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Are Linux phones ready? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 day ago by shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca

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Starting September 30th, there's going to be a tsunami of Android users looking for an alternative system fleeing this developer verification malware.

In your opinion, are things like post market OS and the rest of the Linux phone ecosystem ready to take on these new users?

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[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Not even remotely, even if Mobile Linux was good and viable the grand majority of disgruntled Android users aren't switching. Thats if it was good and viable which it isnt even remotely. Hardware support is poor, the software experience is extremely bad (yes I have actually used postmarketos), and overall its just not something that people are gonna want to use.

On September 30th when people look for alternatives they will find nothing and give up, if there was a viable alternative google wouldn't be doing this

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

E/os is fine. I just bank on a laptop since I deleted MicroG. Nobody has to do that though.