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GrapheneOS version 2025100300 released:

https://grapheneos.org/releases#2025100300

See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.

Forum discussion thread:

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/27029-grapheneos-version-2025100300-released

#GrapheneOS #privacy #security

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Emory 3mo ago

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqtva8g98fx0fks0pt38vr75tv02t30qd5ev7n5v7fcpl6t44hf7kq5fm8mr QUESTION from someone largely ignorant of the Google and Android ecosystem: Why does GrapheneOS target the generally well-regarded Google Pixel family of devices and not vendors shipping "customized" versions of Android on their products?

When I first read about Graphene I got so excited I could do something interesting with a Galaxy Note 20 only to learn I was mistaken. And if I were buying a pixel, I think I'd be reluctant to use alternate firmware on it.

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brito 3mo ago

You shouldn't really be using anything from Google and buying their spyware hardware with the goal of "security" or "privacy" is just a whole new level of stupid.

There are plenty of Android distros running in dozens of normal models. No need to trust on a distro with ambiguous funding sources and suspicious choices of hardware.