If you want, you can port your Bitwarden passwords over to a different password manager such as KeePassDX, which also supports security keys. I’m not sure if this is a solution you want, but it might work!

Hello! I’m sorry to hear you are experiencing issues switching to GrapheneOS. I understand that can be frustrating, especially with how much of a privacy boost it is compared to iOS. I have used iOS my entire life, so I know it inside and out. When I heard about GrapheneOS over a year ago, I decided that I also wanted to switch. I spent multiple months learning everything I could about GrapheneOS and Android, just to give myself an idea of if I might like it. I even bought a $30 test Android phone to get familiarity with Android.

The thing is, I never expected it to be a one-to-one with iOS, and I expected issues to happen. I learned about potential issues and looked for solutions or forums where I can ask about such problems. I also spent that time (very) slowly convincing my friends to use Signal, but some still use iMessage. It’s not an easy switch from iOS! With that said, I have a few things that may help you.

1. Don’t worry! Switching from iOS to any Android is difficult, and will take more than a week. You have to have the mindset of really making it work and making sacrifices. The thing is, even if it doesn’t work, its ok to switch to iOS. Make a threat model. If iOS is what you’re comfortable with, that’s ok! We don’t all have to use GrapheneOS

2. Prepare Make a list of apps you will use once you switch, test out apps on an Android emulator or test phone, and see what works best for you. Not everything has to be open source, and some stuff will require Google. Tinker around and make a map of how you will set things up (apps, profiles, etc.) If you find that there are things you just can’t live without, you can either switch back to iOS or have iOS as a secondary phone for those apps.

3. Security keys If your security keys are causing you problems, consider one that acts over USB-C. If that still doesn’t work, ask the GrapheneOS community for help at https://discuss.grapheneos.org/ You can still use iOS as a secondary device for logging into the services that you use security keys for.

4. Degoogling Because GrapheneOS has such great sandboxing, using sandboxed Google Play is generally safe. It’s still degoogled, but you ensure that any compatibility is met by isolating Google related things. You can even put those apps on a separate profile for further isolation. I know, it’s uncomfortable to know something Google related is running in the background, but unfortunately that’s the state of things. Some other custom ROMs have their own implementation of Google Play (See here)

5. Contacting others I wasn’t able to switch everybody to Signal, and for the ones I couldn’t switch you can use a burner phone, MySudo, iOS as a second device, or https://jmp.chat/ to message them. In iOS 18, iPhones will also support RCS, meaning you can contact them with Android without using SMS. Again, this sucks, but you should take care of your own privacy and let them have their own journey.

6. Banking apps Banking apps have been a common issue on GrapheneOS. Without specifics, I can’t comment, but I suggest reaching out to their forum at https://discuss.grapheneos.org/ for help. If that doesn’t work, use iOS as a second device for banking.

7. iOS-specific features Android is not a one-to-one comparison to iOS, but what it makes up for is that any features you want can be quickly added by anyone. However, because the aim of GrapheneOS is a little different, it might be a while before user experience features are added. As for the keyboard, you can replace the default keyboard with ones that suit your needs. HeliBoard is a good one, although I don’t know if it has the specific feature you described. These features may be a sacrifice you have to take, unfortunately.

Again, if GrapheneOS simply doesn’t work out for you you can always switch back to iOS. Good luck!

“Holy shit this guy programs games to play them what a chad.” - MigratingtoLemmy

Aegis is Android only.

(Last I checked) From this spreadsheet, Discord is the fourth worst messaging platform in terms of privacy. Now a new row for “Has ads” will have to be added…

Are you just meaning not piracy?

Yes.

Thanks for creating your own post!

I also have a graphing calculator that can generate these.

This is a unique solution that I will add to my toolbelt for the future! Which calculator is it?

However, I fear that the cat’s already out of the bag.

Data gets stale! It’s never too late to start, and it’s always better to prevent future disaster than to dwell on old ones. I used to use Instagram + as my main chat platform, and now I have no worries because what’s done is done and I learned better.

However, my sixth form cafeteria only accepts two forms of payment: biometric (handled internally) and debit card.

Dystopia… Have you asked if you can explicitly use cash? If you’re up for it, push for the use of it in your school. I know plenty of students that use cash religiously for lunch.

Some shows I enjoy (i.e. Helluva Boss)

Hazbin Hotel is one of my favorites

My local timezone just happens to be the same as UTC

That is truly a lucky thing, as it reduces a lot of fingerprinting.

I’m still salty about Apple removing the headphone jack and then every other phone company following suit.

Me too, but fret not, as there are adapters and (most likely, I haven’t checked) non-disposable USB-C earphones.

I will never use Amazon Echo or Google Home.

I will never use Alexa. Or really anything that turns my home automated.

“Alexa, open the door.”

“I’m sorry, your voice is not recognized and your plan has been cancelled. Please contact support and we will respond within 3-5 business days.”

Obviously that will never happen, but it’s not so unreal…

Start using multiple browsers

I used to stick to only one, but found out that it’s easier to be as private as I can and “move down the assembly line” until something works.

Use cash more often

I withdrew almost all my funds from my bank and only used my card if I ran out of cash on a run.

Anonymise social media

No helping you there. I found out that even the smallest details I put out collectively could be used to uniquely identify me, after making only two posts.

Try to get family to ditch Meta

If you can, great. Otherwise, just try not to get posted on their socials.

Look into BIOS and UEFI hardening

Really just use an open source BIOS and slap a password on it (with Heads if you want) and you’re all set. Careful not to brick your PC.

Buy a privacy screen protector and faraday equipment

One note about privacy screen protectors: If your brightness (specifically white point) is too high, people can see it. You can enable “reduce white point” on iOS, and set it to 100%, and that works well even on max brightness. Smudges can also let people see. Turn your phone horizontal (if you’re testing in public) and tilt it slightly to see how much people can see in your current environment.

Good luck! You have a pretty good setup! I hope you make the improvements you want, and learn along the way!

What are these ethical movie streaming sources?

Netflix, Amazon Prime, places that host copyright free movies, etc.

Have you tried this process? https://mashable.com/article/how-to-blur-your-house-on-google-street-view

I have not, thank you!

This is a good guide on how to harden iOS. Basically iOS made as private as possible.

Whonix is a unique operating system focused on privacy, security, and anonymity. Rather than being a standalone operating system, Whonix is unique in that it needs a “host” operating system to run Whonix as a virtual machine within the operating system. That means that if Whonix got compromised, the rest of your system stays untouched. Whonix isn’t like a standard VM, however, but I don’t know the specifics on how to properly explain that. Anyways, one cool feature of Whonix is that, like Tails, it routes all traffic through Tor.

It really is a great choice! :)

While Lemmy is not a dedicated service for privacy protection, it has certain features that respect user privacy more than mainstream social media platforms.

Here is the GitHub page! privacy.sexy is a service that lets you customize and automatically generate a script that will harden the privacy of your computer operating system. i.e. it makes a script that disables telemetry, clears cache, etc. automatically.

Ouch, tough break. I’ll still leave them on my list in case anything changes, but that will move them down a few notches. Thanks for the info!