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Feds in Catalonia, Spain think everyone using a Google Pixel must be a drug dealer
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this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2025
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Doesn't a Google Pixel device come with its own OS image by default, independent of Graphene OS? Is there some kind of step that we're missing here?
You can buy them with either stock Android, or Graphene. Meaning you don't need to re flash the device or anything.
I think this is incorrect but I could be wrong.
You can not buy a Pixel device preloaded with GrapheneOS. They only come from Google with their standard Android and it's up to the end user to install GrapheneOS. Unless you buy a used Pixel device with GrapheneOS already installed.
Yeah I'd consider that as a used phone. I'd only get the hardware from the OEM and install GrapheneOS myself. Less chance of man in the middle. It's super easy to install using the web installer.
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