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Linux Phones

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The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.

Benefits:

  • Hardware freedom.
  • Perfect operating-system competition.
  • Full utilization of specs.
  • Phone lifespan raises to 10+ years.
  • Less e-waste.

Linux Mobile Distros:

  • Ubuntu Touch
  • Sailfish
  • FuriOS
  • Postmarket OS
  • Mobian
  • Pure OS
  • Plasma Mobile
  • LuneOS
  • openSUSE Mobile
  • Nemomobile
  • Droidian
  • Mobile NixOS
  • ExpidusOS
  • Maemo Leste
  • Manjaro Arm
  • Tizen
  • WebOS

Linux Mobile Hardware:

  • Fairphone 5
  • Volla Phone
  • PinePhone
  • FLX1
  • Librem 5

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Sure, the year of the Linux Desktop might be around the corner, but what about the year of the Linux Phone!

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[–] sveltecider@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Is NFC gone entirely? Would yubikeys with nfc work?

[–] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 days ago

They'd work. You might need to install play services for those, not totally sure (Google has shoved an annoying amount of functionality into play services). NFC itself is functional, but various apps that support NFC may not work because of Play Integrity.

[–] shortable@feddit.online 2 points 4 days ago

I logged into my credit card app by holding the card to the NFC reader on graphene

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago

I can't say for GrapheneOS, but NFC still works on my Fairphone 6 with /e/OS without play services.
I can't use NFC for payments, but I also can't log in to my bank's app without play services.