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GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

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Why This Matters

The porting of GrapheneOS to Android 17 marks a significant advancement in mobile security and privacy, offering users an enhanced and more secure operating system on a range of Pixel devices. This update ensures that privacy-focused users can benefit from the latest Android features while maintaining robust security protections, reinforcing the importance of open-source security solutions in the tech industry.

Key Takeaways

GrapheneOS

Today is the official release day for Android 17. We've already fully ported GrapheneOS to Android 17 and are in the process of pushing the code to our public repositories. We're building a final official release based on Android 16 QPR2 today and we'll do an initial Android 17 release tomorrow.

We've already tested the Android 17 port of GrapheneOS on the Pixel 6a, 7, 7a, 8, 10a, 10 and 10 Pro Fold. It will be possible for people to start building and testing it themselves later today once we finish pushing the code. We'll start the process of public testing for official releases tomorrow.

To clarify the 2nd paragraph, we've ported GrapheneOS to Android 17 for all of the supported devices. That's a list of the devices we already built and tested it. Our initial public release will be available for all the supported devices and we'll have tested it on each by then.