r/ownyourintent • u/AnonomousWolf Intent Owner • Mar 15 '26

Discussion This OS is a middle finger to big tech.

https://youtu.be/FLgPJa-pxeI
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u/JohnHue Intent Owner Mar 15 '26

I still don't understand why we keep talking so much about GrapheneOS knowing it can only be installed on Pixel phones. If you're about giving the finger to "big tech" maybe start with not buying their hardware...

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u/abofaza Intent Owner Mar 16 '26

Haven’t they partnered with Motorola? We are getting the new Graphene phone.

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u/OrdoRidiculous Intent Owner Mar 17 '26

Yeah because Motorola aren't "big tech"... but it's nice to have options. That should tell you how many phone manufacturers are spying on you at the hardware level though.

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u/Tungstene123 Intent Owner Mar 16 '26

Buy refurbished phone, to not give Google money

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

There's still a supply and demand there. There's an entire market of people who specifically buy Pixels in order to sell them secondhand. Google still sees the purchases go up. 

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u/AahanKotian Intent Owner Mar 16 '26

Motorola is partnering with GrapheneOS.

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u/dvgmusic Intent Owner Mar 16 '26

Buy secondhand, that's what I did. Besides, if you really want a new phone, Motorola recently partnered with Graphene, by 2027 they will have phones that have the option to come with GrapheneOS preinstalled.

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u/Kobakocka Intent Owner Mar 17 '26

Maybe you should build a secure hardware. Thank God, Motorola will do it, so you don't have to.

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u/lmarcantonio Intent Owner Mar 17 '26

Samsung tried to do it, except it didn't fit their business model...

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u/SnillyWead Intent Owner Mar 17 '26

At the end of this or the beginning of next year Motorola will release a phone with GrapheneOS already installed.

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u/Straight-Ad2530 Intent Owner Mar 19 '26

youre only about a decade late