After one year, here’s how my Pixel 6a with GrapheneOS is setup

Last year I wrote 30 Days In, My Pixel 6a with GrapheneOS about how my phone was setup. The entire setup was cumbersome, and I gave up on the multiple profiles. Well, one year later this is how I’m setup, and it’s working very well for me.

Private DNS Provider: NextDNS

Primary Profile:

  • NO Play Services
  • Aegis – MFA client
  • AirGuard
  • AndBible – Offline Bible
  • Bitwarden – Password manager
  • Breezy Weather
  • c:geo – Geocaching client
  • caffeinate – Adds a tile to keep the screen awake
  • DAVx5 – Contacts and calendar syncing to Nextcloud
  • Fedilab – Social networking client for Friendica and Mastodon
  • Fitotrack
  • FUTO Keyboard
  • Heliboard
  • Magic Earth – Proprietary (but supposed to be privacy-centric) navigation
  • Material Files
  • Molly – Signal client
  • mpv
  • NetBird – Mesh VPN client
  • Nextcloud News – RSS reader for Nextcloud
  • Nextcloud Notes – Notes client for Nextcloud
  • Nextcloud Talk
  • ntfy
  • Obtanium – software installer
  • Organic Maps – Open source navigation, used as a fallback
  • Orion Viewer – PDF viewer
  • Phonograph
  • qBitController
  • QUIK – SMS client
  • Silence – Block calls that aren’t a contact
  • Thunderbird
  • URL Radio – Streaming radio client
  • Wallabag

Primary Profile, Disabled:

  • Brave – I only enable this if I need to login to an app on this profile. All web browsing is done through the private space.

Private Space – Private space is a new security feature of Android, similar to a work profile, that allows you to have applications and accounts segregated. No location permission. Turned off when not in use.

  • 149 Live Calendar
  • Bitwarden
  • Brave
  • ClearCheckbook
  • FUTO Keyboard Instagram
  • Google Camera, no internet permission
  • Google Photos, no internet permission
  • Google Play Services, sandboxed
  • Google Play Store
  • Google Voice
  • Material Files
  • Mullvad – Always on VPN
  • Nextcloud
  • Nextcloud Notes
  • Obtanium
  • Tapo – TP-Link cameras and smart device controls
  • Tuta
  • Untappd
  • Vivint – Alarm system
  • Weight Watchers

Private space, Disabled – I only enable these apps when they’re needed, and disable them again when I’m done.

  • Amazon Shopping
  • Cryptomator
  • Deco – Mesh wifi app
  • Discord
  • Facebook
  • MyChart – Medical checkin, appointment setting, etc
  • Nextdoor
  • Outlook
  • Pandora
  • soundcore – Anker headphone app
  • Teams
  • Uber

Christian. Husband and uncle. Network Administrator. Liberal. Advocate of Linux, Open Source, and privacy. A fan of Stargate, Star Trek, and Green Lantern.
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📍 Baltimore, MD, USA
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