I got a new phone. Skipped a few generations and now I’m running the current GrapheneOS, based on Android 15. I’ve moved most of the apps, but now I’d like to install my 3 banking apps and 5 discount program spyware apps. I guess I best separate them from the rest of the arbitrary stuff. Banking apps so they can’t be messed with, and shady discount programs so those apps can’t mess with me and my data…
The internet has a lot of information about Shelter, work profiles, the new(?) private spaces… But I don’t know what is current advice and what’s outdated advice… What’s the current best practice?
I saw this thread which has some discussion
https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/android-private-space-vs-work-profile/21101/4
Which to me sounds like ‘private spaces’ is made for this purpose, while shelter + work profile was a workaround for some time. Since it is new, it might take some time for FOSS apps to implement related features, like being able to launch those apps from your homescreen.
Hopefully someone else comes with better advice :)
Edit: these ones suggests that private spaces is better
https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/are-there-any-situations-where-private-space-is-available-but-work-profile-is-still-used/21971
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/16569-android-15-private-space-please-explain
Thx for all the links. I’ve enabled the feature now. I’m not sure if it’s meant for both use-cases but I think I’ll put the dicount apps from the supermarket there.