new_user4456 1. Will AI features work?
If you install the software with the AI features, sure probably.
- Will banking apps work?
https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/
- Does camera app include all cool features like the stock one?
- If not, is it possible to install Pixel Camera
https://grapheneos.org/usage#grapheneos-camera-app
https://grapheneos.org/usage#pixel-camera
- Is it a good idea to switch from stock ROM to this one custom on brand new phone?
Very little reason not to. No doubt there's niche cases where something may not work on GrapheneOS and is too essential to continue using GrapheneOS, but most cases you're fine using Graphene.
- Does GrapheneOS have a different fonts of lock screen clock to choose?
No.
- How frequent updates are?
https://grapheneos.org/releases#changelog
Releases use dates for the version, in format YYYYMMDD, so you can get an idea of update frequency.
- Does GrapheneOS updates include updates of the microcode?
As far as I'm aware, yes? Don't see a reason why they wouldn't. Better for someone else to chime in though.
- Does sandboxed Google services work good?
In short, yes its designed to be as functional as possible: https://grapheneos.org/features#sandboxed-google-play
Sandboxed Google Play is close to being fully functional and provides near complete compatibility with the app ecosystem depending on Google Play. Only a small subset of privileged functionality which we haven't yet ported to different approaches with our compatibility layer is unavailable. Some functionality is inherently privileged and can't be provided as part of the compatibility layer.
The vast majority of Play services functionality works perfectly including dynamically downloaded/updated modules (dynamite modules) and functionality provided by modular app components such as Google Play Games. By default, location requests are rerouted to a reimplementation of the Play geolocation service provided by GrapheneOS. You can disable rerouting and use the standard Play services geolocation service instead if you want the Google network location service and related features.
Our compatibility layer includes full support for the Play Store. Play Store services are fully available including in-app purchases, Play Asset Delivery, Play Feature Delivery and app/content license checks. It can install, update and uninstall apps with the standard approach requiring that the user authorizes it as an app source and consents to each action. It will use the standard Android 12+ unattended update feature to do automatic updates for apps where it was the last installer.