this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2026
224 points (98.7% liked)
Linux Phones
3181 readers
13 users here now
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
⚙️Contribute
🧼Go Clean From the Duopoly:
💻Related Communities:
📰News:
💬Messager:
⌚️Watch:
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I hope they develop a Linux Version soon. At least in Germany some Gouvernement institutions have switched to open source to avoid microsoft
Thankfully the German eID app is open source and in the package repos of many Linux distros. It's even on FreeBSD & F-Droid.
That's strangely forward thinking for a country stuck in 2005 when it comes to internet access
I agree, this is great in a strange way. So let's not complain too much. :)
Based. This makes me want to install it, and I'm not even German
Used it several times, works like a charm
I think it needs to be brought up by some group of the EU parliament but I don't know who. An open source validation protocol and client that can be implemented anywhere by anyone because any important part of it needs to be server side anyway.
They had a linux version way back. I do not think it will ever come back. Not in Sweden at least. Either Google will pressure the cartel of banks which develops the eID app to use the dumb Google Play attestation API which prevents it from working even on more open android versions like GrapheneOS, or they will simply find it too convenient to start using that API. Then it's finished. There is no demand from anyone, as you cannot even run it on any non-Google sanctioned device. There is no competition, but just a cartel of all the biggest banks which develops the single eID app (there is one alternative which works in very few places). It is not looking good.
"There is no demand"
But only because Linux users don't bother writing letters.
If a lot of people asked the banks for a solution, they would of course consider it.
BlackBerries were never really that large, but still many apps ran on them as well.
EDIT: Also, I'm pretty sure the decision makers at banks do not tend to know Linux exists, so we canno really blame them unless we kindly ask them to provide something we can use.
Werent they really popular with business people?
Yeah, they kinda started mobils messaging and email on phones.
There was a Linux version of BankID, they discontinued it in 2014.
BankID has been around since 2001.