Motorola-GrapheneOS Deal Sparks Security Clash: Hardened Android vs. Vendor Compromise

Fucking based, not giving them an inch. #systemd should learn from this and not enable this crap, not even *signalling* a teeny tiny amount of support. Wonder what #Motorola will do about this, I don't think they like this. But who cares, doing the right thing rarely makes the maximum amount of profit. #GrapheneOS #Android #Linux #privacy #security

GrapheneOS ist für viele einer der saubersten Wege, Android spürbar sicherer und kontrollierbarer zu machen. Mehr Härtung. Besseres Sandboxing. Starke Exploit-Schutzmaßnahmen. Dazu Funktionen wie Sandboxed Google Play, Storage Scopes und Contact Scopes. Wenn du ein unterstütztes Pixel hast und mehr Privatsphäre ohne kompletten Alltagsverlust willst, solltest du dir das anschauen. #GrapheneOS #Android #Privacy #Security #OpenSource #Trends #BigTech #RawInstinctAI #Love

#Passwort - der Podcast von #heise security: GrapheneOS Christopher und Sylvester erfüllen den Wunsch diverser Hörer:innen und reden über GrapheneOS, ein besonders sicheres Betriebssystem für Smartphones. Dazu haben sie ihren Kollegen Stefan Porteck eingeladen, der sich mit mobilen Betriebssystemen beschäftigt und auch GrapheneOS schon genauer unter die Lupe genommen hat. Kapitel: (1:00) – Einleitung (8:00) – Die Geschichte von #GrapheneOS & wer steckt dahinter (40:00) – Die Kooperation mit #Motorola (46:00) – Vorteile von GrapheneOS (0:53:50) – Angriffsfläche verkleinern (1:09:54) – #Hardening #DNS (1:17:05) – Sicherheitsfeatures: Scrambled Keypad, #Duress PIN und Auto-Reboot (1:30:20) – Eigene Apps und App-Baustellen (1:40:00) – #Playstore nutzen, aber sicher(er) (1:52:50) – Digitales #Bezahlen mit GrapheneOS / #Banking (2:07:00) – Installation Webseite der Episode: https://passwort.podigee.io/54-grapheneos Mediendatei: https://audio.podigee-cdn.net/2401860-m-9136d20bb72bbe5c3d5687c46fe8f53a.mp3?source=feed @holgi @kuketzblog @kuketz @GrapheneOS @keepandroidopen @signalappde

Motorola and GrapheneOS recently announced a deal where the security-focused phone operating system would be available on at least one of the phone manufacturer's devices, so a dumb phone in the original Razr style released alongside the new, more secure, smart device could be an excellent pairing. It's time to re-separate the phone from the entertainment device. Security alone makes that necessary. Fascism and other forms of authoritarianism make it potentially lifesaving. #Motorola #Razr

I still think that #GrapheneOS should not chain themselves to a single vendor but rather release actual proper specs for support. Otherwise we'll continue to see lazy ripoffs / rebadgings of their #ROM / #Android - #distro instead.I also doubt that #Motorola will release any affordable device with @GrapheneOS support. And I'm not even talking about their ≤€250 retail budget phones they neglect and refuse to update, but rather anything in the ≤ €500 price bracket.Pretty shure only ≥ €1k devices will get any chance of that, making it even more classist.And unlike @tails_live / @tails / #Tails dropping #32bit support amidst the fact that there are almost no #32bitOnly machines that can run it, I don't see the benefit of trusting into an unauditable blackbox of a "#SecurityChip". I'm shure @stman could run entire semester-long classes at a university explaining why this blatant violation of #KerckhoffsPrinciple is irredeemably bad, but I digress…

@clankussy my problem is that @GrapheneOS are a bunch of snobbish dipshits that completely ignore the reality of most people. And their behaviour on #SocialMedia lets me to rather blow the money at #GSMK than #Motorola cuz they at least have competent support for their "call for pricibg" devices…https://www.cryptophone.de/products/CP700

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https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/3/motorola-partners-with-grapheneos-to-boost-smartphone-security-and-privacy-for-its-users/ Nice #grapheneos #motorola #customrom

I wonder if Motorola will tighten security of their future phones running stock android now that they are working with GrapheneOS? Things like setting USB-port to charge only when screen is locked to secure against data extraction from companies like Cellbrite. #Android #GrapheneOS #Motorola #Security #Infosec #Phones #MobilePhones #MobileSecurity

Motorola announces strategic partnership with GrapheneOS, the reference standard for mobile privacy. This is the first mass-market challenge to the "digital slavery" model where users pay for services with their personal data. GrapheneOS features: application sandboxing, hardened kernel with memory protection, no device identifier transmission. Previously limited to Google Pixel hardware — a forced compromise now broken. Motorola, despite Lenovo ownership and Chicago headquarters, faces regulatory pressure from US, EU, and China demanding backdoors and user identification. Full Verified Boot with user-controlled keys would represent digital civil disobedience at scale. This attracts journalists, activists, and privacy-conscious users. The open question remains whether regulatory systems will permit true hardware-level privacy for millions. https://newsgroup.site/%d1%8f%d0%ba-%d1%81%d0%be%d1%8e%d0%b7-motorola-%d1%82%d0%b0-grapheneos-%d1%80%d1%83%d0%b9%d0%bd%d1%83%d1%94-%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%bb%d1%96%d1%8e-%d0%ba%d0%be%d1%80%d0%bf%d0%be%d1%80/ #GrapheneOS #Motorola #Privacy #Cybersecurity #OpenSource #DigitalRights

Motorola partners with GrapheneOS to bring hardened Android—packed with elite privacy & security—to upcoming devices! 🔒📱 Announced at MWC 2026, expanding beyond Pixels. Future arrives 2027. https://cyberinsider.com/motorola-partners-with-grapheneos-to-bring-hardened-android-to-devices/ #GrapheneOS #Motorola #PrivacyMatters #AndroidSecurity :awesome: ✨ 💫

Motorola annuncia una partnership con la GrapheneOS Foundation per sviluppare smartphone più sicuri e compatibili con il sistema operativo open source orientato alla privacy. #Motorola #GrapheneOS #Android https://www.linuxeasy.org/motorola-e-grapheneos-nasce-una-partnership-per-la-sicurezza-degli-smartphone/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

GrapheneOS-Motorola Partnership Motorola and GrapheneOS announced a new partnership for developing phones that meet GrapheneOS's security standards (see Motorola News and GrapheneOS Forum Post). This strikes me as good news after GrapheneOS ran into problems related to what Google publishes related to Pixels. I have a Pixel 6a with GrapheneOS which should be good for a couple more years (once I swap its battery). Regarding Motorola, it remains to be seen (A) which Motorola devices will support GrapheneOS and at what cost […] https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/grapheneos-motorola-partnership/

Oh, and let me say I am eagerly awaiting 2027 when the fruits of the recent partnership between @GrapheneOS and #Motorola are expected to hit the market. It will be good to have more phones upon which #GrapheneOS can be installed

@thofu nein. #UnbequemeWahrheit dass #GrapheneOS ne zu großes #Ego haben und sich von einer Shitty Firma ( #Google ) zur nächsten ( #Motorola ) schleimen statt konsequent entweder was selbst zu machen oder aufzuhören sich #Ausreden auszudenken warum die nicht #Fairphone - Geräte unterstützen können! Weil Motorola verkauft tonnenweise #Elektroschrott mit #MediaTek - SoC's und wird GrapheneOS auch nur in deren überteuerten Highend-Geräten anbieten.Und dann kann ich gleich nen #GSMK kaufen!