I read a post here a while back claiming that graphine is less private but somehow more secure. Of course the only person I have to ask is the graphine Matrix who claims are the opposite of this. Generally my main concern about Calyx is it’s Fake google play thing. Apparently this is less private than graphineOS’s sandboxed google play since it is still connecting to Google, and is just as privileged as Google play usually is.

    • Vik@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I use CalyxOS and will also suggest that people use GrapheneOS instead. I’m more comfortable with MicroG but I appreciate that Graphene is technologically the more impressive project of the two.

        • FarLine99@lemm.eeEnglish
          11·
          1 year ago

          Magisk + LSPosed + FakeGApps LSPosed module + MinMicroG project. You have GrapheneOS with microG. Loose in security, but boost in privacy.

    • skymtf@pricefield.orgOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yeah the project has continued without him, And yeah running Google Apps is likely less private but considering I use proprietary apps like discord regularly I feel like Google and people are getting more and more of my data anyway.

  • black_mouflon@beehaw.orgEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    I think what I’ve heard (more or less) is that they are equally private but GrapheneOS is more secure. I don’t remember what the justification was though. I’m interested to see what replies your question gets.

    I’ve always seen CalyxOS as the version that is the more user friendly (easier installation, better support. At least as of few years ago. Things migh have changed now.)

    Personally what I question is the choice of GrapheneOS to use sanboxed Google play services rarher than the open source alternative micro-G. I can’t see how that’s better.

      • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
        7·
        1 year ago

        though it doesn’t work on Firefox unfortunately

        unfortunately!

        They don’t allowing websites access to USB devices for a reason.

      • black_mouflon@beehaw.org
        1·
        1 year ago

        But the Sanboxed Google play services, I would imagine is still closed sourced. Right? If true, just accounting for trying to minimize closed sorced software on device, Micro-g must be strictly better, in that one issue at least.

  • jungleben@infosec.pub
    1·
    1 year ago

    Graphene has been good at getting security and feature updates out the door quicker. For that reason (and that google telemetry will happen no matter what OS), it’s much more secure.

    • ninchuka@lemmy.one
      1·
      1 year ago

      It’s much more then just that they harden it even more and have great features like contact and storage scopes where apps only get access to what you give them and you can fully block apps from connecting to the Internet by denying the Internet permission at install those are just the privacy enhancements https://grapheneos.org/features for all they do to improve security