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GrapheneOS @grapheneos.org · 27/09/2026

Our massive overhaul of the AOSP Messaging app has reached the Stable channel in our App Store after 3 releases. It's well on the way to becoming our own high quality GrapheneOS Messaging app instead. There are still parts of the interface to overhaul including widgets and important features to add.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 27/09/2026

I've never been happier that a drive is under warranty. I bought 4 (16TB) new in 2022 for ~$300 each. Now, they're going for ~$700 per drive. I've liked the WD Red Pro line (mostly for the warranty) but I don't know if I'd buy them again. This is my second drive to fail in ~4 years. #nas #ai #linux

Screenshot showing that 16TB Western Digital Red Pro is still in warranty.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 04/08/2026

How often do you clear your browser history, cache, cookies, etc.? - I keep nothing - Weekly - Never - Something else #privacy #security #iwishbskyhadpolls

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GrapheneOS @grapheneos.org · 26/07/2026

We've published an overview of how we protect against data extraction from locked devices with the recently improved secure element rate limiting, locked device auto-reboot, strong passphrases, 2nd factor fingerprint PIN, stronger exploit protections and more: discuss.grapheneos.org/d/40700-grap...

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GrapheneOS protections against data extraction from locked devices - GrapheneOS Discussion Forum

GrapheneOS discussion forum

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GrapheneOS @grapheneos.org · 19/07/2026

Join Josh from Side Of Burritos and our Community Manager spring-onion in a live conversation about everything GrapheneOS on July 20th! PDT - 10:00 / 10:00 AM EDT - 13:00 / 1:00 PM UTC - 17:00 / 5:00 PM BST - 18:00 / 6:00 PM CEST - 19:00 / 7:00 PM AEST - 03:00 / 03:00 AM / July 21st

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 15/07/2026

I was testing a temporary number service for WhatsApp when I received the popup below. Temporary numbers can be useful for disposable accounts that do not contain private data. You should not use one for an account you plan to keep long-term or that contains sensitive information. #privacy #security

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 28/04/2026

I had a great time chatting with Jay and Michael about a bunch of different topics. The link is below if you’d like to give it a listen. Thanks for having me on the show!

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 15/04/2026

I got this email this morning, and I guess this is now a marketing point? Whether the FCC labels you a “trusted consumer router”? I wonder what requirements they met, or more likely, how much that cost them. For context, I don’t use NETGEAR. Just an old account email. #netgear #security #privacy

An email from NETGEAR explaining that the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has listed NETGEAR as a trusted consumer router company.

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GrapheneOS @grapheneos.org · 28/03/2026

It doesn't stop there. It would require keeping data for auditing and providing a token for connecting age verification checks by apps and websites to the data. The law is a privacy disaster and exposes minors to being exploited by leaking their age bracket to apps and websites.

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GrapheneOS @grapheneos.org · 28/03/2026

Brazil's authoritarian age verification law became active this month. It won't be implemented by GrapheneOS. Complying would require integrating a mandatory process for each user where a third party service checks government identification and confirms a match using the camera.

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MetropleX @metroplex.bot · 20/03/2026

Pixel 10a Owners Changes since the 2026030700 release: • add experimental Pixel 10a support It's Go Go GrapheneOS Time!

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Jeff Geerling @jeffgeerling.com · 24/02/2026

re @anthropic.com: I've identified industrial-scale copyright violations on my content by Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, X, and more. These companies created thousands of crawlers incorporating the text of all my blog posts, open source code, and books into their paid AI models to profit exorbitantly.

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GrapheneOS @grapheneos.org · 22/02/2026

Our email server (mail.grapheneos.org) has been migrated to our bare metal server sponsored by Xenyth in Toronto. We're now using clean IP space announced via BGP with our AS to improve email deliverability by not having IP/AS neighbours sending spam. bgp.tools/dns/mail.gra...

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MetropleX @metroplex.bot · 05/02/2026

Someone mentioned /e/OS and GrapheneOS in the same sentence and I ask a reasonable question and...well... Truth hurts...

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Nothing like praising AI surveillance at a press conference for an unsolved case of a missing person disappearing under millions of dollars of AI surveillance.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 21/01/2026

There's nothing like the illusion of choice when it comes to financial institutions and privacy. Of course, it's never opt-in, it's always opt-out (for the ones you can limit). #privacy #finance #dataprivacy

Image of a document from a financial institution showing what data sharing can be limited.

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MetropleX @metroplex.bot · 02/01/2026

The inter-financial/promotional capitalistic circle jerk by vendors promoting substandard privacy and security products in this space appalls me. It's the worst kind of human centipedal behaviour as they voluntarily swallow and regurgitate claims for each other to build SEO etc

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 05/12/2025

First they came for the GPUs. Now they come for the RAM. And in the end, the only one who loses is the consumer. You don't need a GPU, but everything needs RAM. Source: camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0DN... #hardware #ram #gpu #pc

Image showing Amazon price history of RAM going from approx $150 to over $600 in the last 3 months.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 25/11/2025

Recently finished listening to this interview. Fantastic job @metroplex.bot ! Whether you've used GrapheneOS for years or are thinking about trying it, it's a must-watch/listen. #GrapheneOS #android #privacy #security www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUEt...

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Why GrapheneOS is Almost Impossible to Crack (Forensic Teams Have Tried)

YouTube video by David Bombal

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 22/09/2025

What's the best way to make your phone more secure in one tap? When you see this notification, tap 'Reboot'. #GrapheneOS #android #privacy #security

Notification on GrapheneOS telling user that an update was successfully installed and that they need to reboot their device to run the latest OS release.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 16/09/2025

Tonight at 6PM CDT (11PM UTC) I'll be doing a live stream on the "All Things Secured" YouTube channel. The topic will be GrapheneOS/secure mobile setup. Here's the link to the stream - www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkKx.... Hope to see you there! #GrapheneOS #privacy #security #mobile

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Guide to Graphene OS | Secure Mobile Setup (Live Q&A)

YouTube video by All Things Secured

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 12/09/2025

Doesn't get much better than that!

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 10/09/2025

If your account holds your contacts, calendar, passwords, files, and email, you're SOL if it gets disabled. Diversify and keep offline backups. If it’s someone else’s computer, it’s not yours. #proton #privacy #security #email

Screenshot of a tweet by Andy Yen (Founder and CEO of Proton) describing how some accounts were disabled because of a report by a CERT.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 09/09/2025

Most people think they need to prepare for a sophisticated software attack, but your biggest risk is your habits. Exploiting people is often the easiest way in. Anyone can fall for phishing, it’s happened to me. #privacy #security #phishing #npm krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/18-p...

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 20/08/2025

3 things I learned migrating from Docker Swarm to K3s: - Complex setup, but easier management - Infrastructure as Code. Use Ansible. - Better config and secrets management. Bonus - The larger the community, the easier troubleshooting is. #kubernetes #k3s #ansible #linux #docker

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MetropleX @metroplex.bot · 10/06/2025

The GrapheneOS dev team are in the boiler room and stoking the fires for full ahead porting to Android 16 with it's release today. Please feel free to help fund the fuel for this titanic test and formidable feat for you below... grapheneos.org/donate

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GrapheneOS donations

Donating to support development of GrapheneOS.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 29/05/2025

Making an image of the drive, gotta keep it cool. The A+ course didn't have this in it years ago, but maybe they suggest it now. #selfhosting #linux #ssd #nvme

A metal external m.2 enclosure sitting on an ice pack

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 12/05/2025

Reminder to go through the apps on your phone & computer. Don’t use it? Delete it. Installed it and forgot (that’s me)? Delete it. Too distracting? Delete it. Curious? I made a page with the apps I use — sideofburritos.com/docs/setup-g... #android #grapheneos #selfhosting #security #privacy

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What I Use – Phone

Details about the phone I use and the apps installed on it.

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MetropleX @metroplex.bot · 09/05/2025

Okay Bluesky Tech, let's see if you can do this before X. Can you help either personally or connect parties who can with us? Reach out please or repost and get the word out, it all helps. Let's make it a Bluesky success story!

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GrapheneOS @grapheneos.org · 06/05/2025

We need an Android OEM or someone working at one to provide us with early access to the Android 16 sources in order to have a smooth port this year. We need this before June. We requested it to help with this very difficult situation and still need it. bsky.app/profile/grap...

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 02/05/2025

I wanted to create a VLAN to keep my Mastodon server separate from my LAN. Two days later, I now have 8 VLANs. I think I have a problem. #opnsense #unifi #selfhosting #linux #security #privacy

Oprah meme with the text you get a VLAN and you get a VLAN.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 24/04/2025

For the past 10+ years I've been using ZFS (FreeNAS/TrueNAS). For some reason, I only recently started using snapshots…THEY ARE AMAZING. So this is your reminder that if you're using ZFS, use snapshots. #TrueNAS #selfhosting #nas

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MetropleX @metroplex.bot · 19/04/2025

GRAPHENEOS IS HIRING Are you an experienced AOSP developer? Interested in working full time, fully remotely on GrapheneOS? Can you hit the ground running? grapheneos.org/hiring. Global opportunity paid via Wise (local bank transfers), BTC, ETH or XMR.

Oprtimus Prime and Ultra Magnus Shaking Hands with WE ARE HIRING text as the title.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 10/04/2025

The Pixel 9a was released today. If you're looking to upgrade your #GrapheneOS Pixel (or make the switch to GrapheneOS), the 'a' series make for great devices. You can check the link below to see how long GrapheneOS is supported for on your current device — grapheneos.org/faq#device-l...

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 01/04/2025

Awesome! 25Gbps 👏👏👏👏

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GrapheneOS @grapheneos.org · 29/03/2025

Android has always taken the approach of it being developed in private and then having the full sources and commit history published for each stable release. This approach used to be the norm for open source software many years ago, but now most projects do a lot of their development in the open.

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MetropleX @metroplex.bot · 09/03/2025

In just Q1 2025 GrapheneOS have implemented the following features: ▫️Network Based Location Service ▫️Hardware Virtualization. What will the rest of the year bring?

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 26/02/2025

I was tuning some cache headers and had questions. I checked the usual—Stack Overflow, blogs, AI—but they all disagreed. Then I remembered: the best source is to RTFM! Aka, read the RFCs. RFCs are your friend (and the OG source of truth) — datatracker.ietf.org #rfc7232 #rfc #sysadmin #linux #caddy

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IETF Datatracker

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Laura Malvoyante @lauramalvoyante.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I've de-googled my Pixel 8. Ironically the Google Pixel is the easiest phone to de-google with GrapheneOS

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