• Decentralizr@lemmy.worldEnglish
    714·
    10 months ago

    To setup an esim you need google framework and play installed (grapheneos is out, except you install Google)

    This is the idea behind… More control

    • timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      8·
      10 months ago

      I don’t think this is true?

      I use calyx which has only microg and I’ve successfully used esims. No play store installed.

    • regalia@literature.cafeEnglish
      6·
      10 months ago

      Nah, I use GrapheneOS. Unfortunately you need to install the play store/services initially to services and “enabled privileged esim access” in the network access to install esim. After that though, you can purge all the Google crap and easily uninstall it all. Esim will remain in your phone, even if you were to factory reset and reflash to another OS. You just have install esim only once and it’s actually stored on the hardware level.

    • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.oneEnglish
      31·
      10 months ago

      you need google framework and play installed

      Nonstarter for me then 👎 frustrating too, why these companies insist on use Google’s infra instead of creating or adopting an actual celluar standard?

      Edit: sentence

      • regalia@literature.cafeEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Only to initially install it. After you install the esim, you can purge the Google stuff and it’ll remain working perfectly. Esim is actually on your phone at the hardware level.