Dear Community!
I installed GOS on a Pixel 7 Pro, no issues here. The phone is for my wife's birthday, so I have not yet installed the sim card and didn't transfer the personal data.
But there are some questions I have with regard to Google Play Store / Services:
Can I log in to Playstore with her Google login and use Playstore, Gmaps and Gmail WITHOUT compromising GOS's inherent security? In other words, will those apps also be sandboxed like Playstore itself?
If Gmail is an issue, which Email app would you recommend? Maps can be used in Vanadium if necessary.
Is there any real need for Playstore? Since I didn't log in to Google yet, I installed the apps so far from Aurora Store, which worked just fine.
On another topic:
- what do I need to do if I want to enable push for the messengers she uses (Threema, Signal, Telegram)? I read some users' advice on that, but honestly, I did not understand much of that.... Did I get it right that each messenger needs to be set to unrestricted battery usage? What does that do to the overall phone security?
I am grateful for answers, as I am for the effort that went into GOS. It is wonderful that there are ppl like you out there who care for others' needs of privacy!!!
Kind regards from Germany,
Oliver
PS: who will obtain his own Pixel 7 Pro soonish