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GrapheneOS is the only Android OS providing full security patches

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751 points akyuu | 3 comments | 06 Dec 25 13:58 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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nanomonkey ◴[06 Dec 25 16:46 UTC] No.46174682[source]▶
As a LineageOS user, I'd be interested in the disparity between GrapheneOS and LineageOS.
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1. mcsniff ◴[06 Dec 25 17:09 UTC] No.46174849[source]▶
If you care about security above all else and you have a Pixel, GrapheneOS should really be your only consideration.

LineageOS has a place for those who care less about security and more about features, "freedom", compatibility, community etc...

I was a LOS user and maintained my own forks for devices, but switching to GrapheneOS was a good decision and I don't really miss anything.

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2. subscribed ◴[06 Dec 25 18:16 UTC] No.46175336[source]▶
It might be important to mention, that Lineage OS is available on a number of the devices abandoned by their original vendors, so sometimes it may be a much better solution to get a Lineage OS onto their former "flagship" which stopped getting updates 18 months after the release.

So if the bootloader can be relocked and not passing Play Integrity scam is not a problem, Lineage may be a better option. Better than nothing, that is.

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3. Terr_ ◴[06 Dec 25 19:40 UTC] No.46176021[source]▶
Just yesterday I took an old Motorola smartphone from 8 years ago (Android 9) and put LineageOS on it.

Poof, it's transformed from unusually-glitchy e-waste to a tool someone can actually benefit from.

> So if the bootloader can be relocked

Their website says they recommend against that and will not support it, because of a high chance the device will get bricked. :(