For the past few years I have been using a Moto g5 with LineageOS for MicroG, but a friend sold me his Pixel 5 for $70 recently when he upgraded. I was initially planning to just continue to use LOS for microG, but then I realized that I could use GrapheneOS if I wanted to. However, as I’ve done mor…

Interesting. I hadn’t heard about it, I’ll check that out. It sounds intriguing.

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GrapheneOS (with sandboxed GApps) vs LineageOS for microG - which is better for striking a balance between usability, privacy and having control over my system?

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