@nprofile1q... Yes, by disabling Private DNS and using an app for it instead. VPN service apps can provide another DNS implementation without intercepting other traffic to provide a VPN or filtering for that. We recommend setting Private DNS to Off if you use a VPN in any profile anyway. Android didn't properly consider profiles and VPNs when implementing it and it can be done in a more flexible way without it. It's a useful feature but it would be nice if it was per-profile and worked properly with VPNs.

Vanadium version 144.0.7559.59.1 released:

https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Vanadium/releases/tag/144.0.7559.59.1

See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release and a link to the full changelog.

Forum discussion thread:

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/30591-vanadium-version-14407559591-released

#GrapheneOS #privacy #security #browser

@nprofile1q... We're working with a major Android OEM. It's one of the top 10 Android OEMs by sales. It's a definitely company you know already. They're hard at work on developing GrapheneOS support for one of their upcoming 2026 devices but it won't be possible to meet the requirements until the next generation, likely in 2027. Snapdragon Elite 8 Gen 5 is currently the only SoC meeting our requirements for non-Pixel devices but that doesn't mean any device using it meets our requirements at all.

@nprofile1q... It uses a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 with an OS based on the initial yearly release of Android 15.

It doesn't have hardware memory tagging, pointer authentication, branch target identification and other CPU security features. It doesn't have a secure element. It's not going to have proper privacy/security updates. It doesn't come close to meeting our hardware requirements.

It's not running an operating system that's privacy and security hardened. Standard AOSP 16 QPR2 would be better.

GrapheneOS version 2026011000 released:

https://grapheneos.org/releases#2026011000

See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.

Forum discussion thread:

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/30465-grapheneos-version-2026011000-released

#GrapheneOS #privacy #security

@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... Rossmann founded a for-profit T-Mobile MNVO (Phreeli) with the founder of Calyx, who was pushed out of Calyx. Calyx got sabotaged on his way out. It's very ironic considering that's a fake story both pushed about us about the Copperhead takeover attempt which directly led to the creation of CalyxOS by a former Copperhead dev working for them in 2018. CalyxOS users were left without updates and never got the 2025-06-05 patch level. They seem to not have the signing keys.

@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... We didn't know Rossmann had started using Kiwi Farms, that his politics had wildly shifted and that he was working for a sketchy organization tied to people like Curtis Yarvin. We shared stuff with him we shouldn't have and from early on he was hostile towards our founder in particular and the rest of our team. He was using and supporting GrapheneOS as software. We don't need the $40k FUTO gave us and it doesn't make up for millions of dollars in damages.

@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... We didn't know Rossmann had started using Kiwi Farms, that his politics had wildly shifted and that he was working for a sketchy organization tied to people like Curtis Yarvin. We shared stuff with him we shouldn't have and from early on he was hostile towards our founder in particular and the rest of our team. He was using and supporting GrapheneOS as software. We don't want the $40k they gave us and it doesn't make up for millions of dollars in damages.

@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... He was angry we didn't make content with him, angry we didn't quickly accept money from FUTO and promote them but rather required that it be a no strings attached donation and other things. He has an existing issue with us from the start. We privately showed him the video with outrageously false claims clearly aimed at directing harassment towards us because we specifically asked about it due to seeing raids on our rooms, etc. His rooms even got raided for using it.

@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... He was also clearly not scared to keep using GrapheneOS. He continued using it after all. He only switched to another OS many months later and he did it for perception reasons since people were complaining about him continuing to use it when he said he deleted it. What does he post in his video that you think is damning? He shows someone he has been tormenting with others in distress and trying to get him to stop. He actually got a ton of special treatment but wanted more.

@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... The email thread he posted included Kiwi Farms being discussed in terms of them harassing friends of the lead developer (at the time) of GrapheneOS. Louis Rossmann was already using the site and consuming their content. He posted videos referencing it. He knew exactly what he was doing by leaking the specific things he did.

The concept of Rossmann being scared of us replying to things he posted about us and therefore feeling he has to go on the offense is nonsense.

@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... Kiwi Farms became involved because Rossmann has strong support there and actively uses the site with an identity verified account. He made this content using their tactics and approach which caters to them. In it, he's leaking a private chat where he's clearly trolling and feigning ignorance while live streaming it and then doing a monologue lying about all of it. He leaks that the person he's targeting is autistic, leaks other personal info and posted private emails too.