They're not targeting flagship phones, it's that the SoC the flagship phone comes with is the only SoC that meets the security requirements.
As that SoC ends up in the next gen phones, cheaper options will be available.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 — the chip inside the 2026 Motorola Signature — introduced MTE support, but only in the Elite variant. The Foundation has characterized MTE in the non-Elite Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 as effectively broken for GrapheneOS's purposes. This is why even Motorola's current flagship lineup cannot qualify: the chip is close but the specific hardware feature GrapheneOS treats as non-negotiable is not reliably present across the Snapdragon lineup.
Cheaper options will be available in the future. Let's just be happy hardware will be available period.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 — the chip inside the 2026 Motorola Signature — introduced MTE support, but only in the Elite variant. The Foundation has characterized MTE in the non-Elite Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 as effectively broken for GrapheneOS's purposes. This is why even Motorola's current flagship lineup cannot qualify: the chip is close but the specific hardware feature GrapheneOS treats as non-negotiable is not reliably present across the Snapdragon lineup.
They didn't specifically disregard budget phones. The budget phones just won't have the hardware required to meet GrapheneOS requirements. They've states that as the next gen flagship hardware trickles down to the budget phones, there'll be more options.
I'd kill for a local light rail. I'm so sick of driving.
Yes? It was a jab at western media.
Here's an explanation.
STATE SPONSORED PICKUP. Scary.
But at what cost?!
You're not an idiot. You've been mislead. We've all been there.
They're not targeting flagship phones, it's that the SoC the flagship phone comes with is the only SoC that meets the security requirements. As that SoC ends up in the next gen phones, cheaper options will be available.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/325679/20260826/grapheneos-expands-motorola-better-snapdragon-radio-isolation-google-pixel.htm
Cheaper options will be available in the future. Let's just be happy hardware will be available period.
I haven't seem anyone respond in the way you're complaining about.
There's a long list of requirements, with a big one being hardware memory tagging.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/325679/20260826/grapheneos-expands-motorola-better-snapdragon-radio-isolation-google-pixel.htm
They didn't specifically disregard budget phones. The budget phones just won't have the hardware required to meet GrapheneOS requirements. They've states that as the next gen flagship hardware trickles down to the budget phones, there'll be more options.
As if I needed another reason to be angry about the AI bubble.
This website checks out. If you see any issues, here's their email: Uyghurtimes english @ gmail com
They're using gmail, and there's spaces in the email address. 😆
As soon as the basics are reliable, I'm in. So close.
Guy who owns real estate investment company hates property taxes.
Right wingers supporting right wing system upset by right wing system.
Yeah, I believe if you can unlock the bootloader you can install a proper Linux distro. I've never done it myself, though.
They're maintained by Google. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Fuck this country. I hope I live long enough to watch it burn.
Communitarian... That sounds an awful like, gasp, COMMUNISM.
Elaborate. What's the agenda?
A lot of western disinformation being regurgitated here.
A lot that has been proven to be false quite awhile ago.
https://thegrayzone.com/2019/12/21/china-detaining-millions-uyghurs-problems-claims-us-ngo-researcher/
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/430738-egyptian-media-delegates-provide-a-detailed-insight-of-the-situation-in-xinjiang
https://tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.com/en/index.php?title=Friendly_feudalism%3A_the_Tibet_myth
What agenda am I pushing?
I've been through most stages of computing. I remember being a wee lad with 5.25" floppies.
There isn't much I haven't experienced.
What they did was not close. Not even similar. They're playing a game from 2009 on a HDD. It doesn't require much.
Storage is expensive. Wasting money on equipment that will leave you disappointed isn't what most would want.
Spinning rust is fine for most games on a second drive.
I'm sure it has no problem running the game from Windows XP days.
The OS, unlike the game, is constantly running. It's not a slight difference.
A person running in this configuration can often look forward to stuttering, which makes for a wonderful time.
You're hilariously making out a configuration from a lifetime ago to work nearly as well.
Fortnite and an OS on a hard drive is going to be a very bad time.
What a strange thing to be contrarian aboot. It's almost like you're defending storage prices.
I think it's been quite awhile since you've used an OS on spinning rust. It's not a great time.