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Installed GrapheneOS for the first time (midwest.social)

submitted 1 month ago by clark@midwest.social to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I have not any prior experience with installing custom ROMs, but after trying it out (and getting stuck, and googling and finding answers) I successfully did it. Below is my home screen if anybody is curious:

I use OpenBoard for my keyboard. Unfortunately I am still dependent on Play Store since some of the apps I need can only be found there. Sometimes it feels meaningless committing to this whole thing because I'm not perfectly private; then I think this is better than using a regular iPhone or Android phone.

So far I'm liking it. I am naturally inclined to feel hesitant about using this as my main phone and plugging in a SIM since it's custom, but I'm slowly making the transition.

Feel free to share any beginners advice or your own experience using GOS for the first time. Cheers!

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[–] Username@feddit.de 96 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (21 children)

OpenBoard is no longer maintained. Heliboard is a good alternative.

I think Google Play on Graphene is a good compromise, since at least it does not have root access. Unfortunately it is very crippling to completely avoid Google on Android.

That being said, I heard others are using work profiles to isolate all apps using Google Play from their more private apps. I'm not doing that, but work profiles are nice for ... well work apps.

[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (11 children)

Openboard updated for me recently. When did they stop maintaining it?

[–] Username@feddit.de 17 points 1 month ago (10 children)

https://github.com/openboard-team/openboard

Last commit is two years ago. I'd recommend checking what you have installed. A quick search on GPlay finds what appears to be a clone that may or may not leak user data.

[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

version 1.4.5

org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.latin versionCode 19

targetSdk 31 minSdk 19

Installed: May 8, 2024; 3:17 PM Updated: May 8, 2024; 3:17 PM

Is this an AHH SHIT moment or I'm good? Lol

[–] washbasin@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

1.4.5 is the latest—and last—OpenBoard version, released 8/8/22 per app on F-Droid.

Did you fresh install it? Your log makes it look like you just installed it.

[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yes I forgot I did. My phone bugged out one day about it. I don't know why. Whats a good FLOSS alternative?

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Heliboard is recently restarted sucessor

Futo is another option, I am not sure if it is Foss Lois rossmann backs it though

[–] JustMarkov@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

I am not sure if it is Foss

It is not, just source-available:
https://gitlab.futo.org/keyboard/latinime/-/blob/master/LICENSE.md

[–] uzay@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago

I like FlorisBoard

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So I don't want to tell you to panic but I can't find anything about "dslul" or their version of openboard. The questions I have are as follows:

How did you acquire this apk? (F-Droid, play store, obtainium, regular download?)
Do you have hypatia installed? If not, can you install it and run a device scan to see if there's any known malicious blobs on your device?
Please take a look at heliboard. I know its weird to tell people they're safer going with the most popular options, but legitimately we're a pack animal. We do better when we look out for each other and this may be a case where it's best to go to the version of this project that has the most eyes on it

[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I use heliboard now downloaded today and deleted open board. I acquired openboard from Fdroid. Both times. I've never heard of hapatia. I will check it out momentarily.

[–] Username@feddit.de 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So I don't want to tell you to panic but I can't find anything about "dslul" or their version of openboard.

It's the app id from F-droid, so I would assume it is legit: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.latin/

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

Interesting! I assume then that dslul was the original developer. Weird I wasn't able to turn up anything at all... Well... Not that weird given that internet search is broken

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