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sadschmuck [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 day ago

GrapheneOS is finally ready to break free from Pixels, and it may never look back

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GrapheneOS is finally ready to break free from Pixels, and it may never look back

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sadschmuck [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 day ago
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The makers of GrapheneOS have confirmed they are partnering with a major Android OEM to bring the OS to Snapdragon-powered flagships.
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    GrapheneOS devs from what I’ve seen is still pretty lib in a way that would effect chances of a Chinese phone getting it.

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      Their choice is purely technical

      https://grapheneos.org/faq#future-devices

      Xiaomi also has horrible anti consumer practices in regards to bootloader unlocking:

      https://github.com/zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/blob/main/brands/xiaomi/README.md

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        Good to know! I had recalled some radlib stuff on the forums ages ago so good to know there is focused policy that ensures that’s not a factor

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      GrapheneOS devs from what I’ve seen is still pretty lib in a way that would effect chances of a Chinese phone getting it.

      That may or may not be true (I don’t know his opinions), but he has some basic hardware requirements that almost no phones meet - including being able to re-lock the bootloader with custom keys, which AFAIK excludes all Xiaomi phones.

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        Oh I presumed it would be a custom OEM like what it seems like they’re planning so assumed there would be some type of workaround for that.

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      Didn’t one of them get drafted into the Ukraine war?

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        Yes.

        Edit: Technically, was a nondescript conflict the team didn’t want to release that just so happened to have all the details of a Ukrainian being drafted.

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