Yes. Insert a nano-SIM, or add an eSIM. The phone an unlocked, new Australian-model phone.
Add an eSIM from the carrier’s QR code in Settings. Some carrier apps want sandboxed Play. The User Manual covers both paths. How to add that is in install apps on a Privacy Phone.
You can put the two lines in different profiles if you want them further apart. That is in isolation features.
Take the same phone. Proton VPN is already on it if you want an Australian-looking connection for banking or mail while you are away. See Proton apps.
A handful of countries use bands an Australian Pixel does not tune, including some US millimetre-wave. Voice and data still run on 4G in almost every case. If you live on one overseas network, contact us before you order.
Our standards set the radio to 4G. It is a smaller radio surface, the battery lasts longer, and the networks you use in Australia still carry the call. Toggle 5G when you want the extra speed.
Install Android Auto from sandboxed Play. The User Manual has the steps. Wired or wireless, depending on the car. Maps, calls and media. If a head unit is fussy, turn on the compatibility option in Settings.
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Yes. You can see nearby Bluetooth tags, look at an odd Wi-Fi network, and cut Bluetooth or Wi-Fi in one tap.
AirTags, Tiles and similar tags talk over Bluetooth at a short range. A look-alike hotspot can try to catch a connection. The phone will not jam those radios. It will show them to you, and it will let you go quiet.
A new address on each Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connection, so the phone is harder to follow from network to network. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth switch themselves off after 10 minutes with nothing connected. The tiles for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC and USB sit in the quick settings.
The pre-configured Ghost profile arrives with the scanning tools. A Bluetooth scan looks for AirTags, Tiles and Find My devices nearby, alerts you, and can play a sound to help you find the tag. You can set a zone, such as home or the car, and be told when a tag enters or leaves it. A Wi-Fi scan shows hidden network names, signal strength, and a hotspot that does not look like the one you expected.
The Faraday bag in the box blocks the radios from the outside while it is sealed. Test it: phone on, bag sealed, call it. If it rings, the bag failed. See How Faraday Bags Boost Privacy and Security.
It will not jam a tag. It will not hide the handset from your carrier while the SIM is on. It will not replace looking in the bag, the car and the jacket. A tag in a car’s wheel arch is a physical search, not an app.
Modern tracking devices and rogue networks are increasingly used for surveillance. Privacy Phones paired with Faraday bags gives practical, easy-to-use tools to detect, block, and respond to these tracking threats – without needing technical expertise.
If you know… you know.
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Not while the phone is on the mobile network. Carrier tracking on a privacy phone in Australia continues while the SIM is active: the network still sees the handset identity and which tower it is using.
Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and the networks that resell them see the handset through the SIM. They see the IMEI (the unique handset identity) and which tower you are on, and they keep call and message records. In a city that location is often tens of metres. In the bush it’s much wider. Australian law requires them to keep specified metadata for at least two years. GrapheneOS does not write that away.
While the mobile radio is on with a SIM, the carrier sees the registered service, the handset identity (IMEI) and the cell tower the phone is using. GrapheneOS cannot hide these from the carrier. The same applies to networks that resell Telstra, Optus or Vodafone.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Airplane Mode | Radios off. Turn Wi-Fi back on for data if you want. |
| LTE-Only (4G) Mode | 4G/VoLTE for calls. Smaller radio surface than 5G. |
| Network tile | Apps lose the internet until you allow it (kill switches) |
| Proton VPN | Hides your IP from the sites you visit. |
| MAC Randomisation | New Wi-Fi and Bluetooth names each connection. |
| Tracker Tools | Pro Bundle tools for detection of trackers (tracking) |
| Faraday bag | No radio in or out while sealed. Included with Pro Bundle. |
A GrapheneOS privacy phone reduces the tracking that happens on the device itself. When you need no SIM and no towers, consider off-grid private communications.
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The same as the Pixel you bought. We sell new Australian Pixels. The sensors, the lenses and the OLED screen are the hardware Google shipped. GrapheneOS does not swap those for weaker parts.
It does change the default camera app. It does not need a Google account, or a cloud upload, to take a picture.
GrapheneOS Camera can run without a Google account. You can deny it the network. Cloud extras, the heavy editing tools and backup to Google Photos, need a Google account if you want them. They are optional. Leave them off.
You still have the camera kill switch. One tap and the camera is off, including to an app that already had permission. See kill switches.
The same OLED panel as that Pixel on stock Android. GrapheneOS does not dim the hardware.
The camera is still a Pixel camera. GrapheneOS stops the OS harvesting your data in the background. The photo is yours unless you send it somewhere.
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A Privacy Phone and a jailbroken or rooted phone both promise more control. They get there by opposite means.
A PrivacyPros phone is a new Australian Pixel running GrapheneOS, with the bootloader relocked. Google’s tracking layer is gone. Verified Boot, the sandbox and the updates stay on.
Jailbreaking an iPhone, or rooting Android, punches through that lock so you can change anything. Malware can change it too.
| Privacy Phones | Jailbroken iPhones / Rooted Android | |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy | Stock OS tracking removed; strong toggles | Some tracking can be cut; new leaks are common |
| Security model | Verified Boot relocked; sandbox and updates stay | Core protections bypassed |
| Stability | Normal Android day-to-day | Often unstable. Breaks are common |
| Ease of Use | Feels like a normal Android after professional setup. | More technical and requires ongoing maintenance. |
| Updates | Up to 7 years on supported Pixels | Often lost after an OS update |
| Risk Level | Low. Designed with security as a core feature. | High. Increased exposure to malware and instability. |
| Maintenance | Low after setup | Re-root / re-jailbreak |
| Apps | Most work; sandboxed Play if needed | Some banks and apps refuse rooted devices |
| Best for | Privacy without living in a workshop | Advanced users who accept the risk for customisation |
Jailbreak and root trade the lock for control. A Privacy Phone keeps the lock, and still takes Google out of the operating system.
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Not every privacy phone in Australia is the same product.
A Pixel de-Googled with GrapheneOS is the right base. What you buy from a seller is the hardware history, the hours of configuration, the warranty path, and whether anyone in Australia still answers after it ships.
In Australia 2026, results mix four offers:
Ask in writing, and keep the answers – use their business email (red flag if they use a Gmail) and not a WhatsApp chat:
| PrivacyPros | Other Providers | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | 4-7+ hour on our standards (see FAQ). Profiles and apps prepared | GrapheneOS flashed, or a DIY guide. You finish the rest with DIY |
| Hardware | New AU-sourced Pixel. 2-year OEM warranty | Often used, refurbished or grey import. Shorter or seller-only warranty |
| Community | Free privacy workshops across Australia. Donations to GrapheneOS. Ethical partnerships | Often transaction-only |
| Guides & Support | Quick Start Guide + full User Manual. Pro Bundle adds a 20-minute call | Generic/AI notes, a forum link, or little after box arrives |
| In the box (Pro Bundle) | 1-year Proton Unlimited (~$200), account setup, premium Faraday bag, camera covers + more | Phone only, or extras sold separately |
| Ecosystem | Privacy phones, laptops, accessories, off-grid comms, 150+ free tools, consults | Usually handset only |
| Who it is for | Everyday Australians – families, professionals, non-technical users | Often overly technical for beginners |
We support the phones we configure. We cannot take on a device bought from another seller.
Compare sellers on hardware you can verify, configuration you can read, and support that stays in Australia.
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A cheap privacy phone in Australia, on a used or grey-import Pixel de-Googled with GrapheneOS, is still a used phone. Some listings sell refurbished or imported units as a secure privacy phone, and do not say so. The hidden risks are the ones that matter: unknown hardware history, a short update life, a warranty that is a seller promise, and a battery that will not last the day. Make informed decisions on those facts.
A second-hand phone may have come through a retail return, an insurer, or an unofficial importer. That is not proof of malware. It is proof you do not know. A swapped board, altered firmware, or a tired battery is possible on any used device you did not buy new.
As of late 2026, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro support ends in October 2026. Pixel 6a in July 2027. Pixel 7 and 7 Pro in October 2027. Pixel 8 and newer have up to seven years from launch. An older Pixel is not banned from GrapheneOS while it is still on that list. After the firmware stops, you are on borrowed time.
A two-year manufacturer warranty on new Australian Pixel stock is the path for a screen, a board or a battery fault. Installing GrapheneOS does not void that on a Pixel. Used and grey-import units usually do not have that path. The typical offer is “we warrant it for 12 months”.
Age shows up as a charge that will not last the day, a swollen battery, or a replacement screen with no history. Privacy settings will not fix that.
Grey import is a separate problem. Wrong regional model. A messier parts and warranty path. It can still run GrapheneOS. It is still not new Australian stock.
New stock. A known model. A two-year manufacturer warranty. Years of GrapheneOS support left. Then the configuration. Essential or Pro is how far we set it up, not whether the phone is new. See what phones we sell.
The operating system is only as useful as the hardware it sits on.
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Yes, when the house runs locally. The phone is a remote. We do not configure your hub.
Those apps expect a Google or Amazon account. They are not the default. If you still need one bridge, sandbox it and keep it off the profile you live in. A separate profile is the clean way. How to add the app is in install apps on a Privacy Phone.
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The greenest phone is the one you do not replace.
Current Pixels are built for a long support life. GrapheneOS keeps that window open. A handset you can still update in year six is a handset that does not become e-waste in year three.
The software years are the real saving. A phone you replace every two years costs more, in money and in materials, than a phone you keep. The seven-year window on current Pixels is the ceiling. GrapheneOS follows it. After Google stops the firmware, the useful life ends. Buy the generation with the years still in front of it.
The hardware content is Google’s. Recycled aluminium, recycled rare earths in the magnets, recycled cobalt in the cell, on their published figures for this generation. We do not add a second certificate on top of that.
Packaging from us is plastic-free, from the Pixel box through how we send it.
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We do ship overseas, however we build and support Privacy Phones in Australia first.
If you live outside Australia, contact us before you order. We quote the phone, the insured courier, and the terms. Nothing is dispatched until that quote is agreed and payment has cleared.
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The model is a phone you can run yourself. We do the hours before it ships, so you’re not sitting in a ticket queue.
We are a small team. We do not offer unlimited one-on-one support after purchase. That is how the price stays where it is, and how the hours go into the phone before it ships.
For a longer walkthrough, or an ongoing setup, book a consultation.
For everything else, use this order:
Screen, battery, board. Two-year manufacturer warranty on every Privacy Phone. Use the warranty option on the contact form. Installing GrapheneOS does not void that on a new Australian Pixel.
Our goal is to set you up for success from day one.
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These terms sit on top of your rights under Australian Consumer Law (ACL). Nothing here limits those rights.
Use the contact form and choose Warranty, Returns and Cancellations. Tell us the order number and what failed. Photos help. We verify the order is ours.
If it is a claimed hardware fault, we send a prepaid return label or arrange collection. Send it in the original packaging with proof of purchase. We do not pay you, we pay the courier.
When the phone is back, we inspect it and liaise with the supplier. A confirmed fault is repaired, replaced, or refunded, as the consumer guarantees require. If the phone is not faulty, or the damage is not covered, we return it to you and the return cost is yours.
Manufacturing defects. A battery, a screen or a board that fails in normal use.
These are configured devices. Returns follow Australian Consumer Law (ACL) for faulty or wrongly described goods. We do not accept a return because you changed your mind.
Once payment has cleared and we have started sourcing or configuring, the sale is final. The hours are the product. If that work has not started, use the same contact form. We will tell you whether a refund is still possible.
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