What is the best mobile device for privacy?

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/privacy

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  • hardened_malloc

    Hardened allocator designed for modern systems. It has integration into Android's Bionic libc and can be used externally with musl and glibc as a dynamic library for use on other Linux-based platforms. It will gain more portability / integration over time.

  • Why avoid Pixels? They're the only devices that support CalyxOS and GrapheneOS. There are no other devices that will allow for the same level of privacy and security.

  • plexus

    Remove the fear of Android app compatibility on de-Googled devices.

  • Both operating systems should have good compatibility with most apps. GrapheneOS uses a sandboxed version of Google Play Services, and CalyxOS uses microG. If you want to check out compatibility with microG or even no Play Services at all, check out Plexus. The only exception to this is banking apps, which may or may not work. It's very hit or miss with those.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • GmsCore

    Free implementation of Play Services

  • Both operating systems should have good compatibility with most apps. GrapheneOS uses a sandboxed version of Google Play Services, and CalyxOS uses microG. If you want to check out compatibility with microG or even no Play Services at all, check out Plexus. The only exception to this is banking apps, which may or may not work. It's very hit or miss with those.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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