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GrapheneOS accuses Google of gatekeeping Android 17 features and security fixes

9 hours ago
  • Google released Android 17 QPR1 for Pixel devices, but GrapheneOS claims it introduces new APIs unavailable through AOSP for the first time since Honeycomb.
  • GrapheneOS says Google is withholding security fixes for standard Android components from other OEMs until Android 17 QPR2 in December.
  • GrapheneOS notes that supporting Pixels is now harder, though they remain useful, and highlights a future Motorola partnership for easier device support.