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The trouble with these FOSS phones is support from banking, payments, and government apps, which are also the main things that can't be run from a laptop. They usually also require NFC support, and that implies having the right kind of security certificates that these organisations recognise as well.
Yep, there are also development tools missing (at least at the level Android and iOS have them) and the motivation for developers to support yet another platform with no users (at least initially). A good example is Microsoft which thrown awful lot of money and resources at Windows Phone only to give up eventually. OTOH it'd be interesting if i.e. EU decided to support a new phone/OS, that'd certainly help with those delicate apps at least.
The Chinese government has thrown its weight behind Huawei's HarmonyOS. I wonder what the EU will do?
With current (and in general) EU leadership I wouldn't be optimistic as they don't understand any of it.