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I've been using GrapheneOS for a month now.

I would say that I'm happy to be farther disconnected from Alphabet Corp. I'm glad not to have so many Google apps on my phone that I cannot remove.

Complaints being I miss some small silly things like being able to say "Hey, Google" then ask a question or set a timer which I often do for tasks.

My biggest complaint is the keyboard experience seems to be rough. The autocorrect/grammar seems funky. I still mess with the settings. Could be my own fault. The emoji keyboard is the biggest issue. It seems to be missing a third of the emojis. The fact that I do not have a cucumber emoji available to me is ridiculously upsetting.
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YODL · 31w
Ahh, so there is a bit of friction. Sounds pretty minimal though. I do like timers...not so much cucumber emojis, but there are likely others I use which might not show up. Planning on dual wielding when I do make the switch though, so maybe I can manage. What about stuff like banking app, music (Sp...
YODL · 31w
You're unzappable btw
Kajoozie Maflingo · 31w
the keyboard is awful. cannot search emojis. can't search text messages either. no "do not disturb" feature and it seems to need to restart to update every night. but yes, FUCK GOOGLE. so its worth it lol
alp · 31w
2 months in and I love it.
Tekkadan ๐Ÿ“ฒ๐Ÿ„๐ŸŒ · 31w
Time to try ๐Ÿธ in all of its bug-filled glory
Abstract Equilibrium · 31w
๐Ÿฅ’ (sent from graphene, unexpected keyboard) home assistant is an alternative to the hey google stuff, but it's a moderate commitment
Brunswick · 31w
FUTO keyboard and FUTO voice typing are superior to the default
Mickles · 31w
What phone are you running it on? Been debating this myself
Smith · 31w
You can install the Google keyboard (Gboard) and GraphineOS allows you to remove Internet access for that app. Still private