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GrapheneOS to bring support to Google's Pixel 11 series after MTE support returns

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GrapheneOS said that with upstream Android 17 QPR2 restoring MTE support for the Pixel 11 series, the third-party Android distribution will officially support Google's latest smartphones. MTE (Memory Tagging Extension) detects memory errors in real time and greatly reduces the risk of vulnerabilities being exploited; it is rarely used in mainstream Android distributions but is a key foundation of the security-focused GrapheneOS. Previous Pixel generations supported MTE, but the Pixel 11 series lacked the feature at launch, which blocked GrapheneOS's adaptation work.

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With MTE support restored, GrapheneOS is about to bring support for Google's Pixel 11 series smartphones

IT之家, November 12: GrapheneOS officially stated yesterday that with upstream Android 17 QPR2 bringing back support for the MTE feature to the Pixel 11 series, this third-party Android distribution will also officially support Google's latest-generation smartphones.

MTE stands for Memory Tagging Extension, which can detect memory errors in real time and greatly reduce the risk of vulnerabilities being exploited. This security feature is rarely used in general Android distributions, but it is a key cornerstone of GrapheneOS, a version focused on security.

Multiple previous generations of Pixel smartphones supported MTE, but the Pixel 11 series lacked the feature at launch, which hindered GrapheneOS's adaptation work.

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