Android 16 QPR1 is being pushed to the Android Open Source Project
https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/115533432439509433
#HackerNews #Android #QPR1 #AOSP #GrapheneOS #AndroidUpdates #OpenSource
alcinnz
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#FSF is investing in de-Googling #AOSP
https://www.fsf.org/news/librephone-project
The Free Software Foundation #FSF is hiring Rob Savoye (of OpenStreetMap) to create an all #FLOSS #smartphone , apparently they want to reverse-engineer the binary blobs that ship in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and fork AOSP to create a new smartphone #Linux distro.
@GrapheneOS if you haven’t contacted the FSF about getting in on this, you may want to consider it, it sounds like you have similar goals.
#FSF is investing in de-Googling #AOSP
https://www.fsf.org/news/librephone-project
The Free Software Foundation #FSF is hiring Rob Savoye (of OpenStreetMap) to create an all #FLOSS #smartphone , apparently they want to reverse-engineer the binary blobs that ship in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and fork AOSP to create a new smartphone #Linux distro.
@GrapheneOS if you haven’t contacted the FSF about getting in on this, you may want to consider it, it sounds like you have similar goals.
alcinnz
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So it depends on what you do with your phone and what specifically you mean by sovereignty.
If you can away with it, go with a "dumb" phone / feature phone. Some run KaiOS, some are minimalist and run their own operating systems. Some run a stripped down version of Android. The android ones spy on you a lot.
The two big smart phone OS's are Android and iOS, of course. Both spy on you.
A decent option is going with a fork of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) or "degooglefied" android. Something like GrapheneOS or LineageOS or eOS are great places to look. They have a lot of support and community.
Some you can get preinstalled, like eOS on Murena phones. Others you install on aftermarket phones. Look for "supported" phones to get examples of this.
There's also Linux Phones.
Purism's Librem 5 is great and you can buy it preinstalled with linux and they have great support.
If you want to install a Linux mobile OS on an aftermarket phone, you can go with PostmarketOS or Ubuntu Touch (ubports).
There's also SailfishOS.
Your mileage may vary, so dive in and have fun.
So it depends on what you do with your phone and what specifically you mean by sovereignty.
If you can away with it, go with a "dumb" phone / feature phone. Some run KaiOS, some are minimalist and run their own operating systems. Some run a stripped down version of Android. The android ones spy on you a lot.
The two big smart phone OS's are Android and iOS, of course. Both spy on you.
A decent option is going with a fork of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) or "degooglefied" android. Something like GrapheneOS or LineageOS or eOS are great places to look. They have a lot of support and community.
Some you can get preinstalled, like eOS on Murena phones. Others you install on aftermarket phones. Look for "supported" phones to get examples of this.
There's also Linux Phones.
Purism's Librem 5 is great and you can buy it preinstalled with linux and they have great support.
If you want to install a Linux mobile OS on an aftermarket phone, you can go with PostmarketOS or Ubuntu Touch (ubports).
There's also SailfishOS.
Your mileage may vary, so dive in and have fun.
Some big news regarding mobile OSes:
First, Graphene OS has confirmed a partnership with a large OEM to bring support to non-Pixel devices (Snapdragon SoC):
https://piunikaweb.com/2025/10/13/grapheneos-ending-pixel-exclusivity-new-oem/
This is good news, but IMHO it only delays the unavoidable demise of free AOSP-based projects since Google is now finally pulling the rug.
Second, the FSF announced Librephone, an initiative to bring real freedom to mobile devices:
https://www.fsf.org/news/librephone-project
This is also good, but it must be taken in the right perspective: Librephone, as far as I understand it, is not a new mobile OS, but rather an initiative to open-source existing proprietary firmware blobs. AOSP-based open source OSes like Lineage, Graphene, and even /e/OS, will hopefully benefit from this initiative, by being able to replace binary blobs with open-source firmware. But they still remain AOSP-based solutions, and therefore bound to the Google ecosystem.
There are two problems here that really need to be addressed.
The first one is political. Legislators and citizens must come to acknowledge that a democratic society where the full mobile ecosystem is in the hands of a corporate duopoly is not acceptable.
The second one is technological: AOSP is not a fully free OS, it's a trojan horse, a trap set by Google years ago that is springing right now. We need to move away from Android and embrace full GNU/Linux solutions, or even something completely new, at this point I don't even care. I've heard good opinions of Postmarket OS. Any feedbacks here?
Say what you want about Richard Stallman, but he saw this coming.
#android #aosp #google #lineageos #grapheneos #eos #postmarketos #libre #foss #floss #opensource #privacy #security #surveillance
Cory Doctorow
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We have to stop the Google/Apple mobile duopoly. And we have to stop the marching enshittification of society. More concretely, we have to fight back against Google's attempt to lock-down the whole Android ecosystem.
https://f-droid.org/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
This is something that any sane regulatory body should forbid.
#google #apple #android #aosp #fdroid #privacy #security #enshittification #surveillance #mobile #politics
We have to stop the Google/Apple mobile duopoly. And we have to stop the marching enshittification of society. More concretely, we have to fight back against Google's attempt to lock-down the whole Android ecosystem.
https://f-droid.org/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
This is something that any sane regulatory body should forbid.
#google #apple #android #aosp #fdroid #privacy #security #enshittification #surveillance #mobile #politics
Stefano Marinelli
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AOSP gets four months! Delays in security updates due to Google's deliberate sabotage system of verified developer procedures
Google is actively destroying the project!
With 4 months of security patch delay you might as well throw your Android device away
AOSP gets four months! Delays in security updates due to Google's deliberate sabotage system of verified developer procedures
Google is actively destroying the project!
With 4 months of security patch delay you might as well throw your Android device away
@Gargron Even the term "Side loading", makes it sound non-standard and risky. Which of course, it's not.
alcinnz
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Hey there, nerdbrains,
I cant remember how I did this the last time I set up a phone two years ago...
I'm trying to install Google/Pixel camera on my #Pixel 7 running #AOSP-based #Iodé, but #AuroraStore says it's not compatible with my device.
I'd preferably like to get the old version I was running before, 9.0.115.586536401.40 (before they ruined the UI).
Does anyone know where I can get a working APK for my device?
I downloaded "com.google.android.GoogleCamera_9.0.115.586536401.40-66739056_18feat_0d88f0ed679ba77732b303a399904412_apkmirror.com.apkm" from #APKMirror, but it just crashes.
Any ideas?
Hey there, nerdbrains,
I cant remember how I did this the last time I set up a phone two years ago...
I'm trying to install Google/Pixel camera on my #Pixel 7 running #AOSP-based #Iodé, but #AuroraStore says it's not compatible with my device.
I'd preferably like to get the old version I was running before, 9.0.115.586536401.40 (before they ruined the UI).
Does anyone know where I can get a working APK for my device?
I downloaded "com.google.android.GoogleCamera_9.0.115.586536401.40-66739056_18feat_0d88f0ed679ba77732b303a399904412_apkmirror.com.apkm" from #APKMirror, but it just crashes.
Any ideas?
Cassidy James :rr: :gg: :fh:
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We're expanding our R&D team in Finland and we're looking for Android System Engineers. If you are interested in learning how to compile, change, and deploy your own Android OS, develop and ideate on system applications our customers will enjoy using worldwide and build future technologies from scratch, this is for you.
If you or, someone you know is interested on joining us at HMD, tag them, reach out to me.
PS: This position is Europe-based and you can work remotely from Europe. Most of the team is in Finland.
#job #hiring #hmd #engineer #developer #mobile #android #aosp #hired#fedihire
We're expanding our R&D team in Finland and we're looking for Android System Engineers. If you are interested in learning how to compile, change, and deploy your own Android OS, develop and ideate on system applications our customers will enjoy using worldwide and build future technologies from scratch, this is for you.
If you or, someone you know is interested on joining us at HMD, tag them, reach out to me.
PS: This position is Europe-based and you can work remotely from Europe. Most of the team is in Finland.
#job #hiring #hmd #engineer #developer #mobile #android #aosp #hired#fedihire
#CalyxOS releases and security updates will be paused for 4-6 months due to retooling, personnel departures and the recent changes to #AOSP. They've released a "letter to the community" here.
I'm debating on whether to move to GrapheneOS or, since their social media team attacked and "banned" me, and accused me of being some kind of spy because I mentioned CalyxOS in a comment, I may just use regular #Android and lock it down the best I can.
Link: https://calyxos.org/news/2025/08/01/a-letter-to-our-community/