The people behind GrapheneOS even extend the support. Currently rocking Android 14 with GrapheneOS on my Pixel 4a.
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ChiefSinner@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Non phone carrier variants of Google Pixels because of Grapheme OS. The crap that Verizon pumps out blocks the boot loader to be unlocked, but the ones google and amazon sells can do OEM boot loader unlocks.
kruge@feddit.de 8 months ago
rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
How? I have an 4a
kruge@feddit.de 8 months ago
Hm, I did nothing special. It came with the regular updates, some weeks ago.
rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
Are we talking about the 4a or 4a (5g)?
Melpomene@kbin.social 8 months ago
I'll second this. Graphene has it's quirks but I've not felt the need to switch back to stock since I loaded it all those months ago.
FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ll third this. Main thing I miss is Tap-to-Pay, but it’s not that hard to carry a card. Some people miss Android Auto, but I’ve never used it.
So I’ll trade some very minor conveniences for increased security and privacy.
rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
Mmh, I also just use my card, I think Google Pay is one of the very few things that don’t work if you installed the Google services.
So. I Android 14 available in the Beta Channel? 2 weeks ago they said they needed an additional developer for that…
FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Beta? GrapheneOS has had stable Android 14 since 08 October. Check out the changelog: grapheneos.org/releases#stable-channel
Melpomene@kbin.social 8 months ago
Banking in general can suck, but the websites seem go work well enough. I do miss Android Auto but IVs gotten accustomed to it being gone.