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Security and privacy-focused, Android-based mobile operating system
Daniel Micay announced in late May 2023 that he was stepping down as lead developer of GrapheneOS and as a GrapheneOS Foundation director; he cited escalating harassment and said there would be a “smo...
Daniel Micay originally controlled GrapheneOS and the company set up to sponsor it was explicitly agreed to leave the project independently owned and controlled by Micay . Current reporting and develo...
GrapheneOS reduces Google’s ability to track users by shipping a de‑Googled Android build, including Google apps or system services by default and by offering a sandboxed, optional Google Play Service...
GrapheneOS remains the most security‑hardened, Pixel‑focused privacy Android build in current reporting, and there is no clear, widely‑reported fork that replaces it with equivalent device support or ...
GrapheneOS's public leadership picture shifted in 2023 when lead developer Daniel Micay announced he was stepping down as lead developer and a Foundation director amid harassment and swatting incident...
Available reporting shows no credible evidence in the provided sources that GrapheneOS or a group named “MetropleX” (or “Metroplex”) has formal ties to Israeli government agencies, Jewish communal org...
GrapheneOS began as an open-source, security-focused Android project founded by Daniel Micay in late 2014; it evolved from the CopperheadOS codebase and was announced under the GrapheneOS name in 2019...
GrapheneOS continues to publish aggressive security preview releases that include Android 16 security patches and persistent updater behavior, showing an operational update pipeline that has delivered...
GrapheneOS prioritizes extreme hardening and Pixel-only compatibility, which produces strong security at the cost of convenience and broader device support . Alternatives such as CalyxOS trade some of...
MetropleX appears in reporting as the community manager / public-facing handle for GrapheneOS; interviews and coverage quote “MetroPlex” (variants MetropleX/MetroPlex) discussing timelines and device ...
GrapheneOS operates as a privacy-focused open-source project developed under the GrapheneOS Foundation, a Canadian nonprofit, and its development is financed primarily through donations rather than ve...
GrapheneOS is an explicitly non-profit, open‑source project that says it is funded “exclusively through donations from individuals, companies and organizations” and publishes donation options includin...
Daniel Micay publicly announced he stepped down as lead developer of GrapheneOS in May 2023; available sources say he “will be replaced as a GrapheneOS Foundation director” but do not name a specific ...
GrapheneOS removes default Google services and does not include built‑in analytics or telemetry; by default the OS only contacts GrapheneOS servers for generic device model and OS version needed for u...
GrapheneOS reduces many common covert telemetry avenues by removing Google services, hardening the network stack, and improving VPN/DNS handling, but it does not — and cannot, per its own docs — elimi...
GrapheneOS enforces stricter sandboxing, kernel hardening and per-app controls than mainstream alternatives, offering features like an enhanced app sandbox, per-app network and sensor toggles, and a s...
Available sources show no documented evidence in this collection linking GrapheneOS founders or core contributors to Israel or to organized Jewish groups; GrapheneOS was founded by Daniel Micay and is...
Vanadium is a Chromium-based, privacy- and security-hardened browser project maintained as the default WebView and user-facing browser for the GrapheneOS mobile operating system . It is explicitly fra...
MetropleX is identified in available reporting as a GrapheneOS developer and community manager who has spoken publicly about the project’s roadmap and hardware plans, including in interviews such as o...
Available reporting and primary project pages show Daniel Micay as the founder and lead developer of GrapheneOS (formerly Android Hardening / CopperheadOS origins) and a security researcher; those pag...