Google's Play Integrity API has caused users of privacy-focused Android forks like GrapheneOS to be unable to use apps such as Google Pay and ChatGPT, according to reports on the GrapheneOS Discussion…
GrapheneOS, the privacy-focused Android distribution, has added an AGENTS.md file to a Camera branch named 'compose', indicating preparation for a rewrite of the camera app from Java/XML to Kotlin/Com…
Matthew Brunelle, writing on his blog, explains that after switching to GrapheneOS, he inadvertently opted out of Google's AI-powered Smart Notifications on Pixel devices, which bundle notifications i…
Saracroche, a free and open-source call and SMS spam blocker for iOS and Android, filters locally on the device and has blocked all daily telemarketing and AI calls for a user on GrapheneOS. The app, …
SimpleX Chat, a private messaging network with over 400,000 users, is offering its users the chance to invest through a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) on Wefunder, with the first $450,000 r…
404 Media's weekly podcast covers Samuel Tunick, who faces prison for allegedly wiping his GrapheneOS phone before DHS officials could search it, and an AI-powered TikTok Shop scheme promoting FDA-rec…
FOSS Weekly #26.31 reports that Ubuntu 26.04 intentionally stopped notifying users about non-security updates, while security patches continue in the background. Codeberg members voted to ban projects…
GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused Android fork, erased data on a seized device as designed, but the data disappearance itself led to legal charges, highlighting a tension where stronger security can appea…
Google has drastically reduced Android security support for older releases, backporting only Critical severity vulnerabilities deemed an imminent risk to the two most recent major yearly releases (And…
A developer released TextGrab, an open-source Android app that enables iOS-style text selection from any image on de-googled Android devices like GrapheneOS. The app uses Google's on-device ML Kit OCR…
European governments are rolling out digital identity wallets that rely on Google's Play Integrity API and Apple's Managed Device Attestation, effectively making public infrastructure dependent on pri…
A user argues that concerns about smart home devices recording without activation are based on flawed wake word detection, not constant data transmission, and criticizes others for presenting false di…
A Samsung user who debloated their phone and uses privacy tools still faces significant corporate surveillance due to Samsung's locked-down software, achieving far less privacy than a Pixel with Graph…
The Linux kernel has removed support for the legacy AppleTalk protocol after a surge of AI-generated patches targeted the code, reducing the attack surface and improving security.…
Android 17 begins rolling out to Pixel phones and watches today, featuring post-quantum APK signing but lacking developer tools for implementation. Users express concerns about deep AI integration and…
Sony's age verification partner Yoti is threatening users of the privacy-focused Android operating system GrapheneOS with account restrictions or bans. The company has flagged the secure OS as a poten…
The article is a FAQ by a long-term GrapheneOS user addressing common questions and misconceptions about the privacy-focused mobile operating system. It clarifies that installation is straightforward …