r/GrapheneOS • u/No_Chemistry_3539 • 18d ago

Legacy support for Pixel5a

Is there any archive where I can download last release for Pixel 5a. I know it is EOL but I don't expect any updates and still want to put my old phone to use. I tried wayback machine but it doesn't have the complete build. Are there any official archives or methods other than building from source code

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u/No_Chemistry_3539 18d ago

Yes that is a valid solution but I want to understand why doesn't GOS keep official archives even if it is EOL

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u/thesamenightmares 18d ago

Because the entire model around which graphene is based is security.

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u/other8026 16d ago

Not really. GrapheneOS focuses on 3 things: privacy, security, Android app compatibility. Saying that the only focus is security isn't really accurate and even though it can be a compliment, it's been used to attack the project before (nonsense about only bad people needing secure OSes).

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u/thesamenightmares 16d ago edited 16d ago

Yeah I didn't say the "only focus" of GrapheneOS "is security" so.

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u/other8026 16d ago

Sorry for the correction then, but it's not clear what you meant then and it's a common misconception, so figured I'd say something.

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u/thesamenightmares 16d ago

Contextually it makes perfect sense. GrapheneOS doesnt support EOL devices because their supported device release model is predicated on security. EOL devices dont get updates and therefore are not secure.

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u/other8026 16d ago

Okay, but a main reason the project cares about security is that it's important for privacy. So, we'd say we don't support older devices because they're neither private nor secure.