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GrapheneOS 2026100200: fix for stutter on Android 17 QPR1

GrapheneOS 2026100200 fixes stutter caused by a Google kernel change, closes a VPN leak through hardware keepalives and updates the Messaging app.

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Highlights

  • Pixel kernel: read-ahead behavior from Android 17 (CP2A) restored to fix stutter under memory pressure
  • Hardware keepalives disabled for unprivileged apps because they cause a VPN leak
  • Displayed security patch level raised to September 5, 2026
  • Fixed a bug that gave files restored from Android backups a modification date of January 1970
  • Messaging app updated to version 16, Vanadium to 154.0.8037.92.0
Official GrapheneOS release notes

GrapheneOS 2026100200 was released on October 2, 2026. Above all, the update reverts a change in the Android 17 QPR1 Pixel kernel that, according to the release notes, caused stutter under memory pressure, and it closes a VPN leak. Details are in the official release notes.

More about GrapheneOS on the GrapheneOS overview.

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