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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
- 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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Boycott the hell out of android!
As long as you don't go to iOS, sure. Hopefully Linux phones will get a much needed development boom.
Well, I'm likely going to iOS. I need to bank on my phone and those apps only work on iOS and android. If I'm going to be in a walled garden, I'm going to choose the nicer one. Hopefully google gets the message, but I have my doubts.
Edit: y'all can go ahead and keep downvoting every time I mention this, I still haven't seen a good solution for doing anything else that actually works for me. At least I'll get a better camera out of it, though I will miss my back button. I just dont see the point of staying on certified android if fdroid and many community apps are going away. It was the primary reason I chose to leave ios for android in the first place.
Nicer looking (maybe), but even more aggressively locked down.
iOS has been this locked-down since 2007.
So, what is your alternative suggestion?
I'm strongly considering the switch to something like PostmarketOS. Also, I'm trying to donate small amounts to a few Linux phone projects, and am asking others to do the same. Even $5 here and there could be the difference needed to accelerate mobile Linux to a better state.
Every little bit helps. Thank you for thinking ahead!
Buy an used pixel and install graphene.
Have graphene devs announced where they stand about this situation? They're security minded, not necessarily for freedom of choice, so they may go either way
They’re working with a different manufacturer, they don’t seem too worried about Google screwing around with everyone. They can always replace any Android components if need be.