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Re:Motorola GrapheneOS devices will be bootloader unlockable... by gruez on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @08:44AM (#47247309)
>but not having root as the default makes it less of a secure FOSS OS and more of a closed down toy.

I don't get it, it's "less of a secure FOSS OS" to not have root by default, but it's secure to run random apps as root and breaking android's security model? What's the threat model here?

Re:Motorola GrapheneOS devices will be bootloader unlockable... by treyd on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @09:14AM (#47247618)
Those "random apps" are foss terminal emulators and other various foss apps I explicitly installed.
Re:Motorola GrapheneOS devices will be bootloader unlockable... by gruez on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @09:04PM (#47256577)
So what's wrong with using avbroot or magisk to root?