this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2026
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Linux Phones
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The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.
Benefits:
- Hardware freedom.
- Perfect operating-system competition.
- Full utilization of specs.
- Phone lifespan raises to 10+ years.
- Less e-waste.
Linux Mobile Distros:
- Ubuntu Touch
- Sailfish
- FuriOS
- Postmarket OS
- Mobian
- Pure OS
- Plasma Mobile
- LuneOS
- openSUSE Mobile
- Nemomobile
- Droidian
- Mobile NixOS
- ExpidusOS
- Maemo Leste
- Manjaro Arm
- Tizen
- WebOS
Linux Mobile Hardware:
- Fairphone 5
- Volla Phone
- PinePhone
- FLX1
- Librem 5
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Feel like we should be able to install these OS on whatever device we want, same as PCs. Why lock a phone so much?
Cause on ARM you don't have a bios and some other reasons why you need an OS specifically for each device
There are loaders for arm devices. They may not be typical bootloaders like for computers but they're not all that different. Like tow-boot or u-boot.