Hi everyone. I’m making my first post to Lemmy now. I bought a Pixel 9A last month and have been on stock android.
I should have installed GrapheneOS without setting up a Google account, but I’m still not familiar with Linux or other systems, even though I know GrapheneOS is based on the Android system. I’ve been using an iPhone for almost 12 years now. I know how to protect my data/privacy from massive surveillance.
Now I now want to take full control of my pixel phone without Google Play store/service.
My concern is lack of phone screening feature on Graphene OS but I don’t want to have any Google service on Graphene OS. How do you deal without it?
Thank you for your response in advance
Add all of your regular calls to contacts. Block any calls not coming from your contacts. See “Should I Answer?” app for example.
That sounds interesting! Thank you for the info
I have phone screening. It’s called “block unknown callers” and it comes in most phone apps. If it’s important they’ll leave a VM or text.
Is it on GrapheneOS?
The stock Phone app on GrapheneOS has options to block unidentified callers, non-contacts, and/or individual phone numbers
Thank you!
GOS is just the operating system. You can install and use whatever phone app you want.
Does anyone have an actual answer to the question? I have someone I’m trying to convert to Grapheneos but who is also trying to run a business, making a simple “block unknown callers” not very tenable.
GrapheneOS has benefits even when used with Google Play Services. At least on the primary profile, you can install the Phone by Google and get good call spam blocking. Other apps that you’d prefer to be siloed can be put on another profile without play services.
I used to use Carrion, but sadly it is no longer maintained and I haven’t found a good replacement yet.
There is an app on fdroid called SpamBlocker that I am using. It allows you to add spam call databases like the US’s do not call list, for example. You can also do other stuff like block numbers that don’t have a specific area code or that come from a specific state, etc.
I tried that for a couple months but it didn’t seem to do really anything useful. Any tips to make it work better?
Thank you very much! Google Android is turning into IOS this sep. How will it effect to Fdroid? I’m disappointed in Google’s new policy now.
