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Bevy can run on Android phones. But what about GNU/Linux phones?
I decided to find out using my PinePhone Pro with RK3399.

Managed to run my game using WGPU_SETTINGS_PRIO=webgl2. But couldn't get past the main menu due to limited features of the GPU. ๐Ÿ˜ข

But simple 2D games like breakout example runs!

Right now I working on networking for the game, but this evening I decided to tinker with my device a little.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Sorry, not the point of your post, but is that a mechanical keyboard with a number pad!? ๐Ÿคฉ What brand?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

It's Vortex Tab 90 ๐Ÿ˜Š

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Looks like it might be a keychron

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Is the pinephone pro any good? Been thinking about getting one to toy around with

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

It's not a good value to buy and you need a good GNU/Linux knowledge to use it. But it's quite an interesting device, especially with the keyboard addon.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

@wittypier @Shatur it's not usable as a daily driver phone but if you are interested in developing apps, drivers etc it's ok. There are much better options like the one plus 6.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

@wittypier @Shatur LIbrem5 is also on sale for now.