GrapheneOS to gain official flagship support from major OEM

GrapheneOS, a privacy focused Android operating system long available only on Google Pixel phones, said it has been working since June 2025 with a major Android original equipment manufacturer to bring official support to future flagship devices, potentially ending its Pixel exclusivity as soon as 2026. The project said the partner’s forthcoming models will use flagship Snapdragon processors, be priced similarly to Pixels and be sold as part of the manufacturer’s regular global lineup. The partner’s name has not been disclosed.

In a post on Reddit, a GrapheneOS moderator described the arrangement in more detail. “We’re working with a major OEM and the devices will be the future versions of existing models they have now,” the moderator wrote. “The devices will be priced similarly to Pixels. The initial devices will have a flagship Snapdragon SoC for the best security and support time. It would be available in a lot of countries since it would be one of their regular devices, but with official GrapheneOS support.” The comment also identified the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 as the first chip that meets the project’s requirements, though the moderator stopped short of confirming the...