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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by barnabee on Saturday January 10, 2026 @02:52PM (#46569296)
GrapheneOS is not quite "without" Android but it's without what makes it bad (Google) and works fine for me. I hear LineageOS is ok too.
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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by palata on Saturday January 10, 2026 @07:03PM (#46571292)
I love GrapheneOS, but note that it only runs on Google Pixels. But that's what I chose for the smartphone.

Hopefully GrapheneOS will soon be supported by a non-US phone...

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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by immibis on Sunday January 11, 2026 @07:00AM (#46574938)
Note that Google Pixel hardware is just fine and not evil, and they're looking at a different vendor for the next version anyway, because Google is making it so the Pixel will only run approved OSes.
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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by ranger_danger on Sunday January 11, 2026 @03:14PM (#46579526)
You mean the Pixel hardware that employs a proprietary black-box security chip that they pinky-promised to open source but never did?
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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by immibis on Monday January 12, 2026 @03:59AM (#46585855)
Oh no! A TPM without a driver! How can I trust any device that has a TPM I don't have a driver for?
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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by ranger_danger on Monday January 12, 2026 @03:52PM (#46594145)
The Titan chip does a lot more than sign and store keys. It also has storage (could contain malicious payloads) as well as an RNG and AES/SHA accelerators (which could be weakened/compromised), among other things.
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