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Google has made it much harder for GrapheneOS & CalyxOS to update to Android 16 (self.linuxphones)

submitted 1 week ago by Sunshine to c/linuxphones

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Crossposted from https://slrpnk.net/post/23183334

GrapheneOS statement on Mastodon: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/114661914197695338

Calyx made an official statement on this development here: https://calyxos.org/news/2025/06/11/android-16-plans/

Concerning stuff. Hopefully a workaround or solution is found at some point, but if not, I'm already thinking of how to manage without them.

I can't see myself going back to a standard Android phone, so I suppose worse case scenario, I'd have to settle with LineageOS, or potentially abandon Android altogether and see if I can manage with discrete separate devices to fulfill the same needs, such as:

a pocketable mini-Linux PC like a MNT Pocket Reform, which has the ability to use cellular networks. Should be able to text, browse web, and maybe GPS? Alternatively, perhaps the Mecha Comet?
Small pocket-able dumb camera
MP3 player
Dumb-phone kept in a faraday bag when not in use?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

No. Outside of nfc and Google services being finicky they try to be similar to pixelOS.