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  • andreluis034@lm.put.tftoAndroid@lemdro.idGrapheneOS is amazing!!
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    1 year ago

    I ran GrapheneOS on a pixel 5 but ultimately went back to stock.

    GrapheneOS was considerably slower on my phone. Apps took a bit longer to loader, but the worst was installing APKs, it takes so much longer compared to stock. Some apps (e.g. revolut) took more than 5 minutes to install, it was crazy.



  • andreluis034@lm.put.tftoAndroid@lemmy.worldRefurbished Pixel 5
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    1 year ago

    Am I naïve for thinking that manufacturers stopping support for devices, then claiming it affects your safety, is just to sell more phones?

    Yes you are.

    Vulnerabilities are constantly being found in the software stack used by Android, if you are running vulnerable software you’re increasing the likelihood of some malicious app (or website, file, etc…) taking advantage of the vulnerability. The consequences of vulnerability vary from being able to fingerprint your device when it’s not supposed, to escalateling privileges to root or even kernel mode. Although the later are significantly rarer.

    and had zero security issues in a dozen years

    That you know of… If the vulnerability is successfully exploited, the likelihood of you noticing are close to zero.

    You could always flash a custom ROM to install the latest security patches, but you would still be missing the security updates for all the closed source components (such as the bootloader, device drivers, etc…). Not to mention all the security implications (good or bad) that comes with installing custom ROMs.