For those unfamiliar, GrapheneOS is a privacy and security enhanced custom ROM endorsed by Snowden. Despite these big names, plenty of people give it backlash

Even @TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml gives it backlash despite being a moderator of Lemmy’s biggest privacy community. A quote here: “grapheneOS trolls are downvoting every single post and comment of mine, and committing vote manipulation on Lemmy. They are using 5-6 accounts.” That was in response to downvotes on a comment posted in the c/WorldNews community, which is entirely unrelated to technology.

One of the reasons is that GrapheneOS can only be installed on Google Pixels due to security compatibility, which makes complete sense considering Android should be most compatible with Google’s own devices. GrapheneOS even lists the exact reasons they chose Pixels, and encourage people to step up and manufacture a different supported device.

One year ago, Louis Rossmann posted this video outlining his reasons for deleting GrapheneOS. Mainly, he had multiple bad experiences with Daniel Micay (the founder and main developer of GrapheneOS) which put his distrust in the GrapheneOS project. Since then, he has stepped down and will no longer be actively contributing to the project.

So, I am here to learn why exactly people still do not like GrapheneOS.

  • krolden@lemmy.ml
    97·
    5 months ago

    Those things do break the security model though. Theyre right about that.

    • pehig4@futurology.todayEnglish
      76·
      5 months ago

      If you care that much about “”“security”“” just sell your soul to apple. They will take good care of your data and provide world class security. I don’t know how even thinking about using google stuff in a foss rom is considered acceptable. You don’t need to go full Stallman, but I believe most people here don’t want to use google shit for some alleged “security”.

        • pehig4@futurology.todayEnglish
          43·
          5 months ago

          True, but grapheneos prioritizes security to an absurd level where they say stuff like how the google play store is better than f-droid. Of course this can be true, but there’s high chance the entire project is influenced by google.