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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by mitxela on Friday September 18, 2026 @09:06PM (#49762342)
It's the OS every drug dealer uses and the government can't break it. In privacy circles you can't get better marketing than that.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by cecexacjrgec on Saturday September 19, 2026 @04:30AM (#49764545)
If only privacy circles were big enough to matter.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by alt227 on Saturday September 19, 2026 @01:48PM (#49768656)
I still dont get your point, its designed for the security audience and it has a very good reputation there. Its not aimed at normal people, by your own admission they wont even understand what it does and why they would want it. So why are you talking it down for not reaching more normal people?
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by NetMageSCW on Saturday September 19, 2026 @02:47PM (#49769142)
This was literally a comment:

>GrapheneOS is not made for nerds, it is made for normal people.

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by skorp01 on Saturday September 19, 2026 @03:35PM (#49769497)
It is not the OS "used by drug dealers". The vast majority of criminals use the stock OS on whichever device they purchase. It is pure make believe to think that people are installing any alternate OSes to commit crimes.

There is also no statistics resulting from surveys, studies, reports, etc., that would indicate such a conclusion about user demographics.

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