Google Confirms Android SafetyCore Enables AI-Powered On-Device Content Classification
Google confirms Android SafetyCore, launched in October 2024, enables secure on-device classification without client-side scanning.
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Yeah... Bullshit.
I no longer have the confidence in Google to believe anything they're telling me.
Another good reason to go for LineageOS/GrapheneOS.
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GrapheneOS is such great experience
If you have a pixel. I use calyxOS since I don't and it's a bit more secure than lineage.
Also, if you bought your phone through your cell provider, its probably not happening. The bootloader is probably locked. There miiight be some janky tutorials to get around it, but you might brick your phone. Ask me how i know.
Just disrupting the tracking/advertising pipelines a little bit is reason enough to use GrapheneOS. Everything else it does is just an epic bonus for me.
I may have to finally make the switch. Are there any initial pains that you found from switching?
Google Wallet (or whatever they call it these days) doesn't work, even if you install Google Play Services. So NFC payments are simply not possible for me. I've heard that some banks have NFC payments built into their apps, but I have never seen a list. I'd switch banks if it meant I could get this to work.
There's currently no NLP (network location provider) support, so if you don't have an actual GPS satellite signal, you will not have active location unless you use Google's location services. There's been some talk of including a new NLP service in the future but I don't know of any timeline.
Even when using Google Location Services, accuracy is worse than on the stock Pixel OS. I'm not sure why, but I get tons of drift indoors (whether Wi-Fi is enabled or not), whereas on PixelOS it was almost always stable. It also means navigation apps will sometimes think I magically hopped off a bridge and onto the side street below or something like that.
There's no "extreme battery saver" mode like on Google's Pixel OS. When I switched, I didn't realize that was a Google feature rather than an Android/AOSP feature.
If you rely on Google backups for app data, I'm not sure if there's any reasonable way to get that into GOS since it can only happen during initial setup. Might be solutions to this, but personally I didn't spend time on it because there was nothing I cared too much about. Check your apps to see if they have settings import/export functions. A lot of open-source apps (like Lemmy clients) do.
GOS has an open-source backup system called Seedvault, but of course if you ever want to switch back to a stock Android OS, you won't be able to bring those backups with you since apps simply can't get that level of access on any stock Android OS. You're stuck on GOS or other third-party OSes that support Seedvault, or maybe rooting if that's possible.
If you use WhatsApp (ew), be aware that it only supports backup via Google Drive. And you can't manually download and restore that backup without adding Google Play Services and logging in.
Lawnchair and other third-party home screens seem to work worse on GOS than stock Pixel OS when it comes to the app switcher animation bug. I've seen some GOS forum threads about this so I know I'm not alone.
You can definitely configure NLP if you install MicroG.
https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-google-play-configuration
If your having unsatisfying location, go through this guide to turn on Google everything for location.
You will need to grant "Allow all the time" Location access to Google Play services along with the Nearby Devices permission for it to have all the access it needs. You need to use the "Google Location Accuracy" link from the sandboxed Google Play configuration menu to access the Google Play services menu for opting into their network location service, otherwise this is all pointless
Yes, the issue persists even with all of that enabled. I don't understand why.
I had a similar issue on my previous phone, but never on my Pixel before. So I guess Google specifically does something extra.
Honestly, I was surprised at the lack of compatability issues. It had less issues than any custom ROM I've used, and I've used a LOT of custom ROMS over the years.
I had to toggle off the anti exploit hardening for a few apps, but I eventually just ditched those apps and replaced them with their respective websites or with FOSS equiviliants.
Flashing the ROM was easier than my older Android phones too.
If you want your sms/mms, back them up.
laughs in Google Voice*
I'm screwed...
SMS Backup & Restore app works great
That's not what I meant:
You can install Voice. I installed it on a separate profile dedicated to that. I turn it off when I don't use it.
Graphene is only for Pixel phones. That's been enough to stop me from pursuing it.
Why? The hardware security is good
Why do I not want a Pixel? Expensive, poor battery life, batteries hard to replace, no headphone jack, no SD card slot, no stylus (that turns out to be surprisingly handy). Also too much AI crap. Yes there are some nice things about the Pixel too, but I ended up with a Moto G Stylus 5g (2023 model) and am quite happy with it. It has all the stuff I mentioned. The one Pixel feature I've sometimes missed is HDMI out of the USB-C port.
Why? The hardware
Right there, you are so close!
Some banking and similar apps don't work, or have some features nonfunctional (like NFC). You can always use the website and carry a card like we did in 2012.
CARRY A CARD?!!?! b-but it's on the desk a few meters away from me I can't reach it!!!!!!
You'll lose all your local data as the bootloader gets unlocked, so back them up.
Tutorials on modding phones, from my experience, are fairly obtuse despite the process itself usually being rather simple and straight forward.
If you want to go as privacy-oriented as possible, you'll likely pick a vanilla system (that is, as close to AOSP, "Android Open Source Project"), and will often be on the lookout for software that is either DRM-free (no dependency on 3rd party software), or open source / FOSS ("Free and Open Source Software"). Also VPNs to mask your online usage may come with their own set of cobsiderations, like some sites breaking, some others considering it ban-worth, and others setting prices, languages, etc., to a given region.
I wish it was available for my phone :/
Did you read the article? The GrapheneOS devs are saying the exact same thing as Google here...
Personally though I wouldn't trust the GrapheneOS devs much, they're a bunch of divas.
You appear to have posted a negative opinion of 'ol Musky
Please remain seated, DOGE will collect you for reeducation soon.
Thanks Google!
And /e/
I'm trying to convince my fiend to sell his still in box new phone and install Lineage OS on his current one.