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.

    • youmaynotknow@lemmy.ml
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      5 months ago

      Hey man, nice to see you raising hell again. How’ve you been? Haven’t seen you in a bit.

      BTW, I followed most of your guide, and my phone battery is lasting me upwards of 5 hours of screen on time since I applied your secret sauce. Never mind the ridiculously low data usage.

      And if anyone here is wondering, @TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmygrad.ml and I don’t see eye to eye 100%, and we started our conversations sort of being pricks to one another, until we started to finally get along. He does have some very valid insights and knowledge for privacy and security on Android devices and most with solid evidence, which raises the bar on trust. Having said that, regardless of how you choose to take his posts, I do urge you to at least consider his points. I’ve found them invaluable.

      • randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyzEnglish
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        5 months ago

        I followed most of your guide, and my phone battery is lasting me upwards of 5 hours of screen on time since I applied your secret sauce. Never mind the ridiculously low data usage.

        Can you please give a link to this guide? Thanks.

        • youmaynotknow@lemmy.ml
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          5 months ago

          I welcome the challenge of meeting every kind of people. With you, honestly, it was fun, and from the get-go I was aware that we would just get along at some point.

          I’m very sorry to read about your injury man. I’ve been battling my own demons lately, with some very traumatic experiences I went through about 2 years ago. I forgave the people that caused the emotional and mental damage, but just this morning I woke up sweating and hyperventilating at 5am and could not go back to bed. Freaking nightmare of that crap had me relive the situation all over again.

          I guess that’s what makes us human. And people here, open your mind to what could be. Yes, this guy comes across as an asshole at first, don’t I know, but once you see beyond that defense wall, not only is he super cool, but a great conversation partner, specially when there are opposite views on each side. Pretty insightful that’s been my experience with him. And yes, he is very passionate about his beliefs, and more people should be like that instead of just following the flow.

          I’m still around but, as long as my wife and kids allow me to 🤣

            • youmaynotknow@lemmy.ml
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              5 months ago

              You know? I’ve been wanting to start journaling for years now, but have used work and responsibilities as an excuse to put it off. That’s entirely on me, and seems like you mentioning it was the call out I needed to remove the BS excuses. I’ll start in Joplin since I already have it, but if you have any suggestions on apps I can use on mobile and Linux, that’ll help a lot (after all, I know you KNOW about apps that work great).

              Just added the podcast to my AntennaPod, thanks you.

                • youmaynotknow@lemmy.ml
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                  5 months ago

                  Know what? I’m going to do it. I fell into the bad habit of having everything done with a keyboard, and feel that I have absolutely no skill left to use pens and pencils, but it’s about time to make the effort and retrain my brain on it. Thanks bro, this is a great incentive too.