Talking about privacy against GrapheneOS costed me a ban in reddit…
This is by far the most secure Android ROM. I completely agree with that.
However, it has a lot of automatic connections with Google. Daniel says, be in the crowd but that statement seems a mistake. Google will know your device exists, that it runs Android and some basic information about it.
Sorry! But for me automatic connections means no privacy whatever Daniel or other people may say.
BTW, you could avoid them with NetGuard and some antiGoogle hosts.
On the other hand, Daniel says we have to use chromium browsers because of their security. Ok, that’s correct due to their sandbox.
However, Chromium mobile engines do not allow ublock origin/umatrix. Even some trackers only can be blocked with Firefox engines (according to ublock/umatrix creator)
Again, for me that’s not privacy.
Finally, we have to give money to Google. A paradox, the same sentence that a partner said before.
So, What Android ROM do I recommend in terms of privacy? A LineageOS without gapps or a “netguarded” GrapheneOS.
In terms of security, GrapheneOS.
Nevertheless, I prefer a Librem, a Pinephone or a Replicanty phone by far.
Greetings.