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Motorola confirms GrapheneOS support for a future phone, bringing over features (9to5google.com)

submitted 23 hours ago by baatliwala@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] wavebeam@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I tried to switch from iPhone to Pixel 10 Pro Fold with GrapheneOS, but I needed RCS to work. Unfortunately, even installing Google Messages and allowing it permissions wouldn't allow RCS to work for more than 36 hours before I had to go through the whole install and allow process again. I would be willing to cut off all Google services, even banking apps and whatnot, but I need RCS to work. I'm unfortunately an American and cannot reliably expect my friends and family to use an app other than iMessage to text, so I need RCS.

Will Motorola provide some GrapheneOS compatible RCS client? If so, I am likely to switch.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Could force them to use Signal perhaps

[–] wavebeam@lemmy.world 10 points 15 hours ago (7 children)

Yeah, see that's the thing that I think people don't really understand about americans. They won't. I will be essentially excommunicated. I already mostly am because I don't use Facebook or Instagram. Cutting off decent messaging by leaving imessage without at least maintaining RCS would really cut me off.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

This right here, I have never had any luck moving a single person I currently communicate with from iMessage. Dating makes this even more complicated.

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[–] brokenwing@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 20 hours ago

Fucking finally. Please be a Qualcomm chip.

[–] rainbowbunny@slrpnk.net 7 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Anyone have a wild guesstimate on when this will be available?

[–] GarboDog@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

When the phone comes out lol /joking

Fr tho i think they reveal new phones every April? So if not April this year then April of next year.

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[–] angelmountain@lemy.nl 58 points 22 hours ago (15 children)

But how are they going to include useless "uninstallable" apps and advertisements?

[–] XLE@piefed.social 12 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Graphene might be marketed towards enterprises first. Look at that leaked slide again: it mentions "bloatware-free interface with Business Edition."

The bigger leak is Motorola acknowledging they ship bloatware, IMO

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[–] trewq@lemmy.world 36 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I'll buy if decent specs and price good

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 19 points 21 hours ago (12 children)

I solely need camera, contactless payments and projection for cars. If it is capable of these I am pre ordering.

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 20 hours ago (9 children)

Contactless payment will not happen under grapheneOS, it relies on google play services and integrity check. Graphene does have sandboxed play services, but it doesn't pass integrity check.

[–] QuizzaciousOtter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

That's not true. Google Pay (or Wallet?) doesn't work on GrapheneOS. NFC and contactless payments work perfectly fine. You can use Curve Pay or in Poland BLIK via bank apps.

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[–] ibot@feddit.org 14 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

Contactless payments does not need to be Google Pay. There are alternatives.

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[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

GooglePay does Graphene is very capable of contactless payment.

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[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 34 points 22 hours ago

Something like that is what I've been waiting for a long time for. Really looking forward to it.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 8 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Will it have a headphone jack and sd slot

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[–] Schmerzbold@feddit.org 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Can it please be somewhat affordable? Privacy as a feature should be accessible to everyone.

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[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 9 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (16 children)

~~Motorola is a major supplier of communication equipment for the IDF and produces bomb fuses used in IDF's bombs. It also donated money to Project 2025.~~

Edit: there are two Motorola. The good one is the one shipping Google spyware and not updating their devices. The bad one helps Israel kill brown people.

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[–] sommerset@thelemmy.club 2 points 12 hours ago

Oki. I'll wait then. Was gonna get OnePlus 15 but but features is so meh - just pushing ai and I'm not interested

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Feature, like shake shake for torch?

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