Hacker News: hgfygkhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=hgfygkhHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:15:18 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by hgfygkh in "MicroG: Free-libre re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space"]]>GrapheneOS will have extreme difficulty being taken seriously while they are "you need to buy Google hardware to run this" project. This is why GrapheneOS has a tiny userbase.

]]>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:14:25 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168617hgfygkhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168617https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168617<![CDATA[New comment by hgfygkh in "MicroG: Free-libre re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space"]]>MicroG is a good compromise between deGoogling and having things work. GrapheneOS is not.

At the end of the day, I need a functional smartphone that can run the apps needed for daily life. MicroG offers that while reducing my exposure to Google.

]]>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:12:08 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168575hgfygkhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168575https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168575<![CDATA[New comment by hgfygkh in "MicroG: Free-libre re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space"]]>Telegram works on my /e/OS device. I am using Obtainium to download it, but you can also download it from the website: https://telegram.org/android

]]>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:09:54 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168530hgfygkhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168530https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168530<![CDATA[New comment by hgfygkh in "MicroG: Free-libre re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space"]]>de-Googleling is unfortunately not a priority for GrapheneOS.

]]>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:08:29 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168502hgfygkhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168502https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168502<![CDATA[New comment by hgfygkh in "MicroG: Free-libre re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space"]]>My main device uses MicroG with LineageOS. It works really well, and I recommend it. It is a Murena phone from here: https://murena.com/

]]>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:07:52 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168494hgfygkhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168494https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168494