To this I’d add that it is very common, and very easy, to install either MicroG or the real Gapps (Google Play Services, Play Store, etc) on LineageOS.

GrapheneOS has another added bonus of allowing you to install Google Play Services only in the “work” profile, leaving your main profile Google-free.

Personally, I think everyone should be at least a little worried about their phone potentially being seized by malicious state-sponsored actors. Whether it’s a power-tripping cop, airport security, or the New American Gestapo, this kind of thing is only becoming more common as time goes on. GrapheneOS has repeatedly been shown to be resistant to attacks that stock ROMs are vulnerable to, sometimes for months or years after Graphene patched the holes. LineageOS with an unlocked bootloader is likely to be less secure against any USB attack than stock.

Just my two cents. I love LineageOS but I would never feel comfortable traveling with an unlocked bootloader. Then again, it might be better to take a burner phone when traveling anyway.

Graphene has a lively and accessible discussion forum of its own, and another on Reddit. Unfortunately it’s managed, and somewhat populated, by a community whose rudeness and arrogance is notable even in the weird world of niche open-source projects. It’s not unheard of for the moderators to delete posts that are critical of Graphene, or ban users who post such things.

This is what I love about GrapheneOS. They are not afraid to call Murena and e/OS on their proven false claims about security and privacy. Do some research and you will find that e/OS, same as iodè, are phoning Google from boot. Additionally, Murena is on the take by the French government, which happens to be the most advanced EU country in terms of authoritarian behavior today.

LineageOS would be a way better option to keep private if you don’t have/won’t buy a Pixel phone, otherwise, and with a proven record, GrapheneOS is the only option out there.

Yes, the community is blunt, specially when they are being dragged through the mud by scammers like Murena. But look everywhere, you will not find a mobile OS that even comes close to the security and level of ownership of your device that GOS offers.