Hey all, new GrapheneOS user here!
I just installed GrapheneOS the other day on a Pixel 7 Pro (having a blast so far!) and I wanted to give some Google apps a go.
After reading the usage guide, I learned that it is not needed to install any of the 3 Google service apps (Google Play Services, Google Services Framework or Google Play Store) to use Google Camera. So I just downloaded Google Camera from the Aurora Store and it indeed works like a charm.
Then I was curious if I'd get the same results with Google Photos and even Google Maps.
And to my surprise I was able to install and use these as well without the need of installing any of the 3 Google service apps!
So far I have not found any features missing in these apps, which raises my question: why would I install Google Play Services, Google Services Framework or the Google Play Store when it comes to using Google Photos and Maps? I assume everything is still running sandboxed without any of the 3 Google service apps, so Google will have a hard time tracking me when using Photos/Maps?
Cheers!