Moving to GrapheneOS

My beloved Essential Phone (PH-1) battery finally died. Rest in peace, my friend. As a result, I evaluated options for my next smartphone. I eventually settled on a Pixel 8 with GrapheneOS, which has better security than LineageOS.

Post Install:

1. Turn off Settings > Display > Adaptive brightness (doesn't seem to work right on my Pixel 8)
2. Turn off Settings > Sound & vibration > [four enabled options at bottom of screen]
3. Slide to far left (to disable) Settings > Sound & vibration > Vibration & haptics > Touch feedback
4. Turn on developer settings (repeatedly tap Settings > About phone > Build number until notified)
5. Install ai-wallpaper [images sourced from Dreampix], search, and double-tap to select desired option
6. Open the App Store app on GrapheneOS and tap Google Play services, then Install (note: you'll need to tap Install multiple times for each component of Google Play services)
7. In the App Store app on GrapheneOS tap Android Auto, then Install
8. In the App Store app on GrapheneOS tap Markup, then Install
9. Download libjni_latinimegoogle.so, then download HeliBoard and install it. In the HeliBoard Settings screen:
1. Tap Advanced then at the bottom of the screen tap Load gesture typing library and choose the libjni_latinimegoogle.so file you downloaded previously.
2. Tap Appearance then in the Colors and Colors (night) options, choose Darker.
3. Tap Gesture Typing then disable Floating preview
4. Tap Preferences then enable Emoji key
10. Open the Google Play Store, sign in (or use Aurora for anonymous app installation) and install desired apps, such as Screen & Notifications Dimmer as a replacement for LineageOS' native "Wake on plug" functionality
11. If you use Waze, Instagram, and/or Chase and they crash on open, go to Settings > Apps > See all apps > Chase Mobile and enable Exploit protection compatibility mode (source)