NitroPhone – Pixel 4a phone with GrapheneOS

Re:NitroPhone – Pixel 4a phone with GrapheneOS by oftenwrong on Thursday September 02, 2021 @09:46AM (#28391918)

The short lifetime of smartphone security updates makes me want to switch to a linux phone. It's just sad that I have to buy a new device due to software when I am perfectly happy with my current device hardware. I have computers that I have had for over 10 years, and they still get security updates because I keep them on the latest Debian stable. Why can't my phone be like that?

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Re:NitroPhone – Pixel 4a phone with GrapheneOS by jmnicolas on Friday September 03, 2021 @05:42AM (#28402167)

But a Linux phone is much less secure than an Android one, especially GrapheneOS.

Of course once support runs out it's another matter.

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Re:NitroPhone – Pixel 4a phone with GrapheneOS by depingus on Thursday September 02, 2021 @12:57PM (#28394453)

Because chip manufacturers like Qualcomm don't support their hardware beyond a handful of years.

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Re:NitroPhone – Pixel 4a phone with GrapheneOS by anon19238481 on Saturday September 11, 2021 @09:16PM (#28497715)

I remember hearing that there's a "three year deal" between Qualcomm and OEM's. If they only support the device for three years, they get a mass discount on chips.

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Re:NitroPhone – Pixel 4a phone with GrapheneOS by fsflover on Thursday September 02, 2021 @01:26PM (#28394840)

No, it's because Qualcomm and co. don't provide specs and source code for the drivers/firmware.

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Re:NitroPhone – Pixel 4a phone with GrapheneOS by joemazerino on Friday September 03, 2021 @10:37AM (#28404766)

Not true. Qualcomm source code is available... For a cost ;)

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Re:NitroPhone – Pixel 4a phone with GrapheneOS by fsflover on Saturday September 04, 2021 @03:49PM (#28418440)

And with NDA.

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