Comment by tranq_cassowary

Regarding location, please see my comment higher in the thread about the location rerouting through GrapheneOS.

Also, it's not a better option to use MicroG. MicroG is in most OSes where it's bundled running priviliged and still connects to Google. Moreover, their reimpementation isn't complete and also not as well odne as Google's.

> encouraging users to install sandboxed GApps

What you link isn't an encouragement at all. It's offered as an option, because there is a demand for it in order to keep compatability with apps high. It's a usability feature (compatability) that's implemented much more securely and privately than on other OSes because it runs in the sandbox. Users are not forced at all to use it nor are they pushed to it.

Not all GrapheneOS project members (devs and moderators) even use Google Play, so how would they be "lulling us into complacency".

> focusing on the security angle only

The app sandbox isn't only a security feature, it's a privacy feature. Access to your data is gated behind permissions due to the sandbox. This is privacy.