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Leak confirms #GrapheneOS & #Motorola partnership for non-#Pixel hardware

https://piunikaweb.com/2026/02/27/leak-confirms-grapheneos-motorola-partnership-for-non-pixel-hardware/

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Leak confirms GrapheneOS & Motorola partnership for non-Pixel hardware - PiunikaWeb

An internal Motorola presentation leak appears to confirm a GrapheneOS partnership for non-Pixel hardware, with an official announcement likely at MWC 2026.

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Show threadKevin SmithMar 2

@thenewoil I was really hoping the partner they were in talks with wouldn't be yanks.

So when my Pixel 9 dies i have to decide between Graphene on yank hardware. Or trying to get hold of a Fairphone, and whatever e/OS are hiding in their proprietary blobs.

Show threadFossmanMar 2
@smithkm @thenewoil You can also try #postmarketOS with Fairphone.
Show threadEnderWigginMar 2
@smithkm @thenewoil out of curiosity, what do yanks mean? (my 1st language isn't English).
Show threadKevin SmithMar 2
@skywalker2k17 @thenewoil "Yank" is a slang (often but not always at least mildly derogatory) term for someone from the United States.
Show threadEnderWigginMar 2
@smithkm @thenewoil Aahh, thanks. But I think Motorola is now owned by the Chinese (Lenovo), at least the mobile division. I don't know if that makes it any better though.
Show threadKevin SmithMar 2
@skywalker2k17 @thenewoil The PRC in general are awful but at least they aren't trying to annex Canada through economic warfare. However, Lenovo in particular have been on my "never buy anything from" list since the SuperFish incident.
Show threadEnderWigginMar 2
@smithkm @thenewoil why am I not surprised that it's made by the Israelis and the code that exploited is made by someone with ties to the IDF. Oh god, the more I read about this, the worse it gets. It's just like Samsung's AppCloud app.
Show threadDraken BlackKnightMar 2
@skywalker2k17 @smithkm @thenewoil
Call someone from Arkansas a Yankee and see what happens.
Show threadKevin SmithMar 2
@draken @skywalker2k17 @thenewoil When a yank is being a yank to such a degree that they need to be called a yank, we are beyond the point of being concerned with their poor delicate feelings.
Show threadDraken BlackKnightMar 2
@smithkm @skywalker2k17 @thenewoil
I'm just saying to watch what happens and bring popcorn.
Show threadJoonqMar 2
@skywalker2k17 @smithkm @thenewoil According to wikipedia lenovo is a chinese-american company with headquarters in honkong, beijing and north carolina 😅
Show threadnickelsonMar 2
@thenewoil Good news! 👍 I'd wish they start negotiation with #samsung as well.
Show threadTungsten_carbide 🍉Mar 2

@thenewoil the main picture is slop with a completely wrong GrapheneOS logo, that doesn't inspire the slightest bit of confidence in the veracity of the article...

EDIT: the partnership was confirmed
https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/116159602850585685

GrapheneOS (@[email protected])

We're happy to announce a long-term partnership with Motorola. We're collaborating on future devices meeting our privacy and security standards with official GrapheneOS support. https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/

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Show threadnigraMar 2
@Equity7804 @thenewoil Haha, I first thought it's a football-thing...😂
Show threadKumar GhoshMar 2
Such a shame it isn't nothingphone 😢
Show threade1evenf1ngersMar 2
@thenewoil this is who I was expecting based on things GOS had said on social platforms (top of the line snapdragon, major OEM, multiple phone model lines, manufacturs tablets, etc). I'm just glad we're inching closer a release.