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Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP

1180 points · 723 comments · theanonymousone

wps · 1789760710 · focus · HN ↗
The amount of roadblocks Google is putting up for GrapheneOS is just ridiculous. None of their decisions make any sense, from the delayed source patches upstream, to the embargos, attestation issues, etc. Google simply regrets android being open source.
1. Retr0id · 1789761534 · focus · HN ↗
  Google is also seriously dropping the ball in terms of security. The CVE-2026-43499 root LPE (aka ghostlock) is still unpatched across all Pixel devices, on the latest """security""" update, despite weaponized exploits being public for months.
  1. lenerdenator · 1789762314 · focus · HN ↗
    There's "dropping the ball" and then there's "not reaching out your glove to catch it to begin with".
    It'd be interesting to see which one is happening here.

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