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[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

graphene still sandboxes gplay, even if you use the two profiles for work and home

[–] ridethisbike@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I think he was saying that installing it on your main user account would be the way that's pointless.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

and i'm saying it's still sandboxed on the main account leaving a second profile still available for work

[–] ridethisbike@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I guess I'm confused on how t being sandboxed would stop it from doing it's tracking thing

[–] BaroqBard@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

It'll still try, it just wouldn't have root access. It would just depend on what you allow it access to.