Post #1140729

2026-03-30 05:40 UTC

Part of me thinks the real reason they only support Pixels is that they really like pixels and have brand loyalty to them. It also could be that Google pays them to only support Pixels, although that's a bit more conspiratorial.

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@WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2026-03-31 17:07

as I remember their strongest reason is google's own hardware security module, because there is no comparable thing in other phones. but it's silly because graphene has lots of unique privacy features that don't depend on special hardware

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@f3nyx@lemmy.ml 2026-03-30 15:41

without going too in depth: Google and apple have the most money, they create the best hardware (relevant in this case for the hardware root of trust) A privacy focused individual should also be concerned about security to some degree, making the hardware root of trust a high priority. Apple locks down their boot process too rigidly to load a new OS without compromising that security. that's why we're left with Pixels as the only option. Apparently Motorola will be on the table soon. I have no experience with their chip design so I'm curious to see what they release.

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