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by strcat 8mo ago
Yes, March 2026 is when the first announcement from the OEM will be which is when people will find out which OEM it is. A fair bit into 2027 is when the devices supporting GrapheneOS will be launched. It was theoretically possible for it to
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by strcat 8mo ago
Nearly all non-banking apps work with very few exceptions. A large majority of banking apps work. A growing number of banking apps were adding checks for Google certification but now a growing number of those are explicitly allowing Graphen
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by strcat 8mo ago
Pixels are the only devices providing the required updates and security features. These requirements are listed here: https://grapheneos.org/faq#future-devices GrapheneOS is partnered with a major Android OEM working on imp
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by strcat 8mo ago
It has been officially stated that GrapheneOS is partnered with a major Android OEM working on making devices meeting all of those requirements along with providing official GrapheneOS support. The devices are planned for 2027 but is being
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by strcat 8mo ago
There are currently no other devices meeting the update and security requirements. GrapheneOS is partnered with a major Android OEM working on making devices meeting all of those requirements along with providing official GrapheneOS support
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by strcat 8mo ago
Fairphone is far from meeting the update and security requirements for GrapheneOS. It isn't a viable platform for a hardened OS to use and isn't likely to ever become one due to security being very far from a priority for them. Gr
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by strcat 8mo ago
You can bypass Play Store restrictions on app installs by using Aurora Store. There's a high chance your banking app can be used but it may require toggling the per-app exploit protection compatibility mode. Most banking apps work on G
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by strcat 8mo ago
You can use a different keyboard than the default AOSP keyboard with more modern features including but not limited to swipe typing. We plan to replace AOSP keyboard with a fork of a more modern app but there isn't yet one meeting the
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by strcat 8mo ago
GrapheneOS is based on the latest release of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) which is Android 16 QPR2. It looks nearly the same as the stock Pixel OS also based on the same AOSP release. The main UI differences are user-facing portio
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by strcat 8mo ago
GrapheneOS is very usable as a daily driver. Nearly every Android app can be used on it and there's a huge ecosystem of open source Android apps. You should read the whole linked article which explains in depth how someone new to using
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by strcat 8mo ago
No, that's a misconception. GrapheneOS has only ever supported devices where the cellular radio is isolated from the OS and unprivileged. It does not have access to memory it hasn't been permitted to access by GrapheneOS. Wi-Fi, B
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by strcat 8mo ago
GrapheneOS was contacted by one of the largest Android OEMs in June 2025 and we're actively working with them. They're going to be announcing our partnership in March 2026 and the phones meeting our requirements with official Grap
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by strcat 8mo ago
See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47053198 .
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by strcat 8mo ago
See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47053198 .
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by strcat 8mo ago
See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47053198 .
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by strcat 8mo ago
The portions of SailfishOS specific to it including the user interface and application layer are nearly entirely closed source, unlike the open source Android Open Source Project (AOSP). SailfishOS has far worse privacy, security, functiona
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by strcat 8mo ago
GrapheneOS has the same camera features and quality as the stock Pixel OS within the same apps. You can use Pixel Camera on GrapheneOS even without sandboxed Google Play in the same profile if you want the full feature set. If you want extr
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by strcat 8mo ago
There are multiple options for tap-to-pay on GrapheneOS in the UK and European Economic Area. It depends on where you are.
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by strcat 8mo ago
There's a huge open source app ecosystem for Android and it has the best support of any major platform for well integrated web applications. There are a bunch of alternatives for getting apps including getting them directly from the de
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by strcat 8mo ago
There's a massive open source app ecosystem for Android which is far larger than the subset available in F-Droid. Open source does not imply private or trustworthy. Completely trusting applications with access to all your data with no
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by strcat 8mo ago
There's a huge open source app ecosystem available for Android. The distinction you're trying to draw is inaccurate. Open source apps also very open do privacy invasive things. On Android, people can see that many open source priv
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by strcat 8mo ago
GrapheneOS provides major privacy enhancements including Contact Scopes, Storage Scopes, Sensors toggle, per-connection Wi-Fi privacy via per-connection DHCP state + MAC randomization and far more. It's a privacy project and privacy de
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by strcat 8mo ago
GrapheneOS is primarily privacy project. It keeps up with important Android updates with major privacy enhancements and very important privacy patches. It builds crucial privacy protections such as Storage Scopes, Contact Scopes, Sensors to
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by strcat 8mo ago
iodéOS lags far behind on Android, Linux kernel, browser engine and other updates too. It's much less behind than /e/ and misleads users less but they still do. They set an inaccurate Android security patch level which mislea
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by strcat 8mo ago
The founder and CEO of /e/ and Murena openly spreads content from Kiwi Farms and neo-nazi sites. He directly engages in harassment towards the GrapheneOS team. Here's him supporting authoritarians smearing GrapheneOS by reply
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by strcat 8mo ago
It's a misconception that GrapheneOS is focused on security over everything else. It's a privacy project and privacy depends on security so it heavily focuses on both. It also provides major privacy improvements on a technical lev
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by strcat 8mo ago
> It's had continual security updates apart from the Android version. Nope, it doesn't receive most privacy and security patches. Users are being heavily misled about what's provided. First of all, the kernel is nearly ent
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by strcat 8mo ago
> If your phone is not supported by GOS, you should look carefully and compare between /e/OS and Stock Android. If you have an iPhone that's still supported, you have strong privacy and security. If you have a phone that&#
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by strcat 8mo ago
> You seem knowledgeable about this, so I'll take the opportunity to ask: if I install a malicious app and it manages to escape the sandbox and alter the system, my understanding is that it will be detected next time I boot it (beca
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by strcat 8mo ago
> GrapheneOS claims to be a lot more secure, having additional hardening. GrapheneOS has been heavily analyzed by privacy and security experts who say it provides far better privacy and security. There's a large amount of real world

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