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Linux Phones

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The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.


Benefits:

  • More freedom with with hardware.
  • Perfect operating-system competition.
  • Full utilization of specs.
  • Phone lifespan increases to 10+ years.
  • Less e-waste.

Linux Mobile Distros:

  • Postmarket OS
  • Ubuntu Touch
  • Mobian
  • Sailfish
  • Manjaro Arm
  • Pure OS
  • Plasma Mobile
  • LuneOS
  • FuriOS
  • Nemomobile
  • Tizen
  • WebOS

Linux Mobile Hardware:

  • Librem 5
  • PinePhone
  • Volla Phone

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It's all edge gestures and just four of them, so not really anything fancy to remember. They all feel really intuitive by my experience. Of course you might not like it, but I would certainly not avoid trying Ubuntu Touch because of the gestures! :)

I also disabled gestures and stick to three buttons in Android, for what it's worth.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Fair enough. Definitely not for me, though. I want discrete controls without any ambiguity or potential for accidental invocation.

What I really want in a Linux phone is basically a palmtop computer with keyboard that can also do phone and SMS/MMS lol. So, Debian + an IMS stack, I guess? lol