Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This video will encompass a summary of my GrapheneOS review after using it for 3 weeks on the Google Pixel 6 (GP6).
GrapheneOS is a consumer-grade open-source mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project, or AOSP. It's one among the many custom ROMs created on that platform. Unlike previous homemade ROMs, though, this one offers enhanced privacy and security. It improves technologies such as app sandboxing, exploit protection, and the permission model significantly.
Daniel Micay, the co-founder of CopperheadOS, a privacy and security-focused mobile OS, developed this relatively new mobile OS. GrapheneOS used to be known as the Android Hardening Project when it was created in late 2014. Micay and his team decided to rebrand the project in 2019 to better reflect how it has grown and matured.
Although GrapheneOS is based on Android, the two operating systems are not identical. One significant difference is that GrapheneOS is Google-free. That means no Google Play Store, Google Chrome, Google Maps, or any of Google's other apps and services. You might question why an operating system would keep Google out entirely when so many people rely on its services. Well, this is all part of the project's efforts to provide the most strong privacy and security possible to its customers; bringing Google and its snooping eyes into the mix would make it impossible. In essence, if you don't use Google, you won't be tracked, which means you'll have better privacy and security.
Apple's new on device scanning is a great reason to switch to a private mobile OS. Apple's NeuralHash works by transforming images on a user's iPhone or Mac into a unique string of letters and numbers known as a hash, which will be available in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey in the next month or two. Any time you make a minor alteration to an image, the hash is changed, which can prevent matching. According to Apple, NeuralHash aims to ensure that images that are identical and aesthetically similar — such as cropped or manipulated photographs — produce the same hash.
GrapheneOS on the Pixel 6 (GP6) is the most secure phone of 2022 so far. With five years of security upgrades and the most layers of hardware security, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are the most secure Pixel phones yet. The Google Tensor system on a chip (SoC) hardware and new Pixel-first features in the Android operating system combine to make this the first Pixel phone with Google security from the silicon to the data center. Pixel's security has also been proven through transparency and external certification by multiple dedicated security teams.
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Physical Comparison - 00:18
Oddities - 03:43
Battery Life - 05:54
Camera - 06:33
Final Verdict - 08:39
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This video will encompass a summary of my GrapheneOS review after using it for 3 weeks on the Google Pixel 6 (GP6).
GrapheneOS is a consumer-grade open-source mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project, or AOSP. It's one among the many custom ROMs created on that platform. Unlike previous homemade ROMs, though, this one offers enhanced privacy and security. It improves technologies such as app sandboxing, exploit protection, and the permission model significantly.
Daniel Micay, the co-founder of CopperheadOS, a privacy and security-focused mobile OS, developed this relatively new mobile OS. GrapheneOS used to be known as the Android Hardening Project when it was created in late 2014. Micay and his team decided to rebrand the project in 2019 to better reflect how it has grown and matured.
Although GrapheneOS is based on Android, the two operating systems are not identical. One significant difference is that GrapheneOS is Google-free. That means no Google Play Store, Google Chrome, Google Maps, or any of Google's other apps and services. You might question why an operating system would keep Google out entirely when so many people rely on its services. Well, this is all part of the project's efforts to provide the most strong privacy and security possible to its customers; bringing Google and its snooping eyes into the mix would make it impossible. In essence, if you don't use Google, you won't be tracked, which means you'll have better privacy and security.
Apple's new on device scanning is a great reason to switch to a private mobile OS. Apple's NeuralHash works by transforming images on a user's iPhone or Mac into a unique string of letters and numbers known as a hash, which will be available in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey in the next month or two. Any time you make a minor alteration to an image, the hash is changed, which can prevent matching. According to Apple, NeuralHash aims to ensure that images that are identical and aesthetically similar — such as cropped or manipulated photographs — produce the same hash.
GrapheneOS on the Pixel 6 (GP6) is the most secure phone of 2022 so far. With five years of security upgrades and the most layers of hardware security, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are the most secure Pixel phones yet. The Google Tensor system on a chip (SoC) hardware and new Pixel-first features in the Android operating system combine to make this the first Pixel phone with Google security from the silicon to the data center. Pixel's security has also been proven through transparency and external certification by multiple dedicated security teams.
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grapheneos.org
github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider
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sideofburritos.com
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For all subscribers, please use this email: hi(at)sideofburritos.com
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Digital Ocean - https://m.do.co/c/5d8c108285a6
//CHAPTERS:
Intro - 00:00
Physical Comparison - 00:18
Oddities - 03:43
Battery Life - 05:54
Camera - 06:33
Final Verdict - 08:39
//DISCLAIMER:
Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week!
This video is for educational purposes only.
#grapheneOS #Pixel6 #Android #degoogle
