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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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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

That's funny I've had several Android apps run fine under Linux mobile OSes.

I'm not going to say they're ready for general public daily use but there's no reason they one day couldn't be? There's a foundation there. With a good enthusiast community we could get it to the point that it's at least useable for power users and grow from there.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’m not going to say they’re ready for general public daily use but there’s no reason they one day couldn’t be? There’s a foundation there. With a good enthusiast community we could get it to the point that it’s at least useable for power users and grow from there.

Foundation? Well, consider me corrected, I'm clearly ready for pound town.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

What's the point in the sarcasm?

There's never going to be some viable alternative to Android and iOS that just springs up out of nowhere fully developed ready for daily driving...

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

(I was echoing the other guy on the other half of your comment :P)