An internal Motorola presentation leak appears to confirm a GrapheneOS partnership for non-Pixel hardware, with an official announcement likely at MWC 2026.
  • GoldenQuetzal@lemmy.world
    13·
    11 hours ago

    This genuinely so fucking smart from Motorola. Whomever is greenlighting this needs major kudos. We’re in a world where everyone wants to move away from US technology now and Google/Apple have monopolized the market. Motorola is making this move RIGHT when everywhere else is going “Is there literally nothing else we can use???” Good play esp as they need to up the specs on a new device to handle Graphene. I am looking forward to seeing what they come up with.

  • Limonene@lemmy.world
    61·
    11 hours ago

    If Motorola is willing to have a non-shitty operating system, why can’t they just put a non-shitty operating system on at the factory? All the stock Android OS I’ve seen lately, including Motorola’s, are crappy, have privacy settings disabled, and in many cases are full of unremovable malware.

  • communism@lemmy.ml
    71·
    11 hours ago

    It’s great to see a mainstream OEM work with GOS. I really hope Motorola will make phones with an actual headphone jack. That’s my no. 1 complaint about modern Pixel hardware.

  • geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml
    12·
    14 hours ago

    Sounds like a good choice. Motorola has some very good budget phones and also good high-end phones. All running pretty clean versions of Android. I hope GrapheneOS will support both a flagship (or midrange) and a budget phone.

    • batmaniam@lemmy.world
      6·
      13 hours ago

      This is hilarious to me because other than a Samsung once (which made me go back) I had only moto… Until when I finally upgraded I wanted grapheneOS so pixel it was. Very happy about this.

  • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    13 hours ago

    Tbh, not a huge fan of the pick. I had various Motorola Droid phones for years before switching to Samsung. All of the Droids were horribly underpowered after 2 years and the batteries only had 1/2 of their original capacity by that point. Then I got a Samsung S10e and it lasted 5+ years.

    I seriously hope Motorola has gotten rid of their planned obsolescence policy in the past few years. It’s nice that there’s going to be a second vendor option for GrapheneOS soon, but I wish it was a better vendor

    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      12 hours ago

      what would you consider a better vendor? samsung, xiaomi, oneplus? those all have been plenting more and more malware into their phones from the factory, sometimes making it seem like a feature, and recently they started to bar owners from replacing the OS on it by taking away the option to unlock the bootloader

  • Lettuce eat lettuce@lemmy.ml
    10·
    16 hours ago

    Haven’t had a Motorola in many years. Hopefully this works out well and we get a really nice piece of hardware that isn’t subject to the whims of Google.

    • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      13 hours ago

      Amen! I was using a note 13pro until all the carriers in the United States blocked it the month that Trump took office.

  • iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world
    106·
    1 day ago

    While I’m happy that it’s Motorola, i just wish someone like Fairphone also bites the bullet of investing in a proper encryption chip that’s acceptable to Grapheneos. I’d like to see more or a trifecta (duofecta?) of trustworthy OS and sustainable/committed manufacturer.

    • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
      2·
      12 hours ago

      motorolas are available worldwide, i’d ratherit be them over some no name manufacturer

    • skarn@discuss.tchncs.de
      9·
      18 hours ago

      GrapheneOS requires I think a few other things, like the possibility to completely disable the data lines in the USB port, and a bunch of others.

      The problem with Fairphone is that they have rather high demands (e.g. long term support for hardware, better production practices) but they are a rather small outfit, so the default answer from parts manufacturers is “talk to the hand”.

      As they grow they’ll become more interesting

      I would argue that Fairphone with /e/OS is a combination of a committed/sustainable manufacturer with a trustworthy OS. It does not actively spy or screw with you, and it tries to prevent snooping in many places.

      Of course it’s not nearly as security hardened as GrapheneOS, so that may be an unacceptable compromise to come.

      • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        11 hours ago

        like the possibility to completely disable the data lines in the USB port

        the fairphone 4 can do that, calyxos makes use of it

    • Goretantath@lemmy.world
      25·
      1 day ago

      Now is this the REAL Motorola or is it the brand name that Lenovo got a hold of. Cause real Motorola doesnt make consumer phones anymore.

      • iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world
        9·
        19 hours ago

        Lenovo’s Motorola, if you ask me. I don’t think there’s much left at all from original Motorola. But they had a decent track record with their recent phones, AFAIK. Not that I’ve owned any from Motorola.

        • LincolnsDogFido@lemmy.zip
          1·
          14 hours ago

          I currently own the 2023 Motorola edge+ and love it. Its got flagship features at like half the price. I bought it for like $700 2-3 years ago.

          • Snapdragon 8 gen 2
          • 8GB RAM
          • 512GB storage
          • IP 68
          • Triple camera 50-50-12MP
          • Stereo sound
          • WiFi7, Bluetooth LE
          • NFC
          • Fingerprint sensor under the screen
          • 68W charging

          The ONLY real drawback that I’ve had over 2 years is that the front glass is curved and breaks too easily for being Gorilla Glass. The curved design also means that case options are super limited so its a double whammy.

        • skarn@discuss.tchncs.de
          3·
          18 hours ago

          My wife’s previous phone was a Moto One Hyper. Pretty well made device, especially for the price.

    • detren@sh.itjust.works
      11·
      22 hours ago

      I think they just released the fair phone 6 not too long ago so it’ll take a while even if it’s on the tables.

      • iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world
        2·
        19 hours ago

        I know…I guess it’s just wishful thinking for the future. I’ve gotten a 2nd hand pixel pro last year. That’s…a lot of storage and memory, just about as much as my laptop. Should last me for a while (I hope it won’t physically break for any reason!), so I won’t immediately ride this Motorola wave anyway.

    • krashmo@lemmy.world
      517·
      22 hours ago

      Fairphone does partner with Murena for e/os. It’s pretty similar to grapheoneOS

      • skarn@discuss.tchncs.de
        8·
        18 hours ago

        I wouldn’t say that it’s pretty similar.

        They have rather different goals and feature sets.

        Sent from my FP4 with /e/OS.

        • krashmo@lemmy.world
          1·
          12 hours ago

          They are more similar than they are dissimilar. Only uber nerds see the differences more prominently

      • Luffy@lemmy.ml
        41·
        20 hours ago

        Im sorry, I think your have spelled LinaegeOS, an OS thats not even security based but to support old Hardware which security has already been compromised by missing Firmware.