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GrapheneOS

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Also known as Android Hardening, GOS, AndroidHardening, Android Hardening project, AndroidHardening project

GrapheneOS is a free and open-source, privacy- and security-focused, Android-based operating system for Google Pixel and future Motorola devices. GrapheneOS is built on the Android Open Source Project. It focuses on researching and improving the privacy and security of Android. GrapheneOS is developed by the GrapheneOS Foundation, a Canadian nonprofit corporation.

Key facts

OS.name
GrapheneOS
OS.logo
GrapheneOS Logo.svgclass=skin-invert
OS.logo alt
The GrapheneOS logo with a hexagonal lattice
OS.logo size
100px
OS.screenshot
GrapheneOS Home Screen.png
OS.caption
GrapheneOS home screen
OS.screenshot_size
240px
OS.screenshot_alt
GrapheneOS home screen
OS.developer
GrapheneOS Foundation and contributors
OS.family
Android (Linux)
OS.working state
Current
OS.source model
Open source
OS.repo
https://github.com/grapheneos
OS.marketing target
Privacy- and security-focused operating system
OS.update model
Over-the-air (OTA) or via USB (ADB sideloading)
OS.package_manager
APK-based
OS.instruction sets
ARMv8 or later (ARMv8.5-A or newer is recommended because of hardware memory tagging support), x86-64 (emulator)
OS.kernel type
Monolithic (Linux/Android kernel)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Features
  • Sandboxed Google Play
  • Security and privacy features
  • Installation
  • Reception
  • See also
  • References and notes
  • External links

GrapheneOS is a free and open-source, privacy- and security-focused, Android-based operating system for Google Pixel and future Motorola devices. GrapheneOS is built on the Android Open Source Project. It focuses on researching and improving the privacy and security of Android. GrapheneOS is developed by the GrapheneOS Foundation, a Canadian nonprofit corporation.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “GrapheneOS” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.