What I Use – Phone

My setup Background This page covers the phone I use and the apps I have installed. I’ll try to keep it updated, since my setup tends to change over time — especially compared to what you might see in older videos. There’s a changelog at the bottom in case you want to see what’s changed since you last checked. Daily Driver I’m currently using a Google Pixel 6a running GrapheneOS. I plan to upgrade to the Pixel 10 once it’s released. ...

March 25, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Josh

mobile privacy & security - Getting Started

What is this? I put this page together in an attempt to make the task of buying, configuring, and using a private/secure alternate phone OS as easy as possible. If you’re like some more info on the “why” check out this clip 📺 . Choosing an OS GrapheneOS is the only option I can recommend at this point for a phone Operating System. It’s an Open Source project that puts privacy and security first. The OS only runs on Google Pixel devices, so that’s the phone you’ll need to use. Now that we know what OS we’ll be installing: ...

July 10, 2022 · 6 min · 1093 words · Josh