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Linux Phones

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Community about running GNU/Linux on phones. Projects like Ubuntu Touch, Plasma Mobile, PostmarketOS, Mobian etc. Either on former Android phones or hardware like the PinePhone.

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[–] sunstoned@lemmus.org 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Cool video and channel. Thanks for posting!

TLDW:

[It was a cool attempt that may have spurred mobile Linux devs in an important way. Removable battery + hardware switches for communication subsystems were genuinely innovative and in tune with community interests. Also it was bad. 8 year old CPU, software that was trying to do everything everywhere all at once, cameras that didn't work then technically did. Pine64 still exists and the Pinephone Pro is a thing (that the presenter hadn't tested).]

Presenter was generous when describing the end product. It seems to me like they want to like it but came to the same conclusion as most did -- it's definitely not a daily driver. That said, it doesn't have to be to remain a cool product.

Do give them a watch though if you have a chance. This is from a <1k subscriber channel and was well put together.

[–] Infomatics90@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

while im here, is the pinephone pro a good phone? im looking to replace my dying android phone, and im not really tied to android at all, is it usable?

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Infomatics90@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

hmm i see. what's the phone that people usually buy to run a linux distro?

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There is currently no "the phone" to buy. They all come with different quirks and down-sides.

[–] Infomatics90@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is there a list you could point me to? I guess im looking for the phone with the most stability.

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The PostmarketOS list of supported devices, or alternatively the Ubuntu Touch supported devices list, but UT is not "normal" Linux.

[–] Infomatics90@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

thanks. Im going to try to grab a Oneplus 6T