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GrapheneOS – When an App Is Slow
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Hacker News | Sep 28, 2026 | speckx
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There is one app, however, that runs noticeably slower on my Pixel 8 with GrapheneOS than on other Android devices: OpenstreetMap for Android (Osmand). The reason behind it is the hardened memory allocator, which seems to create a significant overhead for Osmand. After restarting Osmand, it is much faster again!
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