Buy Pixel 7 directly or wait for GrapheneOS to release for it ?

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Hello

Is it a good idea to buy directly Pixel 7 before prices goes up or to wait until the GrapheneOS build is confirmed to buy it ?

Thanks

Kryptos

I don't understand. There will be GrapheneOS (GOS) builds for Pixel 7 / Pixel 7 Pro. The fundraising goal to purchase the phones for development/testing was met. Reportedly, GOS builds for P6 / P6 Pro were available about a month after the phones were released and this time turnaround is expected to be faster. Perhaps a week or two after release day — Oct 13th.

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Kryptos Pixel 7 chip looks really similar to Pixel 6 one so it may not take too much time. I honestly would prefer buying it now before price goes up and wait for GrapheneOS to be relased

tmp

if the p6 was any indication, ordering later may incur delays in delivery due to supply chain restock and holiday shipping. ymmv, i ordered on day 1.

drohm

Same, I ordered day one, and mine arrived today.

hishizuru

I also received mine yesterday and don't forget the preorder bundles

abcZ

[deleted] Why would the price go up? The pixel 6 stayed the exact same price from pre-order until the day it was replaced by pixel 7, which carries on the exact same price.

Foxah

Is there any main location for updates about the Pixel 7? I haven't used GOS before, but I bought a P7 for this purpose. I can't find any Pixel7 tags on the forum yet.

abcZ

Foxah Pixel 7 support is a work in progress. Probably starting today. Google uploaded the AOSP source code supporting Pixel 7 some time last night (i.e., it wasn't uploaded when I went to bed, but appears to be now).

When its ready, you'll see some announcements in this forum. Pixel 6 took several weeks. Pixel 6a was near immediate due to the fact that its not much different. The Pixel 7 is more different, but hopefully not significantly enough to cause a major delay.

Cross your fingers that its an easy and fast device to support.