NitroPhone – Pixel 4a phone with GrapheneOS

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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