Linux Phones

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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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I’m happy to see this community is bigger than the Reddit equivalent (lemmy.ca)

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No billionaire shenanigans to get in the way of having a truly open-sourced phone.

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[–] Dariusmiles2123 30 points 8 months ago (16 children)

I didn’t know that and then it would make me happy to know that Lemmy is beating Reddit at something, but I still think we’re far away from having open source phones we could use every day in every situation.

[–] lemmeee 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They work for people whose priority is freedom and that are GNU/Linux experts. So I don't think it's productive to make general statements like that. If there is something that sucks (like battery life), you should say what it is exactly.

[–] Dariusmiles2123 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don’t really know because I don’t have a Linux phone yet, but apparently banking apps would be a problem on these phones when they aren’t on my Linux computer. It’s just an example, but an important one for me. But I’m clearly just dipping my toes in the Linux phone world so I’m not an expert.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@Dariusmiles2123 @lemmeee I am using degoogled /e/ OS and banking apps (German and Swedish banks) work fine because proprietary Google Mobile services were replaced with open-source Microservices.

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https://biosphere.wilmarigl.de/en/?p=2259

[–] Dariusmiles2123 3 points 8 months ago

It ain’t a Linux phone but a combination of /e/os and Fairphone is also probably what I’d use.

It’s good to know your banking apps are working flawlessly.

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