GrapheneOS is lastly prepared to interrupt free from Pixels, and it might by no means look again

GrapheneOS, the favored privacy-focused Android fork recognized for its unique assist of Google Pixel telephones, is about to solid a a lot wider internet. The undertaking has confirmed it’s working with a significant Android smartphone producer to convey its safe working system to future flagship telephones, as first noticed by PiunikaWeb.

Till now, GrapheneOS has been out there solely on Pixel telephones, making Google’s flagships standard amongst privateness lovers, journalists, and, as a Spanish police report urged earlier this yr, even organized crime teams in Catalonia. However that Pixel exclusivity might finish by 2026 or 2027.

GrapheneOS revealed in a Reddit thread that it has been working with a “main Android OEM” since June 2025 to allow official assist for “future variations of their current fashions.” These units will reportedly use flagship Snapdragon chips, a notable shift from Google’s in-house Tensor processors.

The undertaking defined that solely Pixels have met its strict safety and replace necessities to date. Nevertheless, the brand new partnership means that one other OEM is lastly matching these requirements. GrapheneOS additionally hinted that the mysterious companion’s units might be “priced equally to Pixels” and out there globally as a part of the model’s customary lineup.

Sadly, GrapheneOS didn’t reveal the title of its new companion. Nevertheless, of us are speculating it might be Nothing, given it’s one of many few OEMs that permit bootloader unlocking, which is a prerequisite for putting in GrapheneOS. That stated, Nothing doesn’t actually qualify as a “main Android OEM” proper now.

The announcement comes after the undertaking publicly criticized Google’s prolonged safety patch timelines. The platform argued that Google leaves vulnerabilities uncovered for months. Working with a model that grants earlier patch entry might permit GrapheneOS to keep up its excessive safety requirements unbiased of Google.

For Pixel homeowners, nothing adjustments, at the least for now. The OS will proceed to assist current units till their end-of-life. GrapheneOS assist can be coming for Pixel 10, however the undertaking continues to be contemplating whether or not or to not add assist for Pixel 11.