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<article id="supported-devices">
<h3><a href="#supported-devices">Which devices are supported?</a></h3>
+ <p><em>Devices sold in partnership with specific carriers may be locked by the
+ carrier, which will prevent installing GrapheneOS. This is primarily an issue
+ with US carriers and isn't common elsewhere in the world. To avoid this, either
+ don't buy a carrier device or make sure it can be unlocked. It's the same
+ hardware/firmware/software either way but carriers dislike having devices able
+ to bypass their paywall for tethering, etc. so they prevent it for the devices
+ they sell as part of contracts.</em></p>
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<p>GrapheneOS has official production support for the following devices:</p>
<ul>
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<article id="recommended-devices">
<h3><a href="#recommended-devices">Which devices are recommended?</a></h3>
+ <p><em>Devices sold in partnership with specific carriers may be locked by the
+ carrier, which will prevent installing GrapheneOS. This is primarily an issue
+ with US carriers and isn't common elsewhere in the world. To avoid this, either
+ don't buy a carrier device or make sure it can be unlocked. It's the same
+ hardware/firmware/software either way but carriers dislike having devices able
+ to bypass their paywall for tethering, etc. so they prevent it for the devices
+ they sell as part of contracts.</em></p>
+
<p>We <strong>strongly recommend</strong> only purchasing one of the following
devices for GrapheneOS due to better security and a long minimum support
guarantee from launch for full security updates and other improvements:</p>