The drama and accusations the GrapheneOS developers are spewing and engaging in are giving me a bad taste in the mouth and make me doubt the OS’s reliability am I the only one?

  • azuth@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    In my opinion both the evident ego of of the project lead as well as his naivety (tethering the project to Google) are huge red flags despite any assumed technical superiority.

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      4 hours ago

      They chose Google because they are the only major OEM to allow you to relock the bootloader after installing a custom ROM. Samsung, Motarola, Huawei, Xiaomi etc all don’t.

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      6 hours ago

      They’re literally working with a manufacturer to make non-google phones. Tethered to google is a wild mischaracterization.

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        6 hours ago

        No it’s not. This is a recent development that has not yet actually come to fruition. It may exist in 2026.

        Before that GrapheneOS dismissed any idea of targeting other phones than the ones build by one of the most anti-privacy companies on earth, that seeks to consolidate control of Android.

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          1 hour ago

          This isn’t true, they’ve supported other devices in the past. They’ve been Pixel-focused for the security features that other manufacturers haven’t offered

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            52 minutes ago

            Yes, before Google made phone on it’s own they supported some Nexus devices (google-partnered) and the Samsung Galaxy S4.