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Graphene Contributions

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This article is a work in progress.

Problem Space(s)​

Within the smartphone industry, we basically operate with a duopoly -- it's Apple, or Google.

Were we to distinguish hardware from software, we discover that no, we're still limited to operations within the same duopoly. Hardware manufacturers have gotten comfortable doing just enough to be

This here thing clearly isn't about the half-or-so, give or take a dozen, that is Apple, so let's concentrate.

A GMS-complient device has been engrained in to any corporations' value proposition for so long now, even the major players don't realize thei reliance on GMS certification is both existential, and dependent on their competitor's approval.

within an eco-system of getting PCBAs The economical significance of an Android device becoming available through the Google hook-in eco-system

The Google eco-system is pretty well tied-in to the blessing of a single party vendor -- Google.

It is known as GMS-compliant, and there's no OEM or ODM/IDH that has not geared On more than one occassion, Google gets to establish what components or component functionality is available, through AOSP or its proprietary "GMS Certified Edition", to what device, and at what cost (or benefit).

Not only are manufacturers not provided much of a choice, nor are consumers. With consumers now having forgotten how to ask for nice things [^2], This is a dependency hell [^2]

Context(s)​

Graphene is unquestionably the adonis 1 of enhancing privacy and security from what is otherwise freely available open source software projects, making its enhancements available to any consumer.

Graphene achieves a number of enhancements relevant to security and privacy, while supporting none but one series of devices -- the Google Pixels to which AOSP is geared.

It's prowess should be on display to more devices, thus consumers, but device manufacturers should.

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Solution(s) & Validation(s)​

Footnotes​

  1. originally a mortal, ultiamtely achieving immortality, established a timeless ideal of beauty ↩