GrapheneOS (@GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social)
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We have a partial port of GrapheneOS to the Pixel 11 series after a week of work on it. We're unable to complete the port due to lack of support for ARM hardware memory tagging in software, firmware and near certainly hardware. It appears Google cut an important security feature to save money.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/privacy@lemmy.ml/p/1776518/grapheneos-not-supporting-pixel-11s

If GrapheneOS stops supporting future Pixels, and Motorola is only targeting the flagship market for their compatible phones, we’re looking at truly dark days ahead.

  • soratoyuki@piefed.zipOPEnglish
    7·
    7 hours ago

    I feel like every few years there’s a new Linux smartphone but the tech doesn’t seem to be there yet from a user standpoint. I think the most recent I saw was the Volla Phone Quintus running Ubuntu Touch, and Waydroid seemed like a nightmare.

    Reject Convienence documented their time with dumb phone. I’m sure some people could pull it off, but I can’t even get mail at my apartment without scanning a barcode. Plus barcode tickets, QR codes, 2FA…

    • FedX@quokk.auEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      Yeah, fair, I am very fortunately in a position to ditch having a phone altogether and never look back. Waydroid is a nightmare, but translation layers like Steams thing and the creatively named Android Translation layer do exist and kindof work.

      Being required to use a phone to get snail mail is insane! The whole point of mail is that direct interaction with technology along with some pretty excellent security and privacy guarantees! I hate how much smartphones have become a piece of society.

      Also worth noting, simply having a SIM tied to your name and taken with you is a privacy issue.