Second wave of Linux phones?
this post was submitted on 07 Dec 2025
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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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The Google announcement, even if they "will listen to feedback", rightfully alarmed many.
I mean, it's been a maintained project for over a decade
But new devices are coming: the new Jolla and Fairphone latest news about foss
The year of the Linux phones.
I think I will take the jump with my FP4 sometime in the first half of 2026. So far the big blocker is Signal, as it still requires a mobile app to be the main application. Maybe I will keep a secondary, cheap Android phone running Lineage in a drawer somewhere.
I would rather go for postmarketOS than Ubuntu Touch, and there have been some recent advancements on that front for Fairphone 4 (camera and battery gauge), but I think Ubuntu Touch could be a good stepping stone.
you can use signal using waydroid as the main and then use:
Oh, I had the impression that it didn't work on Waydroid at all. What would be the benefit of using Signal UT over tje Waydroid version?
from what I understand, waydroid heavily drains the battery (I havent tried Ubuntu touch yet myself - but I plan on doing so next year)