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I used Linux on a phone for 30 days, here's why I'm sticking with it, and why you likely won't! (tilvids.com)

submitted 23 hours ago by Vicinus@piefed.zip to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca

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cross-posted from: https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/976a535d-6f0e-4ae6-9d9f-e1010b35dc6b

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:05 Sponsor: proton VPN
02:08 What worked well
06:56 Applications I used
14:26 The Waydroid Problems
19:19 Other issues
23:06 What almost broke me
16:10 Will I stick with it
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[–] TheMightyCat@ani.social 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Good video, also reinforces my decision to not install waydroid. I had it on my previous linux phone, and while it worked, it was a memory hog and quite slow. Which on the PPP made it even worse. Speed shouldn't be an issue on my new FP6, but going trough all the trouble to get a linux phone and then installing android seems counterproductive. Ofcourse if you absolutely need an android app, it is better then nothing ofcourse. but ideally you wouldn't need waydroid.

~~also am i the only one that finds the ubuntu sidebar while "fine" on desktop is even worse on phones? or am i too plasma biased?~~

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 3 points 21 hours ago

I found the same experience on the pixel 3a xl UT running Wayland. It’s too much of a bother to work with. I will make use of the Openstore library as is.