So, how do profiles and sandboxing work?

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I have a dedicated privacy-focused GOS device already, but I have a new Pixel arriving in the mail that I wanted to test with a more social approach, while still avoiding big companies like Apple, Google, etc.

Is it possible to have 2 profiles, with only one of them having Play Services on it?

Can I have 2 profiles and have multiple copies of the same apps? Example: SnapChat account 1 on one profile and account 2 on the other profile (so, 2 copies of the app).

How hard is it to switch between them?

Could I use NOVA Launched on only 1 profile?

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43t34fg4 Is it possible to have 2 profiles, with only one of them having Play Services on it?

Yes.(1)

43t34fg4 Can I have 2 profiles and have multiple copies of the same apps? Example: SnapChat account 1 on one profile and account 2 on the other profile (so, 2 copies of the app).

Yes.(1)

43t34fg4 How hard is it to switch between them?

Takes about 10 seconds. You can swipe down on the screen twice and a few buttons will appear in the bottom right. One of these is the profile button that you can use to switch profiles.

43t34fg4 Could I use NOVA Launched on only 1 profile?

Yes.(1) Profiles can have their own launchers and their own VPNs.

(1) https://grapheneos.org/features#improved-user-profiles

Android's user profiles are isolated workspaces with their own instances of apps, app data and profile data (contacts, media store, home directory, etc.). Apps can't see the apps in other user profiles and can only communicate with apps within the same user profile (with mutual consent with the other app). Each user profile has their own encryption keys based on their lock method. They're a great fit for GrapheneOS with a lot of room for improvement.