Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source nature over the last decade.
Originally published on The Lever, but that one asks you to sign up.
Android has always taken the approach of it being developed in private and then having the full sources and commit history published for each stable release.
We’re going to be moving forward under the expectation that future Pixel devices may not meet the requirements to run GrapheneOS.
Many companies and individuals are trying to mislead people about the future of GrapheneOS to promote their insecure products and services.
European authoritarians and their enablers in the media are misrepresenting GrapheneOS and even Pixel phones as if they’re something for criminals.
Thanks for these, especially the “we’re not going anywhere” link. I was hesitant to switch because I was worried about future support on my Pixel 7. Here’s the full quote for anyone that didn’t check the above link:
Spanish authorities*. Not really European-wide thing, but a local one.