Hello again everybody
Since the last post I had “best practice”, I got a lot of good input and thank you all for that, I have now decided to go with the setup where the owner profile will get both Google Store and Google services behind Orbot with a throwaway Google account. The owner profile will only be used for downloading all the apps I need, keep them updated and push those apps to other profiles. Except Google Store, Google services and Orbot all the apps on the owner profile will have their network permission denied.
That brings me to the daily main profile (data, text and call enabled). Now that will only contain my Aegis 2FA, KeePassDX database, Signal messenger and my Proton Mail, Pass and calendar. Aegis 2FA and KeePassDX should work without Google services and also the Signal messenger but when I look in the Aurora store (play around android phone) all the Proton apps need Google services. I was hoping for that main profile to be without any Google stuff at all but I really like Proton and it clicks all the right boxes for me, so I may have to use Google services on that main profile.
Now I want to know more about Google services and what it does and does not. I can read that everything and all apps runs sandboxed but what does that exactly mean? When you run Google services sandboxed on the main profile to keep Proton apps working, then how do it “see” the Proton apps for them to work when its sandboxed? So if any of you would care to help me out it is much appreciated. Bear in mind that I have not he Graphene phone in my possesion yet, so this is only to get some info ahead of receiving the phone.
When I install Google services on the main profile I reckon that I have to allow for it to have network access right?
When do I allow Google services to interact with Proton apps? When I install the Proton apps they ask for it or does Google services app ask for it? Or how does it work?
I would not ruin anything if I tried to run the Proton apps on the main profile without Google services? I mean the apps would crash in the worst case right?
If Google services get network access what does it reveal back to Google? Just info about the apps it handles so I can get notifications or does it reveal other stuff like my email addresses I use and whom I send those emails to or anything else that might be of importance?
If any of you have a Proton setup without Google services I would love to hear about it just to get your experience with it and how you do it.
Hope to hear a lot of input and any input is as always very much appreciated
Best regards
Skjold