Re:A new Android malware from Google
by palata on Thursday July 02, 2026 @07:38PM
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Is the bootloader locked and signed with reasonable keys? If not, you lose the secure boot, which defeats the point of the Android security model.
Do you get manufacturer updates? My experience with /e/OS was that the Stock Android was up-to-date but /e/OS was 4 years behind, on a Fairphone.
> for reasons I do not understand, Graphene OS is very closely tied with Google hardware
One of the requirements is precisely to be able to add custom keys and relock the bootloader, in order to keep the Android security model. Most other phones don't allow that.
Do you get manufacturer updates? My experience with /e/OS was that the Stock Android was up-to-date but /e/OS was 4 years behind, on a Fairphone.
> for reasons I do not understand, Graphene OS is very closely tied with Google hardware
One of the requirements is precisely to be able to add custom keys and relock the bootloader, in order to keep the Android security model. Most other phones don't allow that.