Overview
- GrapheneOS announced it will add official support for Motorola phones, starting with a non-folding flagship and later adding Razr Fold and Razr Ultra models.
- The project says it is targeting Qualcomm’s next-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite because those chips provide hardware memory tagging and secure element support that its security model requires.
- GrapheneOS said this year’s Motorola Signature and Razr handsets are close to qualifying but currently lack mature memory tagging and secure element integration.
- Motorola is handling a large portion of the engineering work to port GrapheneOS to its devices, which GrapheneOS says simplifies support compared with other vendors.
- Broader support for lower-cost Motorola models will require better security features on cheaper Qualcomm chips and roughly seven years of software updates, a condition that will likely keep initial GrapheneOS Motorola phones higher-end and pricier.