‘It’s without a doubt one of the least detrimental privacy-focused solutions to your mobile experience’: I spent a month testing GrapheneOS — and it almost made me ditch my Android phone entirely
I spent a month testing GrapheneOS on a Pixel 8 Pro to find out.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: The first glanceSwitching to an alternative, specialized OS is never going to be as simple as setting up a regular Android phone. That said, after only 10 minutes setting up GrapheneOS via the GrapheneOS website, I quickly found myself looking at something that, at a glance, resembled the Android I normally use.The GrapheneOS home screen is near app-less, but it’s by no means unfamiliar. The software keeps the functionalities of the Android app drawer and quick control panel, and the menus are near-identical.
- ▪I spent a month testing GrapheneOS on a Pixel 8 Pro to find out.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: The first glanceSwitching to an alternative, specialized OS is never going to be as simple as setting up a regular Android pho
- ▪That said, after only 10 minutes setting up GrapheneOS via the GrapheneOS website, I quickly found myself looking at something that, at a glance, resembled the Android I normally use.The GrapheneOS home screen is near app-less, but it’s by
- ▪The software keeps the functionalities of the Android app drawer and quick control panel, and the menus are near-identical.
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Phones Android ‘It’s without a doubt one of the least detrimental privacy-focused solutions to your mobile experience’: I spent a month testing GrapheneOS — and it almost made me ditch my Android phone entirely Features By Rob Dunne Published 30 July 2026 GrapheneOS achieves what it sets out to do — but it’s far from flawless When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future // Rob Dunne) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter I don’t often consider ditching Android, but GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused alternative, poses an interesting question: what…
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