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Do you dislike your dependency on Android? To the rescue comes Mobile Linux "PostmarketOS" - Funded via Donations (link to 2025 Priorities -> Focus on Reliabilty, Audi, Camera, etc) (postmarketos.org)
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A notable mention is https://ubports.com/en/ which is different from postmarketos in a sense that ubports uses old kernels with heavy patches. That means: good support for things, but difficult future.

PostmarketOS uses the newest kernels and tries to integrate their patches into mainline kernel, so that the reliability is maintained with all kernel developers.

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[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

Cool, does it run on a Galaxy Xcover6 Pro with a Verizon plan? I bet it doesn't, nothing does besides the big-2 OS's it seems.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Cool, does it run on a Galaxy S10 series phone?

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[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 157 points 1 week ago (38 children)

I can't wait for Linux phones to be stable enough for a daily driver.

[–] rice@lemmy.org 0 points 1 week ago

The best solution today is to get actual phone / text apps working on the handhelds and just start using steamdecks etc lmao.

VOIP solutions obviously already do work.

[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

that has been said since before the nokia n600. lol

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 week ago

And we'll keep saying it until we get there.

[–] solrize@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Good luck, phone hardware changes very fast though.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yet the performance basically peaked already. They are doing 15% increases at the top end and less for the cheapest phones.

[–] solrize@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

There are significant features being added too. Like satellite messaging in areas with no cell coverage can be pretty worthwhile. You're right though, most other stuff is meh. I'd like wireless charging for my current phone but can do without it. I have a $250 phone from 2023 and don't understand why anyone buys a flagship.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I'm okay with an older phone, I just want basic features to work consistently and well. Maybe support a newer phone every 5 years or so to provide an upgrade path.

Basically, I'm okay with the GrapheneOS strategy of sticking to one product line.

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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It seems like Linux-compatible android handsets stopped around 2021. Except a few bespoke models that are hard to get your hands on outside of Europe.

I have a OnePlus Nord N10 flashed with Ubuntu Touch as a tinker device, unfortunately in the US it's not daily-able because we shut down 3g and 2g networks and they still haven't managed to get VoLTE working on Ubuntu Touch yet (though it may be coming in the next year!) so phone calls don't work.

There's also the Pixel 3a/3a XL which are plentiful and cheap but I like the N10 a bit more because of the additional RAM. Makes it feel a little less old compared to the Pixel.

If you can get your hands on a Fairphone, Pinephone or Volla those are great but hard to get outside the EU.

[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Are you saying I could get Linux running on my Fairphone 3+?

Mind you, yeah, 3G switch off would then make life difficult...

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 points 5 days ago

Sure. Looks like on Ubuntu Touch the only thing not working is the fingerprint reader

https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/fp3/

The OS in general isn't ready for daily use though. It's maybe doable if all you need is text, calls, camera, and a browser. And the calls only work in some countries. But it's fun to play with.

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[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 57 points 1 week ago (4 children)

give me ANYTHING that's open-source and not tied to google or apple. i don't care if it's shit. i'm old. i just need a phone and maybe some pics and browsing.

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago

Pinephone. Daily driver of you have low expectations. Not great for pictures.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

GrapheneOS is an open-source Android fork lots of people like, it's what I'm planning on using once I get a new phone

[–] ilmagico@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago (5 children)

While I'm a fan of GrapheneOS, I think it could still be considered "tied to Google" both due to it being based on Android, and also because it only runs on Google Pixel phones. Graphene focuses more on security, then on privacy, but not so much on reducing our dependency on Google's software and/or hardware.

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[–] commander@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Eventually I'll try one. I feel like it can be like desktop Linux where it take a very many many long years until it starts to chip away at single digit values of market share

[–] solrize@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It's worse. Linux desktop is only possible because of the relative consistency and openness of x86 PC hardware. Phones are nothing like that. At best we will have retro Linux handhelds with phone functionality.

[–] RecallMadness@lemmy.nz 2 points 5 days ago

This is the reason I haven’t given it a chance.

Not that I’m unwilling, but with no common hardware, I’m reluctant to go out and buy something.

I can go buy a pinephone for postmarket, but won’t work for sailfish. I can get an Xperia for sailfish, but I’m out of luck for postmarket.

Not to mention, I’m reluctant to drop a chunk of cash on aged hardware, whose successor doesn’t look to be as well supported.

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[–] Dearth@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Can i play minecraft on it though? Ive got a horse ranch that I'd really like to continue

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How do you tame a horse in Minecraft?

I need to know for... Reasons.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Just try mounting it, if you get bucked, try again.

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Finally, my TV is unlocked!

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