GrapheneOS has a compatibility layer providing the option to install and use the official releases of Play services in the standard app sandbox. Play services - receives absolutely no special or privileges on GrapheneOS as opposed to bypassing - the app sandbox and receiving a massive amount of highly privileged access. It - also doesn't become a backend for the OS services as it does elsewhere. GrapheneOS - itself doesn't use Play services even when it's installed. Since the Play services - apps are simply regular apps on GrapheneOS, they get installed by the user within - a specific user or work profile and are only available within that profile. Only - apps within the same profile can use it and they need to explicitly choose to use - it. It works the same way as any other app and has no special capabilities. As - with any other app, it can't access data of other apps and requires explicit user - consent to gain access to profile data or the standard permissions.
+ receives absolutely no special access or privileges on GrapheneOS as opposed to + bypassing the app sandbox and receiving a massive amount of highly privileged + access. It also doesn't become a backend for the OS services as it does elsewhere. + GrapheneOS itself doesn't use Play services even when it's installed. Since the + Play services apps are simply regular apps on GrapheneOS, they get installed by + the user within a specific user or work profile and are only available within that + profile. Only apps within the same profile can use it and they need to explicitly + choose to use it. It works the same way as any other app and has no special + capabilities. As with any other app, it can't access data of other apps and + requires explicit user consent to gain access to profile data or the standard + permissions.The core functionality and APIs are almost entirely supported already since GrapheneOS largely only has to coerce these apps into continuing to run without