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VAULT You almost certainly don't have to wipe anything, and will be able to keep your current installation going forward.

If there are more experimental releases which aren't published in the alpha channel, you can sideload them. If a release is published into alpha, then you should receive that release the moment it does as you've opted into the alpha channel and go from there.

VAULT I was happy to test, but I guess I don't test any more unless I wipe everything with Exp V3...

The general principle is that if you sideload an OTA image signed by the same key that signed your current OS, and the image is newer (in a version-number sense), then Recovery will accept the OTA image. Likewise, if the system updater fetches an OTA image signed by the same key that signed your current OS, and it is version-number newer, it should install via reboot (I think the installation goes through Recovery as well).

Wiping your device is necessary to install an OS which has a different signer than your installed OS, or that has the same signer but is older (in a version-number sense). Recovery will reject the image in those cases as potentially being malware or a downgrade attack.

None of the computations about what is legal to install are based on release channel labels (experimental, alpha, beta, stable) -- those tags control what gets downloaded for install attempts, period. The images themselves aren't tagged as alpha or beta, etc., and in the standard case a single image is first downloaded by alpha devices, then alpha and beta devices, then alpha and beta and stable devices.

In other systems you might have a beta-release kernel that has more logging than a stable-release kernel later built from the same source, so the beta-release kernel would be a different image from the stable-release kernel. But that is not how GrapheneOS releases work at present.

Please note that I do not speak for the GrapheneOS project.

I installed GOS on a P8. This P8 has no SIM and is only connected.via wifi.

Under Settings > System > Date & time I have both options set to "Set automatically" but the time isn't correctly setting. I'm wondering, does "Set automatically" only work when connected to a cell network?

Never used a Pixel phone or G.OS and waiting for G.OS to support Pixel 8 Pro before buying the phone. Its probably hard to tell when a stable support for Pixel 8 Pro be available but is it weeks or monthts before a stable release?

    PMUSR I'm guessing weeks or sooner as I am running GOS exp. v2 now on my P8P and its very stable, now as my daily driver!

      I think I read somewhere in the matrix chat that the p8/p8p experimental releases do not have a hardened kernel, is that correct and if so, should it matter when deciding to daily drive now?

        On a freshly flashed Pixel 8, it seems there is duplicated entries under the "Hotspot & tethering" menu (Settings -> Network & internet -> Hotspot & tethering). Under "Personal dictionary" (Settings -> System -> Keyboard -> Personal dictionary), there is also a duplicated entry for "English (United States)", the second one ending with: "#u-fw-mon-mu-cels". I do not have any other device to check if it is an Android 14 issue or if it is specific to P8/P8 Pro devices.

          MrSmith With the Pixel 8 I do confirm the duplicated in Hotspot & tethering but do not see it in Personal dictionary. With the Pixel 6a (with Android 14) there is no duplicated at all, so yes, specific of P8.

          Other than that, using P8 for two days and all great, did not notice anything else.

          Sorry for the double post, but it seems I cannot edit my comment.

          The lock screen clock style customization is also broken (nothing appears). The clock color & size customization seems to work fine.
          Concerning the duplicated "Personal dictionary" entry, it has something to do with "Regional preferences" (Settings -> System -> Languages -> Regional preferences). Basically if anything else than "Use app default" is set, the duplicated entry appears.

            MrSmith Also confirm Duplicate of Hotspoting is on my P8P, but NOT on A14 P7P...

            I do NOT have duplicate of Dict.

              VAULT
              Please see my second comment on how to reproduce the Personal dictionary issue, I was unable to edit the first one to include the additional details.

              MrSmith On a freshly flashed Pixel 8, it seems there is duplicated entries under the "Hotspot & tethering" menu (Settings -> Network & internet -> Hotspot & tethering).

              This is because the current build contains a fix for that screen by GrapheneOS to make the settings appear and an upstream fix to make these settings appear. As a result, they now appear twice. :) Has been fixed and will be resolved in the next release.

              MrSmith The lock screen clock style customization is also broken (nothing appears). The clock color & size customization seems to work fine.

              Different clock styles have not been enabled yet - not specific to 8th gen Pixels. Unclear if there are any clock styles in AOSP rather than only stock, remains to be seen.

                on the 16th October release, Pixel 8 Pro:

                when i take a screenshot and immediately press the Edit icon on the screenshot notification at the bottom of the screen, it says it's not possible. I have Google Photos installed.

                I can edit the screenshot when I then go into Google Photos myself and open the screenshot myself.

                After buying my original iPhone back in 2007 and many more in the years that followed, i just flashed my first android phone (Pixel 8 Pro) and I can't believe how easy it was!

                The only thing I can't get working is the Pixel Watch 2 that came with my phone. It worked with stock android but after installing GrapheneOS the Watch app crashes in the last setup step with the text "Additional Legal Teams and Disclosures". I click accept and the app crashesh. When I reopen the app I see that the watch is connected but there is a message stating something went wrong and opting to reset the watch to factory.

                I see more posts of "prompting to reset the watch to factory" even on stock android so I don't know if it is something GrapheneOS related.

                But great work!

                  Whats the next phase? Beta -> Stable?