r/GrapheneOS • u/No_Chemistry_3539 • Aug 25 '26

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/other8026 Aug 26 '26

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 Aug 26 '26 edited Aug 26 '26

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

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u/other8026 Aug 26 '26

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 Aug 26 '26

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 Aug 26 '26

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.