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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:
- Sailfish🇫🇮
- Ubuntu Touch🇩🇪
- Postmarket OS🇨🇭
- Mobian
- Pure OS🇺🇸
- FuriOS🇺🇸
- Plasma Mobile🇩🇪
- LuneOS
- openSUSE Mobile🇩🇪
- Nemomobile
- Droidian
- Mobile NixOS
- ExpidusOS
- Maemo Leste
- Manjaro Arm
- Tizen
- WebOS
Linux Mobile Hardware:
- Fairphone 6🇳🇱
- Jolla Phone🇫🇮
- Volla Phone🇩🇪
- Shift Phone🇩🇪
- FLX1🇺🇸
- Librem 5🇺🇸
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Every savvy user will make this the first thing they do on a new Android phone.
As an iPhone guy — say what you will about my savviness — it’s the first thing I’d do on a new Android phone.
But I don’t want a Pixel, I want that new Fairphone. In green. I just don’t have $650 laying around to piss away on a phone.
If you buy a fairphone you can select a non-stock Android being preinstalled, these allegedly are not affected by this change as far as I understood it.
I knew there was a custom firmware option, but I didn't know you could select it from the factory. That's neat.
I am waiting with bated breath on some Linux phones in the pipes