I finally tried GrapheneOS on my Pixel, and it's the secure Android alternative I've been waiting for

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ZDNET key takeaways

• GrapheneOS is a secure take on Android.
• With stronger sandboxing, this mobile OS is rock solid.
• The installation isn't exactly easy, but it's worth the effort.

Recently, I decided it was time to give GrapheneOS a try. I'd read about it plenty of times, but never had the inclination to give it a go.

I had no idea what I was missing.

If you've never heard of GrapheneOS, think of it as a privacy and security-focused mobile operating system that includes Android compatibility and is developed as a non-profit, open-source project.

GrapheneOS, which began in 2014 as CopperheadOS, achieves its heightened security by way of sandboxing, exploit mitigations, and the Android permission model. 

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