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Community about running GNU/Linux on phones. Projects like Ubuntu Touch, Plasma Mobile, PostmarketOS, Mobian etc. Either on former Android phones or hardware like the PinePhone.

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can an average person use a linux phone? (mindly.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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can an average person use a linux phone?

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I've been reading some articles about mobile Linux and many of them state one must be an "advanced user" or that the software isn't secure. How true is this?

I already use Linux on my laptop, but I'm not a software developer or anything like that. Would I be able to slap a new OS onto an old Android phone and be on my way, or would I run into problems?

#MobileLinux #Linux #LinuxPhone #FOSS

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

I think it's a bit of a bell curve. You either want to be doing basic stuff like texting, calling, and browsing the odd webpage or you want to be getting into more advanced things and troubleshooting issues regularly.

I would look to see what apps you use in a day and see if there is a decent mobile browser version.

Even some minor stuff like music playback in the background was an issue back when I was using the original Pinephone

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

Even calls can be and it's the most critical thing.

I'm hoping they nail that problem and the sleep/waking impact for good battery life.