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Why is graphene os only available on google pixels? (futurology.today)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I want to mainly use it for privacy over its "security". I don't know what makes everyone fine with running it on fucking google pixels. Is there some kind of "low security" version or something for other phones? I'm so tired of certain organizations infiltrating privacy communities and making people believe in improving "security" by voluntarily giving up on privacy and using even non free software like that insecurities blog and other people.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 10 months ago (30 children)

I believe the devs of GrapheneOS have tailored their requirements to target Google Pixel phones for one simple reason: there aren't enough devs to help them support other phones. They probably owned Pixels and started development on them, got specialized in them and didn't want to branch out as that costs lots of time.

There's nothing wrong with that. The only issue I find with their reasoning is all the claims they make of Google Pixels being the only secure Android phones in existence. It's detrimental because non-techies will just repeat that to death because they don't know better - just like Appholes repeating that iPhones are the most secure phones out there and Apple cares about privacy. It's free advertisement for Google. So people head out and give Google more money than their data would ever be worth and they do it repeatedly every few years because it's "common knowledge" that Google Pixels are the most secure phones out there.

The worst thing about that is that Google didn't have to do anything. Had Google made those claims, people would be wary, but this is an independent group and because of that, people give it credence.

Not saying GrapheneOS is a shit project - it definitely isn't, just the claims and free advertisement these devs are giving Google is bad.

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[–] user 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Pixels have the most secure hardware features and they are the only ones that allow for bootloader relocking with custom os. You clearly have no idea what you're talking about.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Again, I've relocked multiple phones with custom ROMs. If you choose to believe everything you're told, keep being blue eyed.

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[–] user 7 points 10 months ago

Additionally, relockable bootloader ≠ full verified boot, but i doubt you even know what that means.

[–] user 2 points 10 months ago

your personal experience from 20 years ago is irrelevant. its not possible today. tell me a phone where it is.

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