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Why aren't Linux-based mobile operating systems (apart from Android) used more widely? (fedia.io)

submitted 13 hours ago by ryujin470@fedia.io to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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These include Sailfish OS, postmarketOS, Ubuntu Touch, Mobian, etc. They never gained a significant market share/adoption.

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[–] eli@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

The OS needs to support X device the person is using
People need to know how to flash the OS(Graphene has made this SO easy, but still)
People have to want to flash a different OS

I remember flashing Android on my HTC HD2 20 years ago. I'm a super geek for this stuff. I've been wanting to flash Graphene on my pixel but...I need my phone every day. I can't have a phone out of commission to try and find a way to install all the apps I need. With Graphene I can resort to just installing the Play Store but...I'd rather not use the Play Store at all if I'm already de-Google'ing.

I'd love to have a Linux phone, not android, but I haven't seen a solid alternative yet. Correct me if I'm wrong.