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authorDaniel Micay <daniel.micay@grapheneos.org>2023-11-01 11:32:05 -0400
committerDaniel Micay <daniel.micay@grapheneos.org>2023-11-01 11:33:31 -0400
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update recommended devices info
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guarantee from launch for full security updates and other improvements:</p>
<ul>
- <li>Pixel 8 Pro</li>
- <li>Pixel 8</li>
+ <li><strong>Pixel 8 Pro</strong> — minimum 7 years support and hardware memory tagging support</li>
+ <li><strong>Pixel 8</strong> — minimum 7 years support and hardware memory tagging support</li>
<li>Pixel Fold</li>
<li>Pixel Tablet</li>
<li>Pixel 7a</li>
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<li>Pixel 6</li>
</ul>
- <p>Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro have a minimum of 7 years of support from launch
- instead of 5 years. 7th generation Pixels have more of their 5 year minimum
- guarantee remaining than 6th generation Pixels but the actual support time may
- be longer than the minimum guarantee.</p>
+ <p>8th generation Pixels provide a minimum guarantee of 7 years of support
+ from launch instead of the previous 5 year minimum guarantee. 8th generation
+ Pixels also bring support for the incredibly powerful hardware memory tagging
+ security feature as part of moving to new ARMv9 CPU cores. GrapheneOS has
+ experimental support for hardware memory tagging in hardened_malloc available
+ as a user-facing option in the advanced security settings and is quickly
+ moving towards having it enabled by default. It will be used more extensively
+ in the future and is a game changer for protecting against exploitation.</p>
+
+ <p>Both 7th and 6th generation Pixels have a minimum guarantee of 5 years from
+ launch. 7th generation Pixels are a year newer so they have an extra year of
+ their guarantee remaining.</p>
<p>The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are all around improvements over the Pixel 6
and Pixel 6 Pro with a significantly better GPU and cellular radio along with
@@ -233,7 +241,7 @@
the same as the other 7th generation devices under the hood.</p>
<p>Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 6a can still be worth buying if you can get
- a good deal due to the long support time. They still have 3.5 to 4 years of
+ a good deal due to the long support time. They still have around 3 years of
their minimum support guarantee remaining.</p>
</article>