And since you won’t be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility.

The community feedback is… interesting to say the least.

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    Oh I see, GOS is a rom? I’m really nervous about putting a custom rom on my phone, last time I tried that it permanently broke all the NFC on my samsung galaxy

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      1 year ago

      You don’t have to do any rooting to install it, unlike how you would with Samsung phones in the past. You can’t install GrapheneOS on a phone that doesn’t already allow OEM unlocking and it only works with Pixel phones, but the process is simple and extremely low risk. You just plug the phone into your computer and use the web tool in your browser.

      If you ever want to return to the normal Android, Google has a similar tool that allows you to easily reinstall the original OS.

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        1 year ago

        Thanks for the explanation! It seems I’ve been irrationally afraid of installing new OS’s after previous experience.