Fingers crossed that this is just the start, and that we see a quick move to middle and budget range devices. I can understand why they want to start with a flagship device, as they’ll be able to link / hook the software with excellent hardware. The more people that find out about Graphene OS, the better.
That why we now need for the other CROMs to get in touch with the manufacturers and get a partial measure that can get other phones well-up and operational. My personal take, they need to request the ability to relock the bootloaders of devices that are already off the market and would next turn into ewaste otherwise. Frame it as an olive branch so that the people who keep those devices might at least think of fetching a privacy / environment focused successor of the same brand for the next cycle(s).
Fingers crossed that this is just the start, and that we see a quick move to middle and budget range devices. I can understand why they want to start with a flagship device, as they’ll be able to link / hook the software with excellent hardware. The more people that find out about Graphene OS, the better.
They won’t because Graphene uses specific hardware architecture which is usually only found in “flagship” phones.
Ahh, oh well, at least it’s another set of devices.
But you don’t understand. The flagships are the only chips that support their requirements.
That why we now need for the other CROMs to get in touch with the manufacturers and get a partial measure that can get other phones well-up and operational. My personal take, they need to request the ability to relock the bootloaders of devices that are already off the market and would next turn into ewaste otherwise. Frame it as an olive branch so that the people who keep those devices might at least think of fetching a privacy / environment focused successor of the same brand for the next cycle(s).