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Motorola Strikes Long-Term GrapheneOS Partnership to Bring Hardened Android to Future Phones

The tie-up targets 2027 flagships that meet GrapheneOS hardware standards.

Overview

  • Motorola and the GrapheneOS Foundation announced a formal collaboration at MWC 2026, including plans for a future Motorola phone to ship with GrapheneOS pre-installed.
  • Motorola will import selected GrapheneOS features and concepts into its standard software for other handsets.
  • GrapheneOS remains Pixel-only for now, with developers indicating current Motorola devices lack required security hardware such as memory tagging.
  • Both organizations say joint research and software enhancements will roll out over the coming months, with more technical details to come.
  • Motorola also unveiled Moto Analytics for real-time fleet performance insights and added Private Image Data to Moto Secure to strip sensitive photo metadata, with rollout to signature devices in the coming months.