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

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

Till now, GrapheneOS has been accessible solely on Pixel telephones, making Google’s flagships standard amongst privateness lovers, journalists, and, as a Spanish police report advised earlier this 12 months, 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 present fashions.” These gadgets will reportedly use flagship Snapdragon chips, a notable shift from Google’s in-house Tensor processors.

The mission defined that solely Pixels have met its strict safety and replace necessities to this point. Nonetheless, the brand new partnership means that one other OEM is lastly matching these requirements. GrapheneOS additionally hinted that the mysterious accomplice’s gadgets shall be “priced equally to Pixels” and accessible globally as a part of the model’s commonplace lineup.

Sadly, GrapheneOS didn’t reveal the title of its new accomplice. Nonetheless, people are speculating it may very well be Nothing, given it’s one of many few OEMs that enable 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 mission 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 enable GrapheneOS to take care of its excessive safety requirements unbiased of Google.

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