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First new phone in 6 years! (GrapheneOS) What else have I been missing?

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Thank you for the info. It is encouraging though I did plan on using the fossify suite as well.

I try and pay attention on these threads and have been fleshing this GOS phone out, but how does one obtain a banking app without the play store? I wouldn’t think you’d find an apk for my regional CU anywhere but the play store. Am I wrong? If I log into the play store, then it “compromises” my privacy, no? Or is there some way to fence off or sandbox things? Apologies for the bother of so many questions, but do appreciate the education.

Edit: Shit, too many questions.

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I’ve been on the edge of switching for a bit, but am mildly apprehensive. I will be okay without many of the apps except astronomy. Regarding texting, I’ve tried pressing many of my text contacts to signal, but many persist in normal iOS. Perhaps this is a stupid question, but does all that normal communication just cut over okay? I know signal will. Most importantly I’ve not tied my GOS phone to the googs and am trying not to. Anyhow my ignorance is making me too chicken to transfer my eSIM away from my working phone.

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Senator vows to go to El Salvador if Trump administration doesn’t return Maryland man

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Monday morning that he would take matters into his own hands later this week. Van Hollen, a Democrat representing Maryland, said in a statement that he had requested a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who is visiting the White House on Monday, to discuss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from an El Salvador mega-prison. And if Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old Prince George’s County father, isn’t back by midweek, Van Hollen said he plans to travel to El Salvador “to check on his condition and discuss his release.”