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Linux Phones

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The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.

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[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The reason most phones lose support in general is Qualcomm and their binary blobs.

I think what Fairphone does in part to greatly extend y phone life (at least initially) was to use an industrial version of the mobile chips they offer which they give support for way longer.