i like the idea of this OS but it seems overly complicated. i run a few apps and a script to remove copiolet and other stuff.

oh maybe , i dont use brave or ios , just know you can watch youtube videos in brave with no ads.

Brave browser has built in adblocking .

put grapheneOS on it …

no you won’t … its so easy to install.

so much yes. I just got mine a few days ago and I love it so much.

GrapheneOS has sandboxed play services that you can easily install to make sure apps work. my banking app only works with play store services so I installed them and set them to zero permissions. You can also make a second profile with nothing installed and switch when you need those apps. MicroG has never worked for me on any phone.

I just got a Pixel 9a and put GrapheneOS on it straight away . my battery with my current usage says 4 days hahah. my old phone was 1 day maybe. I loose my phone around the house , my friends know I don’t text back for awhile.

ya that’s true. I use multiple other things as well. Script to remove copilot and i forget how i got rid of Onedrive. Its a constant battle.

https://github.com/zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI

I just put my friends 80+ year old parents on Linux Mint with no issues so far. you can do it!! … why are you switching back ?

OOShutup10 works good.