#grapheneos
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Android 17 QPR1: New APIs Without Publishing the Source in AOSP
GrapheneOS developers have noted that the latest Android release is the first since version 3.x to add new APIs without releasing them into the open AOSP project.
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University Rescinds Job Offer to Activist Who Wiped His Phone Before a Search
Georgia State University has rescinded a job offer to Samuel Tannick, who is facing charges for allegedly destroying data on a hardened Android smartphone before U.S. border agents could examine it.
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GrapheneOS Rewrites Its Messaging App: A Jetpack Compose Interface and a Focus on Privacy
The team behind the secure mobile OS GrapheneOS has released the 13th version of its SMS/MMS client, completely overhauling the interface and hardening it against malicious content.
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GrapheneOS Overhauls Its Stock Apps and Secure Clipboard
The developers of GrapheneOS, a hardened mobile OS, have announced a reworking of their suite of default apps and their secure clipboard mechanism.
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Aurora Store Stops Installing Apps: Anonymous Accounts Hit a “Server busy”
Aurora Store, an open-source Google Play client, is throwing an error en masse when installing apps through anonymous accounts. The problem hits users of privacy-focused ROMs like GrapheneOS and CalyxOS, who have no Google account of their own.
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GrapheneOS: Pixel 11 Loses MTE Hardware Memory Protection
The GrapheneOS project has reported that Pixel 11 smartphones no longer support the hardware-based memory tagging mechanism (MTE).
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PayPal Stopped Launching on GrapheneOS Because of a False Security Positive
The PayPal app began crashing on the security-focused GrapheneOS, reporting a “security policy violation: root.” Yet the system itself has no root access, and a workaround turned up almost immediately.
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GrapheneOS Coming to Flagship Motorola Smartphones in 2027
The developers of GrapheneOS, a security-focused mobile OS, have announced plans to expand the list of supported devices beyond the Google Pixel lineup.
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US Citizen Prosecuted for Wiping His Phone at the Border
American citizen Tunick gave border officers a code that wiped the contents of his GrapheneOS smartphone. Now he is being prosecuted.
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US Charges a Citizen Over a Password That Wiped His Phone at the Border
Sam Tewnick gave agents a “duress password” that erased his GrapheneOS smartphone. Now he faces charges under a rarely used law on destroying evidence.