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Calyx doesn't actually support Google Play Services or Google Services Framework. It uses microG, a sometimes buggy workaround that requires root access and has pretty poor compatibility. GrapheneOS on the other hand uses the official Google Play binaries, but isolates them in the Android application sandbox, instead of installing them as system apps with special privileges (like it is the case on stock Android). You can read more about it at https://grapheneos.org/features#sandboxed-google-play
I'm not entirely sure if all of microG needs to run as root, but I'm pretty sure that some parts do. Nonetheless, microG runs in the
priv_app
SELinux domain instead ofuntrusted_app
, reducing the isolation and granting it more access to sensitive APIs. Sandboxed Google Play on GrapheneOS on the other hand is a normal application that can be installed and uninstalled by the user, running in theuntrusted_app
domain. It is tightly controlled by the Android permission mechanism, and doesn't have any permissions by default.