GrapheneOS Expands Beyond Google Pixel Phones Through Partnership with Major Android Manufacturer
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MaximilianEmel
Sesame, salt, and substance. A flagship bake.
Summary
GrapheneOS, the privacy-focused Android operating system previously exclusive to Google Pixel phones, is expanding beyond Pixel devices. The project has confirmed a partnership with a major Android smartphone manufacturer to bring its secure OS to future flagship phones powered by Snapdragon processors. This move would end GrapheneOS's Pixel exclusivity and make the privacy-focused system available on a wider range of devices.
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· 4 pulledGrapheneOS, the popular privacy-focused Android fork known for its exclusive support of Google Pixel phones, is about to cast a much wider net.
The project has confirmed it's working with a major Android smartphone manufacturer to bring its secure operating system to future flagship phones.
Until now, GrapheneOS has been available only on Pixel phones, making Google's flagships popular among privacy enthusiasts, journalists, and, as a Spanish police report suggested earlier this year, even organized crime groups in Catalonia.
But that Pixel exclusivity may end by
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