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The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.

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  • Phone lifespan increases to 10+ years.
  • Less e-waste.

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  • Manjaro Arm
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  • Plasma Mobile
  • LuneOS
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  • Nemomobile
  • Tizen
  • WebOS

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  • Librem 5
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Is there any Linux os that works on a pixel phone? (lemm.ee)
submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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If so what's the feature compatibility like? Can u run android apks through a VM?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Would you mind sharing how recently and on what phone model? I had it on a Nexus 5 using version 18.04 and the battery life was indeed awful. I upgraded to a Pixel 3a and then the developers re-based the OS to 20.04, and now it seems to be lasting much, much longer on a charge. I admit I don't use it daily though, since I'm in one of the markets that needs VoLTE. This is just my perception.

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

Um... I'll have to find it. A Pixel 2 or 3, no later. It was mostly unusable b/c of the battery life, so it's in a drawer somewhere.