Yes effectively the iOS feature just prevents apps from seeing your advertising ID. On Android you can delete it which is effectively the same thing.
Yes, I’ve already done that. So does it matter which operating system or phone to install the apps?
iOS has a few things that protect you a bit more from third party apps, like iOS has a paste permission that stops apps from reading your clipboard whenever they want. It also has the Contacts picker which lets you pick and choose specific contacts instead of giving full access to all of them (GOS already has a more advanced version of this). iOS also has the local network permission which stops apps from seeing other devices on your network, which Android has an equivalent to but it’s not enforced yet. Overall, iOS is probably a bit better than stock Android at protecting you from third party apps, but that will likely change in the future when Android adds the same features.
Ah, thx and that’s what I needed to know. Has Google announced similar features for Android 17?
With regards to GOS, I’m not against having both Pixels with it, but how do I configure GOS to be more like Pixel’s Android and just work with Google Play and all of its apps like banking, Meta, and what not?
Not that I’ve seen but we’ll see when it comes out.
You would install sandboxed Google play and use it normally. Most apps work just fine.
I don’t want to fiddle around with different profiles. Will Google Play still be sandboxed?
Yes:
You can have Google Play on GrapheneOS.
Why not put the proprietary apps in the private space and the clean apps in the main space?
Of which threat are you concerned that private space can’t prevent but seperate phones can?
Potential data leaking between the two profiles. I don’t trust it.
You’re not going to be able to convince me to use one phone for everything. Furthermore, I’ve already been using two phones for years. I never mix work and personal data in one device. For people who only use one device for everything, they probably won’t understand or care. It’s like the people who don’t believe in using a seatbelt or getting the COVID vaccine. At some point, it is what it is.
Do you mean for example that Google camera in the main Spaces could communicate with Google Play in the private space to share pictures?
It would be better to discuss this with clear scenarios in mind