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Linux Phones

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The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.

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  • 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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Pay the $25 ransom little devs or else!

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[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Google has been reducing the amount of AOSP updates released each year.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 33 minutes ago (1 children)

And moving necessary libraries into Google Play Services instead of having them in AOSP at all.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 minutes ago

Because Google absolutely hates everything good and decent now.