A Privacy Phone is a new Australian Pixel, de-Googled with GrapheneOS. The configuration standards are the 4-7+ hours of work by our Pros on top of that operating system, using a 100+ point checklist.
Our goal is to provide a private phone that sets a higher standard in Australia, with configuration focused on privacy, security, usability and resilience.
Anyone can flash GrapheneOS. The secure phone we sell is hours spent by our experts using a 100+ point checklist. Essential is about 4 hours. Pro Bundle is 7+ hours. See Essential or Pro Bundle. This checklist changes when GrapheneOS or the Australian threat model changes.
What the configuration hours cover
No Google telemetry from the operating system. The phone does not report home in the background.
One-tap kill switches for the camera, microphone, location, sensors and network, already in Quick Settings.
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turn themselves off after 10 minutes of no use. The phone stops advertising itself to nearby networks.
4G as the default. Calls still work on Australian networks. You can turn 5G back on. Smaller radio surface, and better battery.
Location off until you grant it per app. Camera, microphone and sensors off until an app asks. Nothing is listening or watching until you allow it.
USB stays charging-only when the phone is locked. A cable cannot pull data while the screen is locked.
Auto-reboot after 18 hours locked (you can change the window).
Independent app stores set up (GrapheneOS Apps, Accrescent, F-Droid, Aurora). Sandboxed Play is not switched on. You can install what you need without a Google account.
Proton apps pre-installed (Mail, VPN, Drive, Pass and the rest), plus private browsers, encrypted messaging and offline maps.
Proton account setup with privacy and security settings optimised (Pro Bundle).
Duress PIN available (leave it off until you have read the manual).
Quick Start Guide and full User Manual written for Australian networks and apps.
Essential vs Pro Bundle
Both use the same standards. Pro goes further: Owner, Daily and Ghost profiles already configured, Proton Unlimited account set up, Faraday bag and accessories in the box, and a 20-minute support call.
What the standards are not
A flash-and-ship phone is GrapheneOS in a box. Ours is the hours after that: new Australian Pixel stock, a two-year AU warranty, and a registered Australian company that still answers after it ships. How that compares is in PrivacyPros vs other privacy phones in Australia.
The standards close the device layer on a de-Googled GrapheneOS privacy phone. They are not the whole stack. Accounts, the browser, privacy-first habits, a Faraday bag if you need the phone dark, and off-grid communications sit on top.
