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Devices with GrapheneOS support should be available in 2027

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Re: Devices with GrapheneOS support should be available in 2027

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Security-through-obscurity (i.e. using a custom ROM on a lesser-known device) does have some upsides, since you're less likely to be compatible with off-the-shelf exploits. But this is much less true now that LLMs exist, and anyone who can afford the tokens can port any exploit to any and all vulnerable devices.

Who maintains the kernel+driver trees used by the LineageOS port you're using? And what's the modem's security like?

Re: Devices with GrapheneOS support should be available in 2027

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I ran Graphene without a Sim card for 2 months and as soon as I added a Sim card (with of course, difficult to vet networking) the phone is always hot and the battery life reduced by half. Might be a coincidence but also made me rethink how I feel about Graphene

What Pixel do you have? Modem quality varies and signal strength could play a role. My 9a gets hot in areas with poor reception but is fine at work where I get over a gigabit down.

9. I left it with 70% battery for 5 hours and came home and it was red hot and dead. In a city with no reception issues.

Re: Devices with GrapheneOS support should be available in 2027

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I've never really understood why we chase Android-alikes on mobile platforms instead of trying to build on mainstream Linux. I know some folks in the nix community (nix-on-droid and other projects) have tried to bring us closer to this, but projects like Graphene seem to have a lot of traction.

Re: Devices with GrapheneOS support should be available in 2027

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I ran Graphene without a Sim card for 2 months and as soon as I added a Sim card (with of course, difficult to vet networking) the phone is always hot and the battery life reduced by half. Might be a coincidence but also made me rethink how I feel about Graphene

Did you check the forums or research for any benign reason that could happen? I've run Graphene on Pixel 9 and 10 and never had such battery issues.

Re: Devices with GrapheneOS support should be available in 2027

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I've never really understood why we chase Android-alikes on mobile platforms instead of trying to build on mainstream Linux. I know some folks in the nix community (nix-on-droid and other projects) have tried to bring us closer to this, but projects like Graphene seem to have a lot of traction.

Because you need app support. Not even Microsoft could pull that off.

Re: Devices with GrapheneOS support should be available in 2027

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Specific devices:

>At the time of writing, within ~12 months, in 2027, the 2027 Signature, Razr fold, and Razr flip will meet the hardware security requirements and should have official GrapheneOS support. Motorola is currently porting GrapheneOS to their devices.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49038982

Re: Devices with GrapheneOS support should be available in 2027

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What Pixel do you have? Modem quality varies and signal strength could play a role. My 9a gets hot in areas with poor reception but is fine at work where I get over a gigabit down.

9. I left it with 70% battery for 5 hours and came home and it was red hot and dead. In a city with no reception issues.

That's strange. Have you tried the stock OS and had the same problem?
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