Ask HN: What is the most secure OS for mobile phone?
6 points by Muralnick 1 day ago | 5 comments
Given that privacy and security are being discussed more and more often, I was wondering which OS is safer for phones or tablets. I know many will say GrapheneOS, but are there similar alternatives available right now?
[–] mcsniff 15 hours ago
[–] firefax 11 hours ago
Is there a wiki or something showing which models of phone support graphene?
[–] hurfdurf 11 hours ago
Google Pixel 4 series to 10 series and Motorola Signature 27
[–] tourmalinetaco 1 day ago
It depends on your threat model. Lineage is a good alternative to Graphene and is available on more phones, there’s also Calyx and I’m sure there’s more I’m unaware of.
[–] xx__yy 1 day ago
Also depends on your phone.
I use Axion for older phones and LineageOS for newer ones.
There is also e/OS (whoever named e/OS needs a slap, it's a terrible name to search/google for answers, seriously, why? Let's pick a vowel and a very common abbr and join them with a symbol used in URL and file system paths, and expect search engines to even know what you're harping on about. Come on!)
LineageOS, while it has excellent broad support for devices, can be run without Google services for privacy, and is an awesome project that has been around for decades, it is not specifically built with security as the top priority.