GrapheneOS changes how Pixel builds handle approximate location and emergency-number data

The build changes how apps ask for approximate location

GrapheneOS announced build 2026110700 on November 8. The project says the build introduces operating-system interfaces for requesting a less precise location. The interfaces are intended for Vanadium, the project’s browser, and the compatibility layer that lets Google Play run as ordinary sandboxed apps. The compatibility layer now calls those interfaces in place of doing its own location rounding.

The release notes identify those two consumers. They give no measurements for the resulting location accuracy and announce no change to how every Android app handles location. CGH did not test the behavior on a phone.

Emergency-number handling gets a new data source

The project also changed how the build assembles emergency-number data. Its release notes say the build tools now obtain that information from Safety Hub in place of relying on the prior Android Open Source Project implementation. The notes provide no breakdown by carrier or country. The data-source change alone gives readers no evidence about call routing on a particular network.

Check the device and update channel

The release notes name supported Pixel devices from the Pixel 6 family through the Pixel 10a, including the Pixel Tablet and Fold models listed by the project. GrapheneOS publishes builds through Alpha, then Beta and Stable after testing. The device listing CGH reviewed still showed build 2026110200 on Stable for the Pixel 10 Pro. Owners can use the project’s device table to see which build their model and channel are currently offered.

November 8 update on the Pixel 10 follow-up

GrapheneOS published build 2026110800 for the Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL and 10 Pro Fold. The project says it brought over a fix from Android 17 QPR2 Beta for a suspend accounting bug that became more frequent after the previous kernel update. CGH did not test the fix.

At the follow-up check, the project listed 2026110800 in Alpha for those four phones. Their Beta and Stable listings still showed 2026110200. Pixel 10a and Pixel 9a listed 2026110700 in both Alpha and Beta, with 2026110200 in Stable.

November 9 update on Stable availability

At the morning check, the project listed 2026110800 in Beta for the four Pixel 10 models in the follow-up. The later November 9 check showed that build on Stable for all four. Pixel 10a and Pixel 9a moved to 2026110700 on Stable. The table does not say when either promotion began or when each phone will receive its update.