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The Verge August 24, 2026 neutral

De-Googled GrapheneOS is coming to Motorola’s foldables next year

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<figure> <img alt="Motorola Razr Ultra 2026 in tent mode on a table" data-caption="The Razr Ultra line is among those due to receive GrapheneOS support next year. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/268559_Motorola_Razr_Ultra_2026_review_AJohnson_0006.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The Razr Ultra line is among those due to receive GrapheneOS support next year. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">GrapheneOS, an open source version of Android that prioritizes security and privacy, has detailed its plans for supporting Motorola smartphones. Official support is set to arrive next year, starting with traditional flagships, before rolling out to Motorola's foldable phones and perhaps cheaper models, eventually. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In a <a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117136278553665985">Mastodon thread</a>, the GrapheneOS Foundation announced that it will initially support a Motorola slab flagship phone, but will later support both <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/930246/motorola-razr-fold-review-battery">Razr Fold</a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/937763/motorola-razr-ultra-2026-review-battery-camera">Razr Ultra</a> foldables - the latter of which would be the first flip phone to officially run GrapheneOS.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Graphene has always had stringent security standards when it com …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/983714/grapheneos-motorola-razr-fold-ultra-support-pixel-11">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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