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GrapheneOS finds Bluetooth memory corruption via ARM MTE

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Re: GrapheneOS finds Bluetooth memory corruption via ARM MTE

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Post by master-lincoln »

dtx1 wrote: post #2

GrapheneOS is so far ahead in terms of security than anything else that it makes chosing anything but pixel hardware really questionable. But I REALLY want replaceable batteries. Why does everything have to suck nowadays?

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Re: GrapheneOS finds Bluetooth memory corruption via ARM MTE

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Post by Sytten »

dtx1 wrote: post #2

GrapheneOS is so far ahead in terms of security than anything else that it makes chosing anything but pixel hardware really questionable. But I REALLY want replaceable batteries. Why does everything have to suck nowadays?

Agreed but they do drop support for older pixel devices very very quickly which is kinda of PITA. At least the Pixel 8 is supposed to be supported 7 years.

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Post by perlclutcher »

dtx1 wrote: post #2

GrapheneOS is so far ahead in terms of security than anything else that it makes chosing anything but pixel hardware really questionable. But I REALLY want replaceable batteries. Why does everything have to suck nowadays?

GOS's limited device support is disappointing, but I understand their reasoning. I still wish they'd release "GrapheneOS Minus" (in the vein of uBlock Origin Minus[0]) so a much larger audience could have 95% of the security benefits they'd have on Pixel hardware.

As an alternative to replaceable batteries you could consider installing something like acc[1] to mitigate stress on your battery. My phone is 7 years old and the original battery still holds a charge like the day I bought it.

[0]: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/22...

[1]: https://github.com/VR-25/acc

Re: GrapheneOS finds Bluetooth memory corruption via ARM MTE

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Post by wafflemaker »

dtx1 wrote: post #2

GrapheneOS is so far ahead in terms of security than anything else that it makes chosing anything but pixel hardware really questionable. But I REALLY want replaceable batteries. Why does everything have to suck nowadays?

Wouldn't ripping out the backplate make the battery replacable?*

Never heard of Google making installation of non genuine components hard the way Apple does.

*If your hands are too clumsy to reconnect battery wires when swapping batteries, get a swiss knife.

Re: GrapheneOS finds Bluetooth memory corruption via ARM MTE

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Post by dtx1 »

wafflemaker wrote: post #8
dtx1 wrote: post #2

GrapheneOS is so far ahead in terms of security than anything else that it makes chosing anything but pixel hardware really questionable. But I REALLY want replaceable batteries. Why does everything have to suck nowadays?

Wouldn't ripping out the backplate make the battery replacable?* Never heard of Google making installation of non genuine components hard the way Apple does. *If your hands are too clumsy to reconnect battery wires when swapping batteries, get a swiss knife.

In newer pixel models, everything is glued together. The Backplate is glued to the front, the battery is glued in so hard you can barely remove it and on top of it there's a graphene pad glued ontop of it for cooling reasons.

Look at this: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Google+Pixel+8+Battery+Replacem...

That's not "swiss knife" replacement.

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