Welcome ! Quick tip: Google has a database of cell towers that helps getting a location quickly and helps starting the GPS connection even indoors.

You don’t have that on GOS. So when you use localization with organic maps, you’ll notice it struggle to find you. You have to have a clear view to the sky to get a ping and then you can use it inside your car for example.

I also use https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest to get the ping more quickly.

When I switched to Graphene a month ago, I was expecting to make a lot of concession for privacy, security and to get rid of Google.

But honestly, it just works great and while it is meant to be used without google, WhatsApp and all those spywares.

You still have the ability to use them if needed but sandboxed and in a different profile. It makes it so that the switch is easier and not a all or nothing.

The only thing I struggled with was using something else than Google Maps and Obtainium at first.