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by strcat 1y ago
Pixel 5 should only be used to preview what GrapheneOS provided prior to October 2024 when Android 15 was released and we migrated to it. It's an end-of-life device and therefore lacks driver and firmware updates. We were able to provi
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by strcat 1y ago
It had some changes to what was written due to a different context, but I've changed it to a link.
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by strcat 1y ago
> If it's done on the baseband processor, no. The baseband firmware is not obfuscated and people can/do analyze the cellular protocol and how it functions. Which devices receive more privacy/security research than Pixels d
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by strcat 1y ago
See the response at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44686895 .
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by strcat 1y ago
See the response at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44686895 .
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by strcat 1y ago
See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44686811 .
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by strcat 1y ago
See the response at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44686811 .
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by strcat 1y ago
The same thing could be said about any hardware. Pixels receive by far the most privacy and security research of any devices. They're by far the most secure Android devices and the only ones providing competitive security with iPhones.
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by strcat 1y ago
NFC payments work on GrapheneOS. Curve Pay works with GrapheneOS and is available in the UK And European Economic Area (EEA). PayPal launched tap-to-pay which works with GrapheneOS but has very limited regional availability. Many European b
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by strcat 1y ago
Hardware identifiers aren't accessible to user installed apps. ANDROID_ID is a per-app-per-profile random ID. Apps don't need ANDROID_ID to identify that it's the same install due to immense fingerprint surface. If you instal
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by strcat 1y ago
> According to the link you provided, it does seem to be ahead of stock Android (assuming AOSP) and LineageOS, disproving your point that it's falling behind. The table shows CalyxOS has substantial delays for important privacy and
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by strcat 1y ago
We use Flarum as our forum software for https://discuss.grapheneos.org/ . Flarum supports viewing all of the content without JavaScript via an HTML fallback mode using pagination. Flarum simply informs people they'll ha
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by strcat 1y ago
We're building our own fully offline implementation. Our existing implementation is semi-offline and does the position estimation locally based on downloading data kept in an in-memory cache for a limited time. We're close to what
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by strcat 1y ago
> Because you said discussion are being done with an OEM, will GraphaneOS switch from pixels to a different device? Pixels will be supported until end-of-life. Future Pixels will be supported if they continue meeting our requirements. &g
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by strcat 1y ago
It will start out being their regular phones with security and updates improved to meet the requirements of GrapheneOS. When we demonstrate there's a huge demand for it after the products launch, we can have more influence. Our focus w
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by strcat 1y ago
Push notifications work on GrapheneOS whether apps do it themselves, use UnifiedPush with the user's choice of provider or use FCM. UnifiedPush and FCM are a more efficient design where apps share a push connection. Unfortunately, many
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by strcat 1y ago
Private Space has a superior approach to isolation and encryption matching user profiles. Work profiles have some compromises for historical reasons. Private Space should be preferred over a work profile and the only reason to use a work pr
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by strcat 1y ago
F-Droid only uses reproducible builds for a tiny portion of apps, and there are still significant disadvantages. It depends on the app developers always complying with F-Droid's rules otherwise users are left without updates. F-Droid o
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by strcat 1y ago
Private Space is very similar to a user profile but nested inside of another user. GrapheneOS adds shared clipboard control for Private Space which was the main disadvantage compared to a secondary user. GrapheneOS supports having a Private
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by strcat 1y ago
Laptops, desktops, smartphones or tablets are closed source hardware with closed source firmware in general. There are products marketed as if they're open source devices which are in fact closed source hardware with almost entirely cl
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by strcat 1y ago
FSF RYF certification is anti-freedom, anti-privacy and anti-security. Pretending hardware is open because there aren't closed source components which are / can be updated doesn't make sense. They certify closed source hardwa
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by strcat 1y ago
Laptops, desktops, smartphones or tablets are closed source hardware with closed source firmware in general. There are products marketed as if they're open source devices which are in fact closed source hardware with almost entirely cl
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by strcat 1y ago
Laptops, desktops, smartphones or tablets are closed source hardware with closed source firmware in general. There are products marketed as if they're open source devices which are in fact closed source hardware with almost entirely cl
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by strcat 1y ago
The Librem 5 and Pinephone are closed source hardware with closed source firmware. It's a misconception that they're open source. They have open source drivers, not hardware and firmware. SailfishOS is not open source itself. It&#
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by strcat 1y ago
All of those were closed source hardware with tons of closed source firmware. Not shipping firmware updates doesn't mean the firmware doesn't exist. There aren't open source devices in general. It's not specific to smart
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by strcat 1y ago
Mock Location is a standard Android feature available in GrapheneOS. Our upcoming Location Scopes feature is being added for per-app control rather than global. It's fairly pointless for apps to check for Mock Location being active wit
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by strcat 1y ago
It's a standard Android feature with various apps available for different use cases. Some are for setting a specific location, others are for using an external device. It's a very generic feature. GrapheneOS plans to add a differe
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by strcat 1y ago
RethinkDNS is implemented as a VPN service but it has support for local filtering combined with optionally using a WireGuard VPN or multiple chained WireGuard VPNs. You can have both via the VPN service API rather than choosing one or the o
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by strcat 1y ago
RethinkDNS is implemented as a VPN service but it has support for local filtering combined with optionally using a WireGuard VPN or multiple chained WireGuard VPNs. You can have both via the VPN service API rather than choosing one or the o
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by strcat 1y ago
You can use RethinkDNS and avoid compatibility issues with captive portals. This is one of the options we recommend for GrapheneOS users. RethinkDNS is implemented as a VPN service but it has support for local filtering combined with option

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