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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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which Linux Phone Distro should I use? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Bullerfar@lemmy.world to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ml

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I am looking forward to changing out my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. But I am very confused of what to choose, of the many options. Here is some criteria you guys could maybe help me choose the perfect fit from:

1: has to be able to use some android apps still, because of government- & banking applications. 2: the car runs it's own android system, but android auto would be nice to still have. 3: It would be awesome to be able to use the linux phone as a pc as well. I loved the videos I have seen from ubuntu touch, where you just connect to a screen through usb c and you have a desktop environment. That is just awesome! 4: I am kind of pro EU. So if the OS is developed in europe and the phone that supports it from the factory is also EU based, it's a huge plus in my book. Not a deal breaker though. My trusy on USA has just dissapeared sadly.

Hope someone will be able to help me out here! Thank you.

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[–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

No, no. I know it isn't possible to boot another linux OS on the Samsung phone, So I will be buying a new phone as well.

I know of Jolla Phone comes with SailfishOS, and Fairphone ships with the option of preinstalled /e/OS

But I have no idea if those are great options. I have no experience with any of the linux options.

[–] scoobford@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

/e/ is android AFAIK. Their security is also kinda shit.

I think graphene is the best option on purely practical basis, but if you feel strongly about using a Linux project instead of an android based project, you'll want to look elsewhere.

[–] quixote@mastodon.nz 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@Bullerfar @tophneal One thing you have to watch out for with linux phones (if it's important to you) is:

Do they actually work as phones?

Sending and receiving texts, that sort of thing. Super basic stuff. I had a pinephone for a while and it had a bug where it wouldn't wake from suspend for an incoming call or message. A bit inconvenient!

On the forums, the talk would be about how well you could use IRC or the like. That's nice. But I'd use a laptop for that. For me at least, a phone needs to be a phone.

Currently using Graphene which really does work, but isn't a linux phone in the sense you're using it (I think?).

[–] tophneal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You're right. PinePhone/Pro is the only Pine device I haven't tried just bc there was so much holding it back from being a feasibly reliable phone.

I can only kinda speak towards using Sailfish (but not the phone device.) I booted a dev IMG of it for a while on an OG PineTab. Its probably much more mature now, but once I got used to it Sailfish was a great mobile device OS.

[–] quixote@mastodon.nz 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@tophneal Interesting. I only saw screenshots of Sailfish. I loved the way it looked.

[–] tophneal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

It definitely looks more polished now, but seems to still be mostly the same as when I last used it. Definitely the first good looking mobile Linux UI IMO. What really set it apart to me was the edge swipes. They worked a lot like the gestures of other mobile OSes, but each screen edge had a separate UI function/destination (hopefully that makes sense). The instinct to swipe page history definitely messed with me in the browser, I kept sending myself to the home screen 😂