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submitted 1 week ago by Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca

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[–] erebion@news.erebion.eu 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it uses a downstream Android kernel
it does not use a mainline kernel
the Android kernel creates dependencies and makes it difficult to keep up to date for more than a couple years
their AppSuport is literally Android in a container with some proprietary parts
their apps are scarce as they need to be built for the OS (no Flatpak or any other support for the existing mobile Linux software)
the UI and some other components are proprietary

I believe those points make clear why I see more of a future in projects like Mobian, postmarketOS, Fedora Pocketblue.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 days ago

Sure about the Android kernel?
I was pretty convinced they use a Linux kernel and only have an Android app compatibility layer

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Priced at €649, the Jolla Phone is not intended for the mass market, and company leadership has acknowledged that it will remain a niche product.