USB traces left on device used to install graphene from

Mr_Black

Download Linux Mint or Ubuntu and start in Live mode from usb. No trace at all after reboot.

raccoondad

krayo You would wipe the installer

krayo

raccoondad i'm struggling here

raccoondad

krayo What do you need help with?

krayo

raccoondad still do not understand on which machine exactly the information is deleted from of having been plugged a device to

raccoondad

krayo If you wipe the device that ran the installer then the logs will be removed. Simply flash from another android device and then wipe said android device.

krayo

raccoondad many thanks. hope you're doing great :) denji

Gos4dwin

So just to be clear

There will be a trace left on the installer device (the recommended android device)

Also a trace left on the new graphene device

A factory reset of both devices will delete any trace of the other ever being connected to it? (Including a factory reset of the new graphene device)

Probably9857

Gos4dwin There will be a trace left on the installer device (the recommended android device)

Yes

Gos4dwin Also a trace left on the new graphene device

This is unclear to me, but there is nothing to lose by doing a factory reset.

Gos4dwin A factory reset of both devices will delete any trace of the other ever being connected to it? (Including a factory reset of the new graphene device)

Yes, per the reply from GrapheneOS above.

Gos4dwin

Sorry also struggling a bit
If someone could please confirm this?
Thank you in advance

Gos4dwin

Was always under the impression factory resets may not always be the most reliable way to delete data

Good to know it works for this scenario

Thank you for the quick reply!

de0u

Gos4dwin Was always under the impression factory resets may not always be the most reliable way to delete data

My understanding is that (for modern Pixel devices) a factory reset cryptographically wipes the user data partition, and that the contents of the system partition are public knowledge.

Velocity9490

GrapheneOS Does GrapheneOS also keep these USB logs? Is there a way to disable this (not just on Graphene, but also on normal Android or desktop operating systems)?