Hey all,
Really appreciate the discussion here and the interest in what we’re doing at Unplugged! Just wanted to jump in and clarify a bit about what we’ve released and what we’re trying to achieve:
Antivirus: We’ve fully open-sourced our entire antivirus solution. It includes some existing open-source components, but we put a lot of effort into building a complete, user-friendly experience around them: solid UI/UX, additional logic and features, and real-time notifications that runs fully on-device. The idea is to provide a serious privacy-respecting alternative that works on any Android device and raises awareness that you don’t need to trade privacy for protection.
Kernel & Bootloader Unlocking: As for the kernel—we did release its source as required, but we also went a step further and now allow the UP Phone bootloader to be unlocked. That opens the door for anyone to port other operating systems, verify our work, or just explore under the hood. For us, this is part of a bigger commitment to transparency and community trust. For us, this is part of a bigger commitment to transparency and community trust.
We’re building Unplugged to be more than just a secure phone—it’s about giving users real control, with an open and verifiable foundation.
Happy to chat more or answer any questions!