"At Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Motorola (a Lenovo company) announced a partnership with the GrapheneOS Foundation to deliver GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused Android fork, on future Motorola smartphones starting in 2027."
"Founded in 2014 as a non-profit, GrapheneOS builds on Android Open Source Project (AOSP), an open-source mobile operating system that includes privacy enhancements such as fortified app sandboxes and toggles for network or sensor access."
"GrapheneOS uses a mix of permissive open‑source licenses, with the MIT license as the primary one for its own code. Changes to existing AOSP code remain under their original Apache 2.0 (or other upstream) licenses, while the Linux kernel portions remain GPLv2."
Motorola announced a partnership with the GrapheneOS Foundation at Mobile World Congress to deliver GrapheneOS on future Motorola smartphones beginning in 2027. GrapheneOS is a privacy-focused Android fork built on the Android Open Source Project that includes security enhancements such as fortified app sandboxes and toggles for network or sensor access. The operating system uses permissive open-source licenses, primarily MIT for its own code, while maintaining original Apache 2.0 licenses for AOSP modifications and GPLv2 for Linux kernel portions. GrapheneOS supports most Google Play applications and includes the security-hardened Vanadium browser, with additional software available through the GrapheneOS App Store, F-Droid, and Obtainium.
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