Since they're saying "Google phone", not "Android phone", I imagine the next pur...

usef- · 2026-08-20T07:29:35.000000Z

Comments elsewhere in this thread say other major brands are even more locked down.

Edit:

> With One UI 8, Samsung removed the OEM-unlocking capability globally,

> Samsung uses a physical Knox Warranty Bit/e-fuse. Loading unofficial software can permanently trip it.

This seems far worse than google releasing source slowly

tsimionescu · 2026-08-20T13:55:20.000000Z

Samsung was a bad example of a plausible alternative, yes.

dredmorbius · 2026-08-22T23:05:26.000000Z

If you want GrapheneOS, the only other option, still pending, is Motorolla.

A partnership was announced earlier this year, but no devices will be delivered until 2027.