Linux Phones

@dingdongitsabear @HiddenLayer555 take a look at pmOS osk-sdl for LUKS unlock: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Osk-sdl

Heck- just try @postmarketOS on the thing 😄

be sure to not use greeter logins and disk encryption as the on-screen keyboards (OSK) don’t work outside the DE. also, issues with non-US keyboard layouts.

Just set up unl0kr and keep safe, no need to use an installation without encryption. It's not even difficult, mainly just requires installing the package and adding the unlock script path to crypttab.

It's nice to have a device with FDE and Secure Boot, gives peace of mind in case that thing ends up in the wrong hands.

be sure to not use greeter logins and disk encryption as the on-screen keyboards (OSK) don’t work outside the DE. also, issues with non-US keyboard layouts.

Greeters like phog or phrog are designed to work with touch and packaged in distributions.

not sure if you’ll be able to actually use the thing without an external keyboard/mouse; case in point, Gnome for the longest time didn’t allow touch to initiate dropdowns in the UI, kinda big deal.

No need for a keyboard nowadays (can say so at least for the DE I'm using). You can attach a keyboard though (and often a 2nd (external) display) if you want to turn it (temporarily) into a "desktop".