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GrapheneOS is a secure take on Android.
With stronger sandboxing, this mobile OS is rock solid.
The installation isn't exactly easy, but it's worth the effort.
Recently, I decided it was time to give GrapheneOS a try. I'd read about it plenty of times, but never had the inclination to give it a go.
I had no idea what I was missing.
If you've never heard of GrapheneOS, think of it as a privacy and security-focused mobile operating system that includes Android compatibility and is developed as a non-profit, open-source project.
GrapheneOS, which began in 2014 as CopperheadOS, achieves its heightened security by way of sandboxing, exploit mitigations, and the Android permission model.
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