3 months into using GrapheneOS full time. Overall, it's amazing and will continue using it, with some caveats:
1. GPS precise location refuses to work at all anymore in Kyiv, Ukraine, even when the signal is not being jammed due to Russian attacks. I have to hotspot to my old iPhone to drive around the city or else I get lost.
2. eSIM doesn't work, I have to use a physical SIM. I'm reading online that it might be a Pixel issue rather than a GrapheneOS issue, but I don't have the skill to diagnose or fix the issue.
3. Several apps still need to be downloaded through the Play Store as it's not available elsewhere, but having that ability is still a positive.
4. A very small handful of apps don't work despite enabling exploit protection compatibility mode and all permissions, but workarounds are easy - by using their web app (if available).
Definitely feels more free to permissionlessly install whatever apps I choose to trust without a gatekeeper. Zapstore is great for this.
Terry Yiu
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2026-09-07 17:48:19 UTC
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