Is support for pixel 9 guaranteed?

r134a

Hi guys,

Last several years i'm becoming more and more privacy-oriented.
I've switched all my computers from windows to fedora, and i'm selfhosting (almost) all services myself on a server in my basement (Nextcloud, Piped-instance (youtube), Jellyfin, Ollama, Own DNS-server, etc.).

Currently i'm rocking a Note 20 ultra from samsung, needless to say this is the 'weak point' (Privacy-wise) in my 'infrastructure'. I've been eyeing Grapheneos for 2 years, but couldn't justify financially yet to switch phones. I wanted to ride out the lifespan of the Note, and then switch to a pixel device, just for Grapheneos.

The note is still fine (and probably will be for several years to come). There is a local store which, when pre-ordering, will add a bonus amount on the trade-in value of 150 for the 9 and 200 for the 9 pro (xl). I have an old iphone laying around which i could trade in, just for the 150 bonus. And sell my note seperatly for approx €300. This would make me able to purchase a pixel 9 256gb in pre-order for approx €400-450.

Oviously, the only reason i would ever buy a pixel is for Grapheneos. I would never use a pixel stock. I wouldn't even get it out of the box before Grapheneos is released for the 9-series.

This brings me to the question, if the question could even be answered yet, is it guaranteed grapheneos will be available for the 9-series?

On a side note: Is the 9pro worth it for €150 more from a hardware perspective? I will never use google's ai features.

Thanks!

fid02

r134a The project has said that GrapheneOS will be ported to all 9th generation Pixel devices. Quote from one of GrapheneOS' replies on Twitter as an example:

Yes, we already fully support the Pixel Fold (7th generation Pixel) and should be able to quickly add support for all the 9th generation Pixels including the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

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Support will be available shortly after people get their devices shipped.
If you dont need anything specific or fancy, go with the regular Pixel 9.

r134a

fid02 Thanks!

de0u

r134a I think my point was clear that i didn't expect a payout from Grapheneos if it wasn't.

I responded because after fid02 indocated that the project plans to support the 9 series you asked again about "guarantee" (r134a). To me that indicated that some meaning beyond planning was sought. It's not clear to me what meaning of "guarantee" the project could fulfill...?

r134a

This was my initial idea, i don't care about the telephoto camera.
The only thing making me doubt slightly is the 4gb ram increase and ltpo display.

But this would mean a ₃₀% increase on the base price of 450, so probably not worth it.

Just to confirm, it is guaranteed pixel 9 will work with Grapheneos?
I don't care about the releasedate etc, just a guarantee it will be supported before buying pre-order if that makes sense. If this guarantee can even be given at the moment before pixel are shipped...

de0u

r134a Just to confirm, it is guaranteed pixel 9 will work with Grapheneos?

What would "guarantee" mean? I doubt the GrapheneOS project would pay you money if somehow the P9 could not be supported.

It's not even "guaranteed" that Google will ship the P9 series! They've said they will, and I'm sure they plan to, but what if some giant bug with no workaround is found the day before?

I believe the GrapheneOS project genuinely plans to support the Pixel 9 series. But I don't see how a guarantee could be made, certainly not before they have the devices.

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r134a If you want to be sure, wait until the device comes out and buy after its supported.

r134a

de0u Apologies, thats not what i meant.
I'm not a native english speaker, and didn't took my english dictionary with me when i wrote that text.
Hence why i said "If this guarantee can even be given...". Because i know my question wasn't formatted 'correctly' in english.
Nevertheless, i think my point was clear that i didn't expect a payout from Grapheneos if it wasn't.