Linux Phones

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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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We need to support Linux Phones development more now than ever based on recent news (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Beaver@lemmy.ca to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ml

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As Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled in the future. They’re going to eventually ban adblockers for chromium. We need to quickly respond with alternatives to android, we must end this market consolidation.

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[–] Rakenclaw@fedia.io 31 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I run Ubuntu Touch on Google Pixel 3A XL and use Firefox and waydroid for android apps. Runs great even though it was released back in 2019. Governments must legislate all phone boot loaders, and service providers, be unlocked.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is this something a normie could do? I run fedora on my laptop, but I never really get past anything more than basic GUI stuff. I mainly use it for writing papers for school and some web browsing. My phone, however, I use pretty heavily. It's where I do 95+% of my web browsing, Lemmy, YouTube, streaming video, and some of my school stuff. Banking apps I'm sure I wouldn't be able to use on that, but I could always use my bank through the browser, I'd imagine.

[–] Rakenclaw@fedia.io 6 points 4 months ago

It's fairly straight forward. Just need to make sure your unlocked phone includes the bootloader being unlocked. There's a list of supported devices for UT on this link. https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/

[–] hellofriend@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Just curious, but does Waydroid open the full OS environment like it does on desktop or does it just open apps in a container?

[–] Rakenclaw@fedia.io 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It opens a full containerized android session.

[–] hellofriend@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Does it suspend the Linux UI? Seems like unnecessary overhead to be running two DEs/launchers

[–] Rakenclaw@fedia.io 1 points 4 months ago

No, you can still access ubuntu touch programs/ui. So far it seems to run fine for me with my usage. ymmv

[–] Beaver@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

This comment right here folks!