As noted by the news release from CalyxOS and Mastodon thread from GrapheneOS, Google did not release the Pixel device-specific source code alongside their Android 16 AOSP release like they usually do. I think many of us, including myself, are hoping this will be published in the near future, but considering they moved AOSP development behind closed doors earlier this year, it’s more likely Google has stopped publishing this section or their code altogether, making development of custom ROMs for Pixel devices significantly more difficult. Sad news for the Android ecosystem, and for open source in general.
Bought a Pixel 7a for GrapheneOS recently. Wanted to buy a new Pixel tablet for the same. Too bad, no more Google hardware for me.
i almost got a 7, but look at how bad thier uses of exonys chip, battery drainage and obsession with AI, i went OP instead, a brand new OP will be my future purchase once this one craps out.
OP being what?
OnePlus probably.
Useless for GrapheneOS then. I’m in the market for a decent tablet soon (on a LineageOS Samsung right now), and effectively I’ll have to settle for a used Pixel tablet. Orelse it’s Linux tablet time, which is probably nonexistant as well.