pixene I am looking at their website and it says nothing about whether the phone is unlocked for all MNOs. I also see they charge additional fees: 0.1% for insurance of delivery and 1.2% for payment on delivery, although any delivery above 200 EUR is supposed to be free. Their price is also 40 EUR above the same phone on amazon.de (which I have never bought from) where a card payment would be necessary. So I wonder how to proceed.
What do you think? Have you bought anything from amazon.de?
to CityTel i paid deposit of €200-250 > they turned me back a invoice (original) via email > they purchased the phone and it arrived in 2-3 weeks. When i will pay €1000 for a phone i really dont care about those micro taxes. The phones for EU are usually with unlocked bootloader, specifically Redmi, Xiaomi & Pixel. No, would never purchase anything from amazon at all. It's possible that their idiotic default privacy settings, or rather lack thereof, led to me being hacked a few years ago. It's against all logic to create an Amazon TV account and have it automatically generate an Amazon Marketplace account with a publicly visible mailing address and name. If Amazon is the only option for me to buy something, I'll just go without it.
pixene How about FIBANK?
Another banking question: I have never used a banking or phone-payment app so far as I am quite concerned about the security of all that. Is it necessary to have a qualified electronic signature to make transactions? Or any of that terrible face scanning-based identification?
Also do you have any info about how apps like LidlPlus or that of Kaufland run on GOS?
No problem with Kaufland & Lidl app cards at all.
Bank apps - DSK, UniCredit & UBB works fine with this OS. You should have a problems with that.
The best security is analog: peace of paper which can be burned in case of need (everything you can destroy immediately). If you can live without online banking is better, because since the 4Q 2025 in Bulgaria the banks want KYC. KYC is process of scanning (1-time) your ID/Passport to proof your identity after and after few days they theoretically delete this scanned document. I fked myself because i passed this procedure before to know that i can use the Browser app (so called Web App) via Vanadium browser and will no need to pass KYC protocol.
pixene Interesting. I didn't know that warranty was based on rooting the phone.
If you have any additional info that you can share, please do! Thanks.
Im already 6+ months with this OS. My main mistake was to try to replace every app i know immediately - i was on the edge to sell the phone :D :D Just upload all the apps you usually use and replace them by the time and when you have feel that need. Im already on the stage where want to buy a NAS pc to self-host as much as possible services which i use daily :D (call me sick, i wont argue ;d)
I'm pleasantly surprised that you're back on the forum. I was starting to lose faith that you'd see what I wrote. I don't know if I mentioned it in my previous comment, but I registered on the forum just so I could help you if I could.
I don't know what else to tell you. You'll find out most things in the search process if you decide to try the operating system. Personally, if I had to buy a phone now, I would wait for the Motorola models to be released (early 2027 will happen). Aesthetically, I like them more and they should have more security features than the Pixel devices. At least the radio module will no longer be inaccessible like on the Pixel and GraphenOS will have the ability to encrypt it however they want, not just isolate and completely cut it off from the service provider like it is now with Air Plane mode.
If I had to summarize what I've said so far, it would sound like this: If I decide to replace the navigation in my car, it will only be done with a tablet with GrapheneOS and a custom frame for easy installation and removal in the car.
P.S. - I forgot to tell you. There is currently a disinformation war going on against GrapheneOS which I advise you not to pay attention to. I have been following the project since 2015-2016 and there has never been any cause for concern anywhere.
Regarding separate profiles or just one profile: The Private space function can serve you instead of a second profile which will save you additional battery consumption. There, for example, you can test programs and their behavior (in an isolated environment). You can put applications like "Xiaomi home" there because they are very invasive in terms of the permissions they request to work.
If you want to make a backup, I can advise you to buy a HAMA USB-A-USB-C 3.1 F/M 200311 adapter and a flash drive (whichever you consider good, I would recommend the Kingston DataTraveler Max 256GB/512GB USB 3.2 (DTMAXA)) with USB type-A. It has huge storage capacity, but has a long service life. After that, you can test the backup to see if it works by opening an additional new test profile and uploading it to it. That way you will know if you are missing something and you will be able to take measures in a timely manner.
Ask me if you need something more about the OS.