I like learning about it, but I worry about incompatibility with apps I might need for work and school.

I might switch to it someday, just not today

I have been using GrapheneOS since the Pixel 6 came out and I have no complaints. I get regular updates, the OS is super stable and my phone is free of the pre-installed ad- and spyware.

I also remember the ridiculously easy and straight forward install, something that I wasn't expecting since I used to tinker with LineageOS and CyanogenMod way back. It almost feels like a stock rom.

The additional security features are great, though they come with the tiny inconvenience of not having access to system files (which is obviously by design).

Overall I couldn't be happier with it and I'll continue to use it for as long as I can.

I don't understand the decision to only support Pixel phones. I want to degoogle, I'm not going to give Google money for a phone to do it.

still using my pixel 3a XL, graphene was great until suddenly it wasnt. As soon as google drops support for the device you're on your own. Most of the apps still get updated but the OS no longer gets security updates, which is understandable but unfortunate.

Google Pay incompatibility is certainly a tough pill to swallow. Other than that is Google Maps working fine ? What about Android Auto? I'm definately interested to go this route.

I tried it out on my Pixel 8 Pro but I'm back on stock. I'm trying to be more privacy focused, but I use a lot of Google apps still, so I had almost everything enabled from Google anyways, so I might as well stay on stock for now. It was neat, but I didn't notice any battery improvements, which is also what I was looking for

GrapheneOS is amazing. So many privacy and security features. I finally feel in complete control of my phone. It's not only secure and private, it's also smooth and stable too, much more so than the buggy mess that is stock Pixel OS. And did I mention that it updates faster than stock OS!? It's also far more stable than every other alternative OS on every other phone I've had. I loved it so much I sent my first 5$ to a FOSS project ever LOL. This is my endgame OS and I'm never using anything else ever again.

I've been running Graphene on my Pixel 6 pro for about a year now and it's been pretty great. I have had a couple bugs here and there but nothing a quick restart wouldn't fix. I can honestly say I don't really miss any of the google stuff, I've switched to FOSS apps for pretty much everything ,except for what's required for work.

pixel 7a - GOS - everything just works, just like stock android. No real change in experience, nothing i miss (gpay doesn't work in my country anyway for tap to pay), running the sandboxed google play and you would never know its not stock.

The network permissions are nice, the multiple accounts are nice. Honestly, I don't see any downside.

Two things would make it even better:

• being able to share a vpn with tethered devices (calyxos and lineage can do this) - this is absolutely a killer feature and replaces a travel router
• Work profiles for every account (calyxos has this), so that your second account can also have a work profile, not just the owner account.

I use it on my Pixel 7. Don't miss anything from stock Google. Your usage will vary depending on your needs.

Pixel 5a, been using it for 3 years. It's great. But don't put anything you need to receive notifications from in a different profile or you'll never see them.

I use it on Pixel 7 and my partner on Pixel 6a. I miss Android auto sometimes, but I would use it maybe twice a year so it isn't a big deal to me. Otherwise it's great, I had no trouble using NFC paiment and apart from android auto, every single app i've tried worked without issue.

Android auto now available from graphene, tonight or tomorrow from alpha version

It's an excellent improvement on the stock OS. Fixes all the reasons why I hate smartphones with zero sacrifices on usability.