From 33ed2d0653b9c5975640b592a3ddde97516f967f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Seb3thehacker <xnrcams3@anonaddy.me>
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:34:06 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] setup: drop the GrapheneOS exploit protection step

---
 .../seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/HelpScreen.kt   |  4 ----
 .../gearslip/ui/SetupGuideScreen.kt           | 19 +------------------
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/HelpScreen.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/HelpScreen.kt
index 53ecf42..c1b8bbd 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/HelpScreen.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/HelpScreen.kt
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ private class Step(
 
 private fun setupSteps(onRequestCallScreening: () -> Unit) = listOf(
     Step("Use a car from 2020 or earlier.", "Newer head units reject the certificate."),
-    Step(
-        "On GrapheneOS, exempt Gearslip from exploit protections.",
-        "Open Settings, then Apps, then Gearslip, and turn on Exploit protection compatibility mode.",
-    ),
     Step("Disable or uninstall the Android Auto app."),
     Step("Load a certificate.", "Open Settings, then download or import a certificate."),
     Step(
diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/SetupGuideScreen.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/SetupGuideScreen.kt
index 08bd3ce..5de6a36 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/SetupGuideScreen.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/SetupGuideScreen.kt
@@ -206,22 +206,6 @@ private fun pages(context: Context, onRequestCallScreening: () -> Unit): List<Gu
         )
     }
 
-    // --- GrapheneOS ------------------------------------------------------------------
-    add(
-        GuidePage(
-            title = "GrapheneOS exploit protection",
-            explanation = "On GrapheneOS only: open Gearslip's app settings and turn on Exploit " +
-                "protection compatibility mode. Gearslip's native USB and video code trips " +
-                "GrapheneOS's hardened memory checks otherwise. Skip this on any other Android.",
-            actionLabel = "Open app settings",
-            onAction = {
-                context.startActivity(
-                    Intent(Settings.ACTION_APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS, Uri.fromParts("package", context.packageName, null)),
-                )
-            },
-        ),
-    )
-
     // --- Android Auto ------------------------------------------------------------------
     val androidAutoPackage = AndroidAuto.installedPackage(context)
         ?.takeIf { AndroidAuto.isActive(context, it) }
@@ -306,8 +290,7 @@ private fun pages(context: Context, onRequestCallScreening: () -> Unit): List<Gu
 }
 
 /**
- * The first-run guide, one page at a time: permissions, then GrapheneOS's exploit-protection
- * toggle, then removing Android Auto if it is still installed, then the optional extras. Nothing
+ * The first-run guide, one page at a time: permissions, then removing Android Auto if it is still installed, then the optional extras. Nothing
  * here can be verified as done except a permission grant, so every other page is a "Next" a
  * driver takes on trust, with "Skip" sitting right next to it.
  */