I remember something about Google asking developers for verification in 2027, will this affect GrapheneOS? Is a Pixel phone really worth buying still?
I remember something about Google asking developers for verification in 2027, will this affect GrapheneOS? Is a Pixel phone really worth buying still?
Google is still the one that provides the hardware/security updates to my knowledge. They could choose to cut that off based on the “legitimacy” of your OS or other arbitrary reasoning. It wouldn’t brick the phone but it would lose all future support, making GOS much less compelling.
I do see that as being a big con for the security side of things. I’m not too worried about it personally, I’m moving too graphene to degoogle and security is just a plus. My current phone hasn’t gotten a security update in 2 years, if the potential of vulnerability is the only worry I’m still more invested in the longevity and control.