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GrapheneOS Confirms First Non-Pixel Phone Support
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In Short: GrapheneOS has confirmed its first non-Pixel phone support, with Motorola's new Signature 27 flagship leading the way.
For years, GrapheneOS was exclusive to Google Pixel devices, limiting users to a single hardware choice.
The confirmation came in response to an X user's query, aligning with GrapheneOS's earlier roadmap.
GrapheneOS explained that Qualcomm's top Snapdragon platforms provide the necessary security features and long-term support for Motorola devices.
The Signature 27 is the first in a series of Motorola devices that will receive GrapheneOS support, with foldables to follow.
The timing of this announcement is noteworthy given recent friction between GrapheneOS and Google over bringing the OS to the Pixel 11.
What's still developing
- That last sentence matters, since GrapheneOS has not yet announced when support will arrive or whether Motorola will offer the OS preinstalled.
- Motorola’s partnership with the privacy-focused project promised to break that lock-in, but until now, we didn’t know which phone would go first.
- Following this week’s Signature 27 unveiling, GrapheneOS has answered that question directly: Motorola’s new flagship will be the first phone supported under the partnership.
- That lines up with GrapheneOS’s earlier roadmap, which pointed to a regular, non-folding flagship as the starting point before support expands to Motorola foldables.