GrapheneOS is such a staple for me now. Been waiting for it to be released for the Pixel 8 since I got the phone at launch… it doesn’t have the annoying search bar or the unmovable widget telling you the weather… Regardless of the security and privacy it offers… And its just pretty.
Nothing against the OS, but if your gripes are about the search bar or weather widget, couldn’t you use a different launcher?
Is Google pay and banking apps working?
ADP, Chase, Amex, Citi, and my small credit unions apps all work. I think I had to turn that compatibility option on for Amex to get it to launch but no issues other than that.
Here’s a crowd-sourced list of international banking apps that are compatible with GrapheneOS:
https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/
The issue tracker has slightly more current banking app reports:
https://github.com/PrivSec-dev/banking-apps-compat-report
Some banking apps may be problematic and here are some possible workaround solutions:
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/8330-app-compatibility-with-grapheneos
Yup
Edit: google pay works and my banking app works (relatively small credit union)
That’s interesting. Does it not require root ? Wouldn’t that trip safety net ?
My gripe with the weather isn’t that it’s there, it’s that it disappears sometimes for days and it’s too small to click on it. I tried to fix this by adding a separate weather widget, but that means I now have 2 weathers on my home screen and I can’t get rid of the one that doesn’t work :/
I want to switch to grapheneos but my work 2fa app is android and Apple only, devs confirmed that it doesn’t work on any other os
For whatever reason they don’t support grapheneos though, specifically said the app won’t work on it
Do you think Graphene isnt Android? Of course it works. Whatever “devs” claimed that lied to you. What app?
I’ll admit that I forgot grapheneos was android, but the devs (at least as of a year ago) said it wasn’t supported and that that was intentional but didn’t say why. The IT department at my company also said grapheneos isn’t supported by it.
The app is RSA Authenticator (SecurId). If someone is able to download it and make sure it launches I would appreciate it so I can try to make the switch finally. It’s an awful app in every way though, just look at the comments
Other comments on the app also say it doesn’t work on rooted devices since it scans the other apps you have installed and won’t work if it finds something it doesn’t like. Garbage app that is one of two of the required 2fa app for my work for some awful reason. (One is a normal, god fearing 2fa used for account sign ins. The problem one is used for accessing the company VPN) It generates 8 digit auth codes and the “token” to add it was a URL instead of just a string of characters so I can’t just use another app
Works fine man, knew it would.
Other comments on the app also say it doesn’t work on rooted devices since it scans the other apps you have installed and won’t work if it finds something it doesn’t like
That I don’t doubt, although rooting GrapheneOS would defeat the entire security model of it. You’ll find very few people that would do that aside from the security implication of doing so, you’d have to leave the bootloader unlocked, so on top of the attack surface, you’d then lose verified boot as well.
It works as far as I can tell. However, it wasn’t always the case.
My company also mentioned that GrapheneOS isn’t supported by them.
Version 4.3.12 is - I just installed it on both the Pixel 6 and the new Pixel 8, both running the latest GrapheneOS builds with Android 14.
they don’t support grapheneos though, specifically said the app won’t work on it
In the summer of 2022, numerous issues arose for non-GrapheneOS users as well, as reflected in the reviews. This was because the SecurID update began utilizing the Play Integrity API to detect non-certified OS/devices. The Play Integrity API has since replaced the now-obsolete SafetyNet attestation API.
I am on CalyxOS and the 2FA for my work, works flawlessly even after I block the trackers that come with its Android app.
Unfortunately it’s just this specific app that (they say) doesn’t work on non-mainstream android os’s. It specifically generated 8 character codes and you use a URL instead of a string of characters to register it. According to the comments it doesn’t work on jailbroken devices either since it scans your other apps and won’t work if it finds something it didn’t like. If it was just a general 2fa app then I’d just switch to a different one and have switched to grapheneos
No issues with running the RSA Authenticator (SecurID) app on both the Pixel 6 and 8 on the latest Android 14 build of GrapheneOS.
See previous reply for details as to why it wasn’t working for non-GrapheneOS users as well - over a year ago is when it started being problematic.
This is informative and fortunate
