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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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Pay the $25 ransom little devs or else!

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 17 points 32 minutes ago* (last edited 31 minutes ago)

For those who have the means, please consider donating to PostmarketOS, which has been slowly but surely pushing forward pure linux support for phones, and is the best longterm solution we have to completely circumvent Google and reclaim our hardware permenantly.

[–] sns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 27 minutes ago

F-Droid is way more trustworthy than google pay.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 26 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] 666dollarfootlong@lemmy.world 11 points 54 minutes ago (2 children)

Speaking of, the first waves of the new Jolla phone (with sailfish os) are apparently coming out now. I haven"t seen any posts about it on Lemmy yet, just an unboxing vid on YouTube

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 5 points 40 minutes ago

Literally the only one I like but I live in Hell and they don't seem to do too well with the carriers over here. Some of them are crazy, lwanting like nearly 2k, ain't happenin' chief.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 1 points 37 minutes ago

Sailfish has been around since 2013. Hopefully the hardware is good 🤞

[–] Babalugats@feddit.uk 2 points 11 minutes ago* (last edited 11 minutes ago)

first results on a quick search for phones that allow bootloader unlocking.

Hopefully, all of the devs, (or at the very least, most of the them) move over to help speed up and improve the alternative OS's

It would be a beautiful kick in the face to Google if there a relatively quick mass migration from Android to any or all of those.

https://www.howtogeek.com/buy-these-brands-if-you-truly-want-to-own-your-phone/

At the least support lineageos.