Friends and family won't switch to private messaging apps or phones. Is there a point in avoiding Google Messages app?
Friends and family won't switch to private messaging apps or phones. Is there a point in avoiding Google Messages app?
They all have iPhones and Google Android. Since all my calls and text messages are monitored on their phones, am I causing any additional harm to myself by using Google Messages on GrapheneOS? That way I could at least use RCS messaging.
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IMHO it's not just about the messages but whatever else the app might have access to just by being installed on your phone.
And being a Google app, which means it can access everything.
I'd sooner use a regular SMS app, and not reward their behaviour. Which is what I do. You want to use garbage like SMS or RCS? Then you suffer the issues that come with SMS.
GrapheneOS+shelter app should do the work. At least on WhatsApp and co.
Thanks I'll look into it
https://f-droid.org/packages/net.typeblog.shelter/
And with GOS, don't hesitate to explore settings for each apps, even in the work profile
Good luck to you, and have fun