limonfiesta

Imposter. That was a test. The real 4Chan would know that I use:

FileName.ACTUAL_REAL_LATEST_FINAL_PROD_VERSION

And it works everytime, about 70% of the time.

Are you the hacker known as 4Chan? How else could you know my version naming convention?

Regardless, all will be forgiven if you can remind what folder and file actually contains the final version. So… which is it?

Might be workable if you settle on combining only 2 to 3 keys (small, medium, large) per hex.

Or, learn metallurgy and material science to find some new polymer or alloy that would be strong enough.

But honestly, it sounds like a really expensive endeavor that even if you made it work, isn’t practical enough to justify the cost.

Maybe something like the universal socket wrench style could influence a design that’s workable as a multi-hex, and be made cheaply enough.

Security expenditures are just numbers on an Excel sheet, just like HR, and legal…it’s a business.

You know what else is a big threat? Executives of cost-center departments not understanding how to articulate their needs in terms of profit, or profit loss.

HR and legal departments are generally much better at explaining their concerns and needs in terms of profit, and not abstract concepts i.e. security.

You just answered your own question. How many users click approve without thinking? How many install Xposed modules that intentionally, or unintentionally, create security issues?

I didn’t say rooting will break your security, just that it can. Rooting exponentially increasing the attack surface, which for some users isn’t a concern, but for your average user, it probably should be.

In this case, this person wanted to increase his privacy, which is why I recommended what I did.

Also, FWIW, there’s a reason why GrapheneOS and DivestOS specifically design their ROMS to NOT be rooted and to RELOCK the bootloader.

Rooting can harm the security of your device, significantly.

I understand you’re wanting to root for privacy reasons, and I’m not saying you should never root, just understand the risks.

Instead, I’d suggest keeping your Pixel and installing GrapheneOS.

Or, find another phone that is supported by DivestOS.

Both of those ROMs are privacy and security hardened and relock your bootloader for a secure boot.