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Feds in Catalonia, Spain think everyone using a Google Pixel must be a drug dealer (www.androidauthority.com)
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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

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[–] 14 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Be wary since as of Android 16, Google no longer provides device source for Pixel phones.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    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.

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