Text correction > Auto-correction ❌
- Languages & input > On-screen keyboard > Text correction > Show correction sugguestions ❌
- Languages & input > On-screen keyboard > Text correction > Next-word sugguestions ❌
- Languages & input > Spell checker ❌
- Gestures > Quickly open camera ❌
- Gestures > System navigation > 3-button navigation ✅
- Gestures > System navigation > 3-button navigation ⚙️ Hold home for Assistant ❌
- Gestures > Tab to check phone ❌
- Gestures > Lift to check phone ❌
- Date & time - Toggle Use locale default ❌ (to allow the 24 hour time format to be used)
- Device Name > Set "generic name"
- [Apps](Default play store of GrapheneOS)
- F-Droid 🌍 - installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform.
- Google Play Store
Note: F-Droid is NOT recommended by PrivacyGuide!
Collabora office
https://www.collaboraoffice.com/downloads/fdroid/repo/?fingerprint=573258C84E149B5F4D9299E7434B2B69A8410372921D4AE586BA91EC767892CC
NewPipe Upstream
https://archive.newpipe.net/fdroid/repo/?fingerprint=E2402C78F9B97C6C89E97DB914A2751FDA1D02FE2039CC0897A462BDB57E7501
IzzyOnDroid
https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=3BF0D6ABFEAE2F401707B6D966BE743BF0EEE49C2561B9BA39073711F628937A
- Web Browser
- Default Browser of GrapheneOS
- Camera
- Default camera app of GrapheneOS
- Photo and video gallery
- Default gallery app of GrapheneOS
- File Manager
- Default file manager of GrapheneOS
- PDF Reader
- Default pdf reader of GrapheneOS
- Contacts sync
- Default contacts app of GrapheneOS
- Tuta 🇩🇪 🇪🇺
- Password Manager
- Proton Pass 🇨🇭
- 2FA Authenticator App
- Aegis 🌍
- Proton Pass 🇨🇭
- Email Service/Client/Contacts/Calendar
- Anti-spam email protection
- Simple Login 🇫🇷 🇨🇭 🇪🇺
- Encrypted E2EE cloud storage
- Proton Drive 🇨🇭
- Notes
- Joplin 🏴
- Private Photo cloud backup
- Ente 🇵🇰
- Proton Drive 🇨🇭
- YouTube frontend
- NewPipe 🌍
- Video Player/Music player
- VLC Media Player 🇫🇷 🇪🇺
- Messaging
- WhatsApp 🇺🇸
- VPN
- Proton VPN 🇨🇭
- File Encryption
- OpenKeychain 🇩🇪 🇪🇺
- Rss/Feed reader
- Editor
- Office Suite
- Navigation Maps
- Google Maps
- Shoping
- https://digitalgoods.proxysto.re/ 🇩🇪 🇪🇺 - (onion) - Buy coupons for privacy-friendly services with Monero or Bitcoin...
- https://shop.proxysto.re/ 🇩🇪 🇪🇺 - Get hardware, books, privacy gadgets and physical voucher cards for Mullvad VPN.
- https://shopinbit.com/ 🇲🇨 🇪🇺 - Europes biggest Bitcoin Store, with over 300,000 products.
Camera
- Settings menu
- General
- Gyroscope suggestion ✅
- Camera sounds ❌
Vanadium
- Settings
- Search engine - Add StartPage 🇳🇱 🇪🇺 as a default search engine in Vanadium
- Passwords
- Save Passwords ❌
- Auto Sign-in ❌
- Payment methods
- Save and fill paymend methods ❌
- Addresses and more
- Save and fill addresses ❌
- Autofill options
- Use other providers ✅
- Privacy and security
- Auto-complete searches and URLs ❌
- Acces paymend methods ❌
- Close tabs on exit ✅
- Open external links in incognito ✅
- Notifications
- All Vanadium notifications ❌
- Homepage
- ❌
- Downloads
- Ask where to save files ✅
- Enable Passkeys
- type in the address bar: chrome://flags then search PASSKEYS , Confirm this by tapping on Enabled for Google Password Manager and 3rd party passkeys (https://proton.me/support/pass-use-passkeys)
Screenshot of my phone as of 14-04-2024
TODO
Note! To work is needed Sandboxed Google Play to be installed , how to setup here https://discuss.grapheneos.org/ .
GOS Official channel