Marketplace
Hardware and condition. Final configuration is usually unknown.
How we differ
A privacy phone, set up before it ships.
We install GrapheneOS, set up the profiles and apps you need, check the device before dispatch, and support it after delivery.
Use-case setup
Profile separation
Final checks
12-month warranty
The difference
Why not just buy one anywhere?
Most listings sell hardware. Privacy Devices sells the prepared handover: the phone arrives configured, checked and ready to use.
DIY
Best for people who want total control and have time to verify the work.
Basic reseller
Often stops at install. The handover, apps and support remain unclear.
Privacy Devices
Configured around the buyer’s use case, checked before sealing and supported afterwards.
Proof gallery
Actual setup photos.
Edited proof photos from install, profile setup, app configuration, checks and dispatch preparation.
This gallery can be updated as better edited proof assets are approved.
Phantom Protocol™
Not abstract. Installed.
Zero-telemetry, offline-only, open-audit — no internet permission, no analytics, no Firebase. Set on every device before dispatch, then handed to you.
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Primary and secondary trigger secrets — high-entropy phrases that must both appear in one message to fire.
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Trigger sources armed individually and off by default: incoming SMS, or notification-scan of only the messengers you tick — WhatsApp, Signal, Threema, Telegram, SimpleX, Molly and more.
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The app can be hidden from casual inspection, and every grant is visible and revocable in system settings.
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On trigger: lockdown or wipe, your choice at setup — with a decoy path for coerced situations. We configure it and walk you through a rehearsal before you need it.
Video proof
Dedicated video window.
Videos are separate from the image gallery. Raw clips are in redaction and this window is reserved for edited proof clips only.
Videos awaiting edit.
Approved clips will load here from
Approved clips will load here from
/assets/how-we-differ-edited/videos.json. The image rotation above stays photos only.Before dispatch
What happens before dispatch.
The buyer should not have to do the setup work. These steps happen before the phone leaves.
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Confirm what the phone needs to do.
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Install GrapheneOS, verified against the official release signature; verified boot relocked. The stock GrapheneOS OTA updater stays untouched.
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Set up profiles and selected apps.
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Burn-in plus live SIM, call, SMS and data checks on Australian networks. Compatibility confirmed — signal strength at your address is carrier territory.
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Every step logged against the device serial — each buyer receives their own unit’s report. Sealed only after the checks pass.
Custom builds
Set up for how you use it.
A prepared phone is not a preset. If you need separate profiles, communications tools, VPN, eSIM or other supported options, they can be set up before handover.
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Separate work, personal and sensitive use where needed.
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Bundled services set up and tested before handover: Mullvad on a numbered account (no email, no identity), a data-only global eSIM on a 6 or 12-month anonymous subscription, and a one-time Threema licence.
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Keep support attached to the build after delivery.
Proof & limits
Proof, not promises.
Where appropriate, you can receive setup notes, masked screenshots, checklist photos or edited clips before dispatch. Private details are removed. We do not sell impossible guarantees.
You hold the keys
The verified-boot key generated for your device is yours — no retained copy, no MDM, no remote-management capability on our side. Updates come straight from GrapheneOS.
Prepared dispatch
The box closes after the checks, not before them.
Support after delivery
A 12-month warranty on top of your Australian Consumer Law guarantees, which may continue beyond it — plus a support path once the device is in use.
Next step
Get a privacy phone that is ready when it arrives.
Choose a prepared device, or tell us what you need and request a custom setup.