This was my main concern about switching. I have to use MFA apps for work. So, it’s possible to have different profiles, and I can back up my codes and retrieve on my new profile using GrapheneOS?
That’s possible on most recent-ish Android phones, at least it was on my Moto G from 2020 running Android 11. To activate, you need to go to Settings > System > Multiple Users (may need to enable developer access first, not sure).
That allows you to have multiple logins on your phone, and you can switch between them.
What GrapheneOS adds is that you can have Google Play services sandboxed (no privileged access, it works like any other app) per profile. So my main profile has no Google Play services, and my “work” profile has Google Play services with only the handful of apps I need for work (MFA, work chat, etc). When you’re in one profile, you have no access to anything from the other profile, though you have access to system stuff like wifi networks and SIM cards (e.g. you can make/receive calls from all profiles).
It’s that sandboxing that I am most interested in. I rarely use apps from Google Play, but I do need them occasionally, so i separate them by concern. I’m probably going to end up with a “personal” profile for all of the Google Play apps that I need periodically.
This was my main concern about switching. I have to use MFA apps for work. So, it’s possible to have different profiles, and I can back up my codes and retrieve on my new profile using GrapheneOS?
That’s possible on most recent-ish Android phones, at least it was on my Moto G from 2020 running Android 11. To activate, you need to go to Settings > System > Multiple Users (may need to enable developer access first, not sure).
That allows you to have multiple logins on your phone, and you can switch between them.
What GrapheneOS adds is that you can have Google Play services sandboxed (no privileged access, it works like any other app) per profile. So my main profile has no Google Play services, and my “work” profile has Google Play services with only the handful of apps I need for work (MFA, work chat, etc). When you’re in one profile, you have no access to anything from the other profile, though you have access to system stuff like wifi networks and SIM cards (e.g. you can make/receive calls from all profiles).
It’s that sandboxing that I am most interested in. I rarely use apps from Google Play, but I do need them occasionally, so i separate them by concern. I’m probably going to end up with a “personal” profile for all of the Google Play apps that I need periodically.