GrapheneOS Nears Release for Pixel 11 With Good Performance

The GrapheneOS team has confirmed that its privacy-focused operating system is nearly ready for the Pixel 11, with performance described as more than good enough.

The team behind GrapheneOS announced that a port of the privacy and security-focused operating system for Pixel 11 phones is almost complete. Although the software initially missed the devices due to a lack of support for the Memory Tagging Extensions feature, MTE is now arriving on the Pixel 11 with Android 17 QPR2. There is no specific release window yet, but support will roll out soon after the Motorola Signature 27 receives the OS and the Android 17 QPR2-based version is finished. The developers also reported that performance on the Pixel 11 is acceptable and more than good enough, with a performance penalty from MTE similar to that of other Pixel devices.