LynX Phone PX7 Quick Start Guide

Overview
The LynX Phone is a secure smart phone designed for privacy and ease of use. Its hardware is based on a standard Pixel 7. The phone’s operating system is called XFoneOS™. This is a customized version of GrapheneOS with an additional stack of secure applications, support for Linux and integrated Voice Over IP.
The LynX Phone comes pre-loaded with a customizable launcher that makes it easy to use for a wide variety of users.

The LynX Phone is designed to put you in control. The product does allow you to use features from Google. Using this product, you can have the benefits you want and without having to give up your privacy. The initial configuration when you receive the product is with the tightest security and privacy in place. From there, you are in control and you decide how and where to activate the features that you want. This Quick Start Guide is meant to show you what capabilities you have. You decide from there how and where you want to use them based on your own security and privacy needs.

For people familiar with GrapheneOS

Graphene users will quickly notice that LynX Phone is not all black and empty when the product first starts. This is not a minimalist phone, it is made to look good and be easy to use by people who like iPhones and Android phones. When the LynX Phone starts you’ll have an experience that is closer to an iPhone in terms of usability.

Note: XFone Technologies Corp, LynX Phone and XFoneOS are not officially associated with the GrapheneOS project. XFoneOS is a custom fork of GrapheneOS.

The User Experience for the LynX Phone is handled by the XFoneOS Launcher. The LynX Phone includes the standard GrapheneOS App Store and Auditor applications.

For people familiar with Android

Let's start with how you are in control. Notice when you start using the LynX Phone that there is no privacy agreement that you need to sign. Your first step in being in control starts here. Next, the LynX Phone does not assume you want to use Google Play right away. This is for you to decide. Out of the box, the LynX Phone does not have support turned on for any Google services (Google Service Framework). This means you cannot use any apps from the Google Play store immediately. This does initially configure the LynX Phone to be in the most highly secure state when you first receive it. Note that with LynX Phone, you get the benefit of running Google Services within a secure sandbox. This gives you a higher level of privacy compared to standard Android devices.

Do not worry, you can easily add support for using Google Play apps. But, before you go racing back to Google Play, first try out some non-Google stores that we have added to the LynX Phone. We made it easy for you to use them. Here we go.

F-Droid

You'll see an icon for this on the LynX Phone home screen. This store lets you install a wide variety of Android apps. F-Droid lists over 3,800 Android apps, and most importantly you can install these without needing to use a GMail account. You do not need to agree to any privacy agreements (which protects your privacy).

Aurora Store

If you still need more Android apps, we have included the popular Aurora Store. This is similar to F-Droid. It is an open source front end for the Google Play store. Most importantly - it can be accessed anonymously and has most of the apps that are available in Google Play.

Google Support

Google Support can be activated by going into the LynX Phone App Store and activating Google Play Services. This may be needed depending on what Android App you are using, such as Google Maps. You can do this if you must, but it does reduce the level of privacy on your LynX Phone - although it is still much better than a typical Android or iOS phone.

Standard Home Screen Features

App Store, Auditor, Aurora Store, Calculator, Camera, Clock, Contacts, F-Droid, Fennec, Files, Gallery, Info, K-9 Mail, LibreOffice, Messaging, Nextcloud, OsmAnd, PDF Viewer, Phone Dialer, Settings, Vanadium, Weather

Maps

For users who require a map, we have pre-installed the OsmAnd map application. This is similar in functionality to Google Maps but does not track you when you use it. Our implementation of OsmAnd is built from source and is continuously updated as part of routine XFoneOS builds.

• Map Markers
• Places / Search
• Navigation
• Configuration / Maps & Resources - Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Central America, Europe, North America, South America
• Route Planning
• Weather
• Additional Plugins

 Breezy Weather

Breezy Weather is a weather app with a strong focus on design, with a simple, clean UX, smooth animations, and Material Design all over, plus lots of ability to customize. This app is built from sources.

Provides realtime info on Temperature, Air Quality, Wind, UV Index and Humidity, Sun and Moon, Dew Point, Pressure, Visibility and Cloud Cover.

Supports background updates, Appearance, Main screen, Notifications, Open Source (Non Google) Weather Sources.

For Apple Users

The standard LynX Phone launcher was selected to give the product a look and feel similar to an iPhone. Slide up from the bottom to get to the drawer of standard applications. Do a short press on the home screen toward the bottom to get to the Wallpaper & style, Widgets and Home settings.

Buttons

To turn the phone off or on, use the Power Button on the top of the right-hand side. A slow press turns the screen on or off. A long press brings you to Emergency, Power Off, Lockdown and Restart.

Turn the LynX Phone volume up / volume down using the two buttons below the Power Button on the right-hand side of the phone.

SIM
The SIM slot is on the left-hand side of the LynX Phone toward the bottom.

Voice Over IP

Open your Phone dialer settings and go to Calling accounts. From there you will see SIP settings. Go to SIP accounts and add the Username, Password, Server and any Optional Settings. If you do not have a SIP account yet, consider buying one of our monthly plans which includes a SIP account and phone number.

Linux Support

In order to run Linux (most variants) on the LynX Phone, do the following steps:

1. Connect the LynX Phone to a Linux computer using a USB cable.

2. Run: adb shell to get to the Linux command line on the LynX Phone.

3. Create a new Linux Container using a LXC command. Example: lxc-create -t ubuntu -n test1

Note - At this stage you need to know programming at a basic level. If you need help, consider buying one of our support plans.

Mobile Banking Apps

The best way to run mobile banking apps is to first see if you can find the mobile banking app you need on F-Droid or Aurora Store. Some banks require a Google Account regardless. If needed, you can install and verify your mobile banking app using Google Play from the LynX Phone. This is still more secure than doing mobile banking on a standard Android or iOS phone, thanks to the LynX Phones extensive privacy and security controls.

Setting up your banking info while using LynX Phone's K-9 Mail is an ideal way to do mobile banking securely. Use an encrypted email service such as Proton Mail for maximum privacy and security. Our All In One Service Plan includes your own private SageTea Mail account, which works well with K-9 Mail.

About

To see what version you are running, go to Settings and About. You will see both the Android version and the XFoneOS version, along with with build number. The minimum build number you should see is 2024110400. The minimum XFoneOS version should be 2.0 or higher. Tap the build number several times to enter Developer Mode.

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