GrapheneOS Make sure to follow the instructions in the release notes: clear app data for Google Messages or reinstall it, grant the Phone permission to Play services, grant the minimum requested permissions to Google Messages (you can use Contact Scopes instead of Contacts, etc.) and then enable Google Messages as the SMS/MMS/RCS app prior to launching it. If you launch it before doing that, you need to clear app data or reinstall it and start over.
These instructions say to clear app data for Google messages or reinstall it. Does uninstallling and reinstalling clear app data? Most people seem to have chose to reinstall, rather than just clear app data. Has anyone gotten it working just by clearing app data?
Also, when I clear app data, Messages still remains the default messaging app. So do I need to do something or just leave it as is?
Does anyone think the call log permission in important? I saw in some information Google provides about the call log permission that it is used for phone number verification. Although I never granted that permission to Google Play services and my number shows as verified. I did grant this permission to Messages.