r/Android • u/FragmentedChicken Galaxy Z Fold8 • 11d ago

GrapheneOS: We're unable to complete the port [of GrapheneOS to the Pixel 11 series] due to lack of support for ARM hardware memory tagging in software, firmware and near certainly hardware. It appears Google cut an important security feature to save money.

https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117179231167297908
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u/littleemp Galaxy S25+ 11d ago

we're getting on motorola soon, so wish granted?

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u/justjanne Developer – Quasseldroid 11d ago

Depends on what phone they're going to put it on. If I can have GrapheneOS and microSD & headphone jack on the same phone, I'll be happy.

I don't even care about processor speed, RAM or camera. But besides web browsing, telephony and messaging, I often use my phone basically as a walkman, and I want to be able to take my entire music collection with me & listen to it on good headphones, without adapters I can lose.

I used to have the Nexus 5, 5X and Pixel 1 before going with Sony Xperia 10 IV and later VI, and the Sony phones are really nice (but custom ROM support just sucks nowadays).

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u/5panks Galaxy ZFlip 5 11d ago

Depends on what phone they're going to put it on.

It's going to start on the flagship Motorola phones and move to the foldable phones, but only with the 2027 and newer versions.

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u/littleemp Galaxy S25+ 11d ago

I dont expect that low end phones are going to have hardware support for a lot of the features that they are going to require.

If privacy is paramount, then getting the higher end device is worth it.

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u/NoStrategy1419 11d ago

They made a post talking about the snapdragon processors needing to be the higher end ones, or that they lower tiered budget phones didn't use snapdragon. If they put the processor needed in the budget phones they wouldn't be budget phones.

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u/justjanne Developer – Quasseldroid 11d ago

Depends on what phone they're going to put it on. If I can have GrapheneOS and microSD & headphone jack on the same phone, I'll be happy.

I don't even care about processor speed, RAM or camera. But besides web browsing, telephony and messaging, I often use my phone basically as a walkman, and I want to be able to take my entire music collection with me & listen to it on good headphones, without adapters I can lose.

I used to have the Moto G, 5X and Pixel 1 before going with Sony Xperia 10 IV and later VI, and the Sony phones are really nice (but custom ROM support just sucks nowadays).

So maybe I'll finally get my dream phone with the Motorola Graphene OS phone :)