Which version of the Pixel phone is recommended for GrapheneOS?
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Pixel phone for GrapheneOS? #bitcoin #grapheneos the recommended
#asknostr Which is of version
pixel 8 for the long support
GrapheneOS has official production support for the following devices:
Pixel 9a (tegu)
Pixel 9 Pro Fold (comet)
Pixel 9 Pro XL (komodo)
Pixel 9 Pro (caiman)
Pixel 9 (tokay)
Pixel 8a (akita)
Pixel 8 Pro (husky)
Pixel 8 (shiba)
Pixel Fold (felix)
Pixel Tablet (tangorpro)
Pixel 7a (lynx)
Pixel 7 Pro (cheetah)
Pixel 7 (panther)
Pixel 6a (bluejay)
Pixel 6 Pro (raven)
Pixel 6 (oriole)
Anything Pixel 6 and later have official support, however older devices have less support time. Newer is better.
Pixel 8 and later have far greater security features available to them, while the older ones do not due to hardware limitations. The Pixel 8a and the Pixel 9a are the cheapest of the devices when it comes to retail value.
Overall hardware changes aren't considered here, but obviously newer, more expensive devices have better cameras, are faster, better storage and so on.
Does it make a difference if I buy the phone with a Credit Card? 💳 It doesn’t link the device to my identity does it? Otherwise the privacy features are pointless.
First thing to think about is that your bank account is absolutely unique to you. Does the store keep records of what you bought? Does it keep identifiers of the product or the person buying it, where they bought it? This could apply for any product you bought in a store, not just phones too.
Some retailers based on country will require some degree of KYC before they even sell a phone to you -- usually the phone stores. If you're a customer of their services then they associate the device identifiers to you, before they hand it out to you. So, even if you don't use their mobile network they may already keep record of device IMEI and customer.
If that's a concern, don't buy your devices there.
You could buy a phone with cash and refuse / falsify details if it is that much of a concern. Examples could be to go to a pre-owned device store, thrift store, or buy second-hand from someone else. The identifiers wouldn't be associated to you until you associate that device to your identity later.
You also shouldn't use the cellular network if you consider tracking via cellular network identifiers a relevant risk, or use the device entirely Wi-Fi-only without a SIM if it is an unacceptable risk.
Most users don't care about this stuff, generally, only ultra high risk people might. We'd only recommend to them they use a device WiFi-only without a SIM as trying to jump hoops to continue using a network with several systematic privacy problems is a waste and leads people into a false sense of security and an excess workload trying to maintain that eventually exhausts the user until an opsec slip-up happens. It would also still keep the attack surface of the mobile network open.
Also you'd benefit security and privacy wise by using GrapheneOS even if you are just an ordinary person. Just because you aren't doing it a special way or getting a device a weird way doesn't make all of it moot. Majority of GrapheneOS users are just ordinary individuals. The security / privacy features protect against a lot of things, like privacy disrespecting apps or targeted exploitation, or excessive data collection from Google.
Is GrapheneOS compatible with any specific laptop?
None, but there is a Desktop Mode that is being improved upon. You can mess around with it in developer options. Maybe in the next major releases it will be entirely functional and you can use a laptop style dock.
Open to supporting laptops should the hardware and security baseline requirements get met.
Thank you for the info!!