for the non existent support of Fairphone devices.
There is a good reason they dont do that. The Fairphone is a real piece of shit from a security (or even a consumer) standpoint, especially because no single phone from the got more than 2 Android versions, and even then they are just months to Years behind(ert) on security updates. The Grapheneos team has a sctrict set of minimums a phone should provide in order not to mislead users by branding an insecure OS with a name associated with security.
GrapheneOS only used Pixel until now was because they a) didn’t have to reverse engeneer that shit and b) it had a few rare security features.
And now that they have to work a lot more to make their OS work, it is a really stupid idea to demand support for an inferior product which they would rule out by default.
But for now, Ill just keep wondering when the EU will Sue Fairphone into bankruptcy for not even obeying the minimum support period
The regulations enforcing a minimum support period won’t go into full effect until 2027. Besides that, new Android versions aren’t obligated as long as security updates are provided (which Fairphone does provide).
The missing hardware support means Graphene won’t work on any device not made by Google (although they seem to invent new requirements every time Google releases a new Pixel so I don’t know why they don’t just say "we don’t want to support other brands), but Fairphone is one of the more open companies when it comes to ROMs.
Maybe Fairphone should criticize Graphene OS for the non existent support of Fairphone devices.
Seriously I’d get a Fairphone with GrapheneOS in a heartbeat should it become available.
There is a good reason they dont do that. The Fairphone is a real piece of shit from a security (or even a consumer) standpoint, especially because no single phone from the got more than 2 Android versions, and even then they are just months to Years behind(ert) on security updates. The Grapheneos team has a sctrict set of minimums a phone should provide in order not to mislead users by branding an insecure OS with a name associated with security.
GrapheneOS only used Pixel until now was because they a) didn’t have to reverse engeneer that shit and b) it had a few rare security features.
And now that they have to work a lot more to make their OS work, it is a really stupid idea to demand support for an inferior product which they would rule out by default.
But for now, Ill just keep wondering when the EU will Sue Fairphone into bankruptcy for not even obeying the minimum support period
The regulations enforcing a minimum support period won’t go into full effect until 2027. Besides that, new Android versions aren’t obligated as long as security updates are provided (which Fairphone does provide).
The missing hardware support means Graphene won’t work on any device not made by Google (although they seem to invent new requirements every time Google releases a new Pixel so I don’t know why they don’t just say "we don’t want to support other brands), but Fairphone is one of the more open companies when it comes to ROMs.
Fairphone doesn’t have the right hardware support. There’s a good comparison chart here if you aren’t in the market for a new device right now:
https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm