De-Googled GrapheneOS is coming to Motorola’s foldables next year
The Verge Dominic Preston ● Covered by 2 sources
GrapheneOS says Motorola support starts next year, then reaches the Razr foldables. That would put a security-first Android on a flip phone for the first time.
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GrapheneOS is heading to Motorola phones next year, and the rollout starts at the top. The security-focused Android build will first land on a Motorola slab flagship, according to the GrapheneOS Foundation in a Mastodon thread.
After that, the project says it will move to Motorola’s foldables, including the Razr Fold and the Razr Ultra. The Razr Ultra would be the first flip phone officially supported by GrapheneOS.
That’s the part that stands out. GrapheneOS has built its reputation on strict security standards, and Motorola’s folding phones are a very different kind of device from the usual privacy nerd fare. Bringing that software to a flip phone broadens the project in a way that feels practical, not theoretical.
The foundation also said support could eventually expand to cheaper Motorola models. But for now, the plan is clear: flagship first, foldables next, and then maybe more if everything lines up.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
This is the rare Android news that sounds boring until you remember how few companies actually care about security without dressing it up as a marketing line. GrapheneOS keeps doing the unfashionable thing: treating privacy like a requirement, not a feature badge. Motorola getting in line is a neat sign that the rest of Android still has room to be less sloppy.
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