Island work without root. It is based on a "work profile" feature of android devvices. It is not a complete privacy, but at least it allows to separate google apps from other apps.
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I wonder how good it is compared to shelter
It is an interesting question... It seems to me I compared it and I chose Island. But I cannot remember why :D
UPD. I chose Island/Insular only because it is updated more frequently:
- The latest release of Insular was at May 20, 2024 and frequency is ~ a release per two months
- The latest release of Shelter (on F-Droid) was at Dec 12, 2023 and frequency is ~ a release per year
Take a look at this:
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/android/general-apps/
Shelter is recommended over Insular and Island as it supports contact search blocking.
When using Shelter, you are placing complete trust in its developer, as Shelter acts as a Device Admin to create the Work Profile, and it has extensive access to the data stored within the Work Profile.
I also remember starting with island but changing to shelter because it supports app pausing without using a third party proprietary app to pause work apps
Can't gapps act as root on all profiles? I don't think this buys you anything as long as gapps is installed.
Impossible. Get a second device.
How to swim without getting wet without a websuit?
Get secondary device for private privacy stuff.
You might be able to get a large part of google functionality with a degoogled device running microG or something similar.