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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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[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

FR FR, I think most Linux distros such as Ubuntu Touch are just running a stripped down Android software called "Halium" as a layer between the phone drivers and the OS.

Which of course leads to questions about maintainability now that the AOSP doesn't provide device trees.