Black phone method
By Padrino Oraèmorto
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“The Blackphone is a smartphone built to ensure privacy,”

Black phone necessities:
> Google Pixel (4a, 4a 5G or 5) + GrapheneOS + F-Droid + BRIAR + Kuroba + Bromite (with MetaGer, Gibiru, YaCy or Searx).

Black phone setup:
The basic needs: afwall and appops x.
Firewall is a must
	◦	do a factory reset first
	◦	remove sim
	◦	turn off wifi
	◦	put bromite/afwall/appopsx/busybox into a usb
	◦	use usb otg and sideload them all
	◦	enable afwall, create rules that only allow bromite/etc.
	◦	enable afwall "prevent startup leak" and set all other options to use busybox.
	◦	the only busybox available options are meefik or busybox-ndk/magisk
Now appops x
	◦	doesn't need root, if you have PC use adb
	◦	this prevents apps from clipboardlogging
	◦	this is required for android 4.0 up to 11.0. clipboardlogging is still on the run for any app
	◦	although you'd need to trigger it first as it is sometimes hidden by sneaky app developers
	◦	open malicious app, trigger clipboard by copying from their text box
	◦	open appops x again
	◦	look for the malicious app again
	◦	tick off "read clipboard" permission
And you can use along with it appops rikka + shizuku (no root required), turn on clipboard notification, device usage so you'll know which apps were trying to abuse camera, recorder, clipboardlogging. (appops rikka had a bug though and won't show "read clipboard" option that's why i prefer appops x)

Next will be debloating and others
[!] caution needed. use debloater adb or disabler, this is optional
	◦	get other keyboard that's available on f-droid
	◦	disable your native keyboard dictionary, spell checker, anything you can find
	◦	disable tts, face unlock, dictionaries, email, native browser, native music player
	◦	install open source tts, email, via browser, retro player (github)
	◦	disable "sync" in settings>accounts or in the gallery app if you're lucky
	◦	remove or disable gms and all of google apps, perform a dalvik cache wipe afterwards
	◦	>settings > location > turn off wifi/bluetooth scanning, turn off gps, turn off private dns
	◦	go to the "Phone dialer app" > threedots/settings > phone number lookup > turn off forward lookup (defaults to google even in aosp lineage builds) > turm off reverse lookup and people lookup.
That one's a surprise right?
	◦	install opencontacts/qksms
	◦	disable messaging and phone dialer and test if opencontacts/qksms works fine by calling and msging yourself
That's as far as I can remember. Feel free to add anything I've missed.
A different guy, but its for debloating and what not.
Another thing, about apps: The protocol I mentioned, xmpp with OMEMO and OTR, is really good for securely talking to people.
Leaving the botnet is a pain in the ass to a lot of people so they don't bother.
Finally if you GENUINELY want to call people, download something like textnow, there’s better options I just can’t be bothered.

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