Pixel's GrapheneOS monopoly is officially over
The Hot Take: Nice, this has me very interested.
We finally know the name of the first non-Pixel phone that's compatible with GrapheneOS.
Read the full articleGoogle Pixel phones pwned in zero-click attacks
The Hot Take: Only expected as iPhone was as well....
Both Google and Uncle Sam warned that attackers have exploited a zero-day improper authorization bug in Pixel phones' cellular modems that can bypass permission checks and escalate privileges with no user interaction required. The hole has since been closed, provided that you update. Google disclosed the high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-58704, on Tuesday - and, at the time, warned the security hole “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” In other words: miscreants found and exploited this bug before Google fixed the…
Read the full articleGrapheneOS' privacy-friendly Motorola phones are coming next year
The Hot Take: I wonder if Lenovo's help will get them to accept more than just Pixel and Lenovo devices. We can only hope.
It's now clearer just when you can expect GrapheneOS' privacy-oriented Android ROM to be available beyond Pixel devices. The GrapheneOS team has finally shared more details on when its software will come to Motorola phones.
Read the full articleGrapheneOS Defends Data-Wiping Function That Blocked US Border Search
The Hot Take: "Hey look an OS we can't control all of the users data or track and monitor them, ATTACK!"
GrapheneOS is defending its duress-password feature after an environmental activist used it to wipe his Pixel phone during a U.S. Customs search and was later indicted for allegedly destroying property under government control. The nonprofit says the operating system is "completely legal," cannot recover the erased data, and should not be weakened with encryption backdoors. Meanwhile, the activist faces up to five years in prison if found guilty. PCMag reports: In a post on Saturday, the Canadian nonprofit behind the operating system, the…
Read the full articleYour Android 16 phone has a serious VPN bug that could leave you exposed – here's how to fix it right away
The Hot Take: Trying to prevent privacy or true bug? Hmmmmm
It's not your VPN app that needs to be blamed. It's Google.
Read the full articleGoogle’s new sideloading rules may force you to wait 24 hours before installing an app
The Hot Take: GrapheneOS looks better more and more every day! Maybe I pay off my phone to move over to it now rather than later.
Sideloading on Android will get much harder for certain apps.
Read the full articleGrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never require personal information
The Hot Take: This has me wanting to try this again on my pixel after i unlock it.
GrapheneOS, the privacy-focused Android fork, said in a post on X on Friday that it will not comply with emerging laws requiring operating systems to collect user age data at setup.
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