rndmE
I share your opinion about Google Maps - especially valuations etc. are unbeatable in my opinion - so I don't want to do without Maps completely.
I therefore use Maps mostly in the browser - that's enough for me for quick searches, ratings and a rough orientation. If I want to use Google Maps as a navigation system, I switch to another user profile where the Play services are installed anyway due to other apps. I have also installed Google Maps here and then use it for navigation.
rndmE Is the traffic between apps protected in some way?
I guess, there is no existing way or app that can deny the traffic and if one existed, it would need root, just like a non-VPN firewall, right?
I am not aware of such an app but it would probably require very special access, yes, and I imagine this kind of functionality would be hard to implement well and in a way that doesn't compromise security.
Is there a nice source of knowledge for how exactly the addressing for inter-app-communication is designed?
If you want to learn about the way it works, I really don't know, although the keywords for this I think are IPC or interprocess communication if you want to search around.
As far as I can imagine after reading the source of your second post: It just addresses via the localhost and a port?
As far as I understand, the GrapheneOS account only mentioned localhost access as something that might at some point become configurable independently from external network access, the current situation being that both are covered by the Network permission. I.e. the Network permission might be split in two in the future.
I don't think inter-app communication (IPC) was the direct subject of the tweet you mention, rather that tweet was more an elaboration in relation to the broader topic of cross-app data leaks, since in theory localhost can also be used by apps to communicate with each other. But I don't think IPC has a direct relation with localhost or even with the network in general, although I only have surface-level knowledge about all this.
Back to Maps: FWIW, my setup is the following; Maps along with sandboxed Google Play installed in a dedicated user profile with nothing else installed, and Google location services enabled. I figured since I tend to give my location to Google through Maps when I need it anyway, there is no reason not to use Google's location service and make the most out of it. The fact that it's installed in a secondary profile is important to me as it is separated from the rest of my phone usage. Although, I only use Maps rarely.
In your OP you seemed to say that you find this kind of setup too inconvenient. I assume this is because of having to switch profiles?
miyeta21
Unfortunately, this method requires the GIPHY app to be installed.
I don't want to crush the discussion, as this is about emojis - but I've just been playing around with GIPHY again, found the solution and wanted to share it briefly:
Go to website > search GIF > tap on desired GIF > press send button > tap & hold on image > then you can download the GIF or share directly from the Android dialog.
A bit cumbersome, but I'm actually quite happy with the GrapheneOS default keyboard and can use this little workaround to interact with emojis and GIFs without having to install a separate keyboard - perfect! 👌
router99 you don’t want them. Others do 🤷 it is what it is and I don’t think you should concern yourself too much! It’s a fun way to add a specific point to a message or a personal note. If they’re there you can just ignore them. If they’re not there then the people that want them have no choice in that.
miyeta21 Cool, can I ask how you manage to send images from Giphy in Messenger as a GIF? When I try to either download them or share them from the browser, Messenger either sends no image at all or a static photo. Downloading I always get a .webp as the file type.
I also use emojis regularly and initially thought about which keyboard I could also install.
In the end, I realized that I get along very well with the GrapheneOS keyboard as I mainly use emojis in messengers (e.g. Signal). Most messengers have their own emojis, which I then use - I personally like them a bit better than the standard keyboard emojis and there is a practical search field. Otherwise, I use the standard keyboard emojis.
What I haven't found a good solution for yet, however, is for sending GIFs...
router99 A feature to control this has been considered and may be added in the future.
Marking this as solved as the OP's question has been answered.
Is there some way I can disable the ability of apps being able to tell when I screenshot? I've tried disabling sensors, but that doesn't seem to help. Is there some other thing I'm missing that could prevent this?
I'm running the latest stable branch of Android 14 on a pixel 7 (not pro) if that matters.
