Thanks for that input!
Just came back from a business trip in Spain.

Maybe I missed it in the article, but do you know, how they do it?
I guess on the phone network level, my phone isn't shouting "GrapheneOS here!!".
So how do they profile me?
Only after they already control me somehow or...?

Still, this is getting more and more Orwellian

Hopefully my Jolla will be to exotic in the first period, but on the long term, this all is a really worrying development with the aim of mass surveillance

You don't know, in what list you maybe already show up
Just because police hasn't knocked on your door, doesn't mean, that in case all that shit will be held up against you

Who knows, who is already monitored, because just of a drunken or honest comment, that icks someone the wrong way

Maybe in your bubble.

It’s a tweak to the UI. Not perfect, but I barely even notice a difference from old UI. People just like to complain.

The clear icons are ugly, but you don’t have to use them, so it doesn’t really matter.

We all know that every other manufacturer is gonna copy apple,

Yup. It will start with Samsung and creep over to the other mfgs.

It's happened with several other features and "features".

Is that so?

Have you tried going to developer options and allowing unknown sources? That's how I get metrolist and other apps in Android Auto

I somehow also get a lower resolution Google maps, when using Google Auto.
That was the reason I don't really use it.

For music and stuff, I just use Bluetooth

But good luck having Google add something as NewPipe to be allowed with Android Auto ;⁠-⁠)

Currently GrapheneOS is only supporting Pixel phones - and not sure about the oldest ones, that get supported

But here is their FAQ with the current list of supported devices:
https://grapheneos.org/faq#supported-devices

If it's not a Pixel, it's currently not possible. If you don't need the security features of GrapheneOS, you could look into LineageOS on a wider range of supported devices.

I have never used those - didn't even know those exist

Usually I need the key card anyway to active the power in the room... Which sucks

So, can't say anything about that, but it's just usual Android, so I don't see much issues here.
Banking apps are usually just more strict with which system they support, so that was my primary worry

Edit: but as I don't really know about those hotel keys apps, does this mean I have to install an app per hotel (chain), which probably tries to grab some personal data again, or is this just some key, I can use in some FOSS app?

I'm using my banking apps (business and private) without issues

It's not about GrapheneOS adding those apps, it's about the bank allowing their apps to run on that Android device/version.
(Or someone correct me here, but that also makes more sense to me, than a whitelist on GrapheneOS side)

That's one of the problems. Why are you mixing people in with companies? The largest OS distributors already have this in place, those 'companies' already have this in place. Who do you think has been lobbying for this to be pushed? All of those giants benefit from this by pushing undue strain on small developers, which in turn tightens their grip on the users. Yeah, all the fucking politicians are to blame, as are all those companies as well. I'd this will cause projects to just remove access from those jurisdictions, good. Maybe people in those areas will help vote out the same politicians that bent over for a few bucks for this (unlikely though). Open your eyes, it's not politicians against tech, it's the powerful against us. I'm glad GrapheneOS decided to just not comply. And there are way more open projects taking the same stand. There's still brave people out here.

So, I stand by what I said. I made my choice, you also get to make yours.

No, but it you missed so much what I said the first time I don't think spelling it again will help.

You picked a bad time to switch. Arguably this is there worst version ever.

I had to spend a lot of time interacting with someone else's iPhone recently while traveling, and the experience was shocking. Can't believe how bad Apple has gotten.

EDIT: LOL at the downvotes, enjoy your overpriced privacy nightmare that lacks basic, standard features or usability. It was extremely clear that the entire UX was shamelessly designed to limit you from doing anything that does not lock you in further to the Apple ecosystem

No, I do, and I'm objectively correct in my use of it.