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>>kotaKa+(OP)
The worst part is the Orwellian opening sentence they start with in their blog post [0]:

> You shouldn’t have to choose between open and secure

2+2=5

Truly the end of an era. I've spent nearly two decades buying Android phones because of a single checkbox in settings that let me have the freedom I consider essential to any computing device that I own.

In a way, it's liberating, I've missed out on a lot from the Apple ecosystem because of that checkbox. Maybe finally I can let go of it now the choice is out of my hands.

[0] https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/elevating-...

>>zmmmmm+9J
GrapheneOS will put it back into your hands.

>>ThePow+7R1
GrapheneOS are living on the mercy of Google by the way.

>>afrobo+7W1
Also the device vendors. Because it requires a bootloader unlock to install. And device vendors aren't exactly friendly to consumers.

If Google tells the vendors to jump, they ask how high.