Cops in this country think everyone using a Google Pixel must be a drug dealer (Updated)
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Pixel phones are criminals' top pick in Spain's Catalonia for their strong security and mod-friendly design.

TLDR: Drug dealers in Catalonia have started to adopt GrapheneOS en masse leading to Catalan police suspecting anyone with a Google Pixel is a drug dealer

  • dastanktal@lemmy.mlEnglish
    194·
    11 months ago

    This is the best recommendation for a phone I’ve seen yet.

    Thanks catalonian police

      • bezmuthEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        The grapheneOS team still got an android 16 release out relatively quickly

        • Default Username@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          Because no new Pixel has come out yet, so they were likely able to adapt the A15 code. Once the Pixel 10 series comes out, it will be more difficult.

          • bezmuthEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            Google is still required to publish kernel sources, some of the higher level android code might be tricky but I’m not sure if the GOS team have said anything yet.

              • bezmuthEnglish
                1·
                10 months ago

                AOSP is still open source, it’s just the source code is no longer released continuously and the reference device has changed from the pixels to a virtual device.