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Community about running GNU/Linux on phones. Projects like Ubuntu Touch, Plasma Mobile, PostmarketOS, Mobian etc. Either on former Android phones or hardware like the PinePhone.

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What do you all use? And can you use your phone as a daily driver? (lemmings.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ml

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I'm using Sailfish OS and due to the Android compatibility layer I can use it as my daily driver (with only occasional needs for my spare Android phone), but I was wondering if there's something better in that regard?

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[–] JoeBidet@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

using pmOS edge + sxmo on a pinephone. daily-driving for 2y+. it's a bit of work, maybe an average of 10-15min/day... but 1/ it's less that the amount of free labour most people do on their mobile device, per day, for Google, Meta, Twitter, etc. 2/ it's pleasant work 3/ it's for myself, and can help others too... I would recommend if you're not afraid of a bit of sysadmin

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Other Linux phones have Waydroid these days. Also works well for running most Android apps as far as I know.

[–] Tucumano88@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

well...it counts a Nokia N9? but I can't use it as a daily driver, not for IM services (have telegram) but because I can't configure my email (disroot) and several pages won't load because certificate issues

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 2 years ago

Heh, that one is very old, no surprise the certificates are out of date. I remember really wanting that phone when it was new.

[–] lolgzs@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I use a One Plus 6 with PostmarketOS. Runs very well, no camera support yet.

[–] Shatur@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I use PinePhone Pro with Plasma Mobile on ArchLinux from Danct. I use Waydroid for to run banking apps that runs only on Android.

[–] anthonii@mastodon.social 1 points 2 years ago

@Shatur what doesnt work outside of that?

[–] atomkarinca@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

i have an alcatel idol3 and PostmarketOS works unexpectedly well. the only thing that doesn't work is the camera. but i don't think it would take much longer to get most of the cameras to work, at least that's what i get from following the gitlab issues.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I tried to persist with Pinephone for a bit on Plasma mobile. In the end, I kind of felt it wasn't ready and went with GrapheneOS. I'm hoping it makes some big strides, but with the sleep, wake, answer issues, I wasn't fully confident where it was. Plus Neochat wasn't good for it and Signal wasn't taking calls for me through Waydroid. This was over half a year ago, so things may have changed.

[–] Spider89@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I use Mobian on Nexus 5.

Have you tried Mobian/Waydroid on a PPP?

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nope, the only Linux phone OS I used is SailfishOS. I wanted to try Ubuntu Touch but then they stopped supporting it.

[–] Spider89@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What device fo you have?

(Jerboa doesn't notify me unless I'm on the app. Sorry!)

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 2 years ago

Sony Xperia 10 III, one of the officially supported phones.

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