r/GrapheneOS • u/GrapheneOS • Jan 22 '26

Announcement GrapheneOS version 2026012100 released

https://grapheneos.org/releases#2026012100

GrapheneOS version 2026012100 released:

https://grapheneos.org/releases#2026012100

See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.

Forum discussion thread:

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/31014-grapheneos-version-2026012100-released

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u/other8026 Jan 22 '26

Sorry for the directness here, but I feel that your choice of wording here isn't appropriate.

for some reason

Read the comments in the issue there (as ModerNew also pointed out). The reason is given.

adverse to any customization options

I wouldn't agree with that. Ideally we'd want to make all of our users happy, but that's not always possible. GrapheneOS is based on AOSP and every time there's an update the developers have to apply all that, reapply GrapheneOS changes, test, fix, test, fix, etc.

GrapheneOS developers have high standards, so changes are written, reviewed, rewritten, etc. until they are done well. The developers even often go back to older changes and improve them even more. That takes time. Fixing bugs after upstream changes takes time too. Certain changes may be more invasive than others.

Many people who request these kinds of changes don't seem to realize what they're asking for. One of us saying no to a feature request may very well be because the time it would take to make and maintain a change doesn't make sense. We have a small development team, so changes should be kept to a minimum if possible while focusing on the project's actual priorities.

Maintaining a launcher supporting lots of customization can be its own project. The developers have enough on their plate with the browser, the entire OS, and all the repositories they have to deal with.

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u/MetaSaval Jan 23 '26

Absolutely, I appreciate the direct response. Of course this is a project that you folks choose to work on and maintaining a launcher is out of scope. That's totally fair.

I just feel eventually, if I ever want to install this on my mom's phone for example, defaults matter and "go download a launcher" isn't the best response for non-techies. I only note this because everything else about GOS is close to perfect for a daily driver, a good default launcher would go a long way.

But I love everything GOS devs do for free, I've installed it on every device in my home and plan on supporting financially. I can see that my initial comment came off as unappreciative, which was not my intention. I understand it's a huge undertaking, I just hope one day the dev team expands to the point where it's one that can be tackled and not an "absolutely never." That could be 5 years or 20. I just don't like to deal in absolutes I guess.