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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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[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 months ago (3 children)

So, still no phones that have full support for core functionality.

https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices

"Camera" looks like it's causing some headaches

[–] michael_palmer@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Both Pinephone and Pinephone Pro are almost fully supported, including the camera. In any case, we have only the hardware manufacturers to blame for this.

[–] ruse8145@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You blame hardware manufacturers for a misleading headline? Odd.

[–] michael_palmer@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 3 months ago

What exactly is misleading?

[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

Camera and baseband seem to be the general pain points. Somewhat unsurprisingly, given that both are complicated black box devices.

[–] mariob@liberdon.com 0 points 2 months ago

@DerisionConsulting @poVoq even on custom android ROMs you don't have full camera support.

[–] RecallMadness@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If I wanted to give Linux phones a serious try, (and given a PostmarketOS thread, postmarket specifically)

What device do I buy? What gives me the best experience to cost ratio?

[–] mariob@liberdon.com 3 points 2 months ago

@RecallMadness @poVoq oneplus 6/6t is the one supported by most of linux distros and also has close to 99% compatibility and stability.

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

So, there aren't any phones that have all core functionality supported?

Devices:
https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices

Legend: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices#Status_Legend
y = yes it works
p = partially works
n = no

[–] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 3 months ago

There's lots of "partially works" that are basically at 99 % perfection, where a small use case is not tested, or buggy, or something.