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[–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 39 points 2 years ago (4 children)

To me it is super weird that GrapheneOS positions itself as a way to degoogle - but it is only supported on google's Pixel hardware.

[–] nixcamic@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Pixel hardware is some of the easiest to get/best/cost effective with an unlocked bootloader.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I think because on other manufacturer android phones, like Samsung, you'd have to de-Google and also de-Samsung.

[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm betting it's because Pixels have some unique hardware/ software quirks or something.

[–] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

iirc they are the only phones that allow adding custom avb keys and then relocking the bootloader