GrapheneOS Supported Devices (2026): The Full List, and Which Pixel to Buy

Short answer: GrapheneOS officially supports 21 devices, all of them Google Pixels, from the Pixel 6 to the Pixel 10a. The project recommends buying only 13 of them: the Pixel 8 generation and later, because they come with 7 years of updates and hardware memory tagging. No Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Oppo or Motorola phone is supported. Everything below was read on the official GrapheneOS FAQ on 13 October 2026.

None of the five phones in the photo above can run GrapheneOS: none is a Pixel.

The full list of supported devices

GrapheneOS lists the following devices as having “official production support”, meaning official builds and updates are published for them.

Source: grapheneos.org/faq, section “Which devices are supported?”, read on 13 October 2026.

The 13 devices GrapheneOS recommends

Supported does not mean recommended. The FAQ says, in its own words, that the project “strongly recommend[s] only purchasing” a device from the Pixel 8, Pixel 9 or Pixel 10 families. It gives two reasons:

• Longer support. Pixels from the 8th generation on carry a minimum guarantee of 7 years of updates from launch, against 5 years before.
• Hardware memory tagging. These phones use newer ARMv9 CPU cores that support memory tagging, a hardware feature GrapheneOS turns on by default to protect the base system and compatible apps against memory-corruption exploits.

So the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 families, the Pixel Fold and the Pixel Tablet still receive GrapheneOS releases, but the project no longer advises buying one.

How long each device stays supported

GrapheneOS can only ship full security updates for as long as Google publishes them for the device. The FAQ gives the minimum date for each model.

Source: grapheneos.org/faq, section “How long can GrapheneOS support my device?”, read on 13 October 2026.

Two lines deserve attention:

• Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro reach the end of their minimum guarantee in October 2026, the month this article was written. The FAQ notes that official updates typically stop shortly after that date, and that nobody should plan around extra months.
• After that, GrapheneOS may publish “extended support releases”. The project describes them as harm reduction: they cannot contain full security patches and should only be used while you arrange a replacement.

If you are buying a used phone for GrapheneOS, this table matters more than the price tag. A cheap Pixel 6 bought today has no guaranteed updates left.

A phone can have five cameras and still not qualify: the list is decided by firmware, update policy and security hardware, not by the spec sheet.

Why Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus and Motorola are not supported

This is the most common question, and the FAQ answers it directly: broad device support is “counter to the aims of the project”. Devices are chosen on their merits, because much of the hardening work is specific to each model and depends on its firmware and drivers.

The FAQ publishes a list of requirements a future device would have to meet. Among them:

• support for installing another operating system with the full hardware security features still working;
• complete monthly Android security patches for firmware and drivers, without regular delays of more than a week;
• at least 5 years of updates from launch for phones;
• verified boot with rollback protection, for both the firmware and the OS;
• hardware memory tagging;
• isolated radios (cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC) and other isolated components.

The project states that these standards are met or exceeded by devices from the Pixel 8 through the Pixel 10a. It also says that for most other devices, the hardware and firmware prevent a reasonably secure result whatever effort goes into the port.

One practical note: GrapheneOS does not work as a Generic System Image, so the usual shortcut for running a custom Android on an unsupported phone does not apply.

Watch out for carrier-locked Pixels

The FAQ warns that Pixels sold through specific carriers may be locked in a way that prevents installing GrapheneOS. It describes this as mainly an issue with US carriers. The hardware is identical: the lock is a carrier policy. Before you buy, especially second-hand, confirm that the bootloader can be unlocked, or buy a model that was not sold through a carrier.

Devices that are no longer supported

For reference, the FAQ lists these end-of-life devices: Pixel 5a, Pixel 5, Pixel 4a (5G), Pixel 4a, Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 2, Pixel XL, the original Pixel, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 9, Nexus 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S4. If you own one of these, it will not receive current GrapheneOS releases.

Which one should you buy?

GrapheneOS does not rank the 13 recommended devices against each other, and neither will we invent a ranking. The facts that separate them are in the table above:

• Longest runway: the Pixel 10a, with minimum support to March 2033.
• Any Pixel 9 or Pixel 10: support into 2031 or 2032.
• Pixel 8, 8 Pro and 8a: still recommended, with support to 2030 or 2031.
• Pixel 7 and older: supported for now, not recommended by the project.

Once you have the phone, our GrapheneOS guide covers what the system changes, and GrapheneOS vs CalyxOS compares it with the main alternative. If you are still choosing a device, see the best privacy phones.

Summary

The GrapheneOS device list is short on purpose: 21 Pixels are supported, 13 are recommended, and no other brand qualifies under the project’s published requirements. Check the end-of-support date before you buy, avoid carrier-locked units, and treat the Pixel 8 generation as the floor for a new purchase.