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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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[–] skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wonder how hard it'd be to flash android on a pi zero or similar to display only the ID forever. I'd never put something like that on my phone.

[–] erebion@news.erebion.eu 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You could just install Waydroid. It's recently become part of the Debian repos and supports armhf.

It should run fine with a fast microSD and nothing else running, considering the Pi Zero is a slow device.

[–] erebion@news.erebion.eu 4 points 1 day ago

Oh and the docs even say how to run Waydroid full screen and directly boot into it: https://docs.waydro.id/faq/setting-up-waydroid-only-sessions