Im very interested in an officially supported linux phone, however the fitmware seems not to be upstream(yet?). I hope it will be upstreamed, or else were back to square one with linux mobile hardware support if they stop working on it!
They will upstream stuff, but sadly they are not going to mainline.
Despite the market domination of Apple’s iOS
Since when?
The register is out of the UK and the bulk of their readership is in the US, in both places apple has above 50% market share.
Thx. I didn’t knew it was that bad
Some people think it’s a status symbol, but most people don’t care. But yeah it’s above 50 percent now and climbing (in the US).
I have both from time to time. I wish there was a viable 3rd party than picking our favorite multi-billion dollar company, but as a developer, I need both.
It is over 80% if you only look at the youth
True. Apple is straight up dystopia.
I mean, do we have viable alternative? Like every popular brand is from similar tech megacorps.
Android is open source
Partially. From what I’ve read most of current android is proprietary, and the the open source part is behind by a lot. Usual evil Google way.
Look for grapheneos
Despite the market domination of Apple’s iOS and the legions of Android devices out there, there are alternatives in the smartphone market…
just a wierd line break
since you crawled under a rock /s
This is Patrick.
Yet another Linux phone with subpar specs. That processor is quite underwhelming even compared to Google’s Tensor G1, a proc that many regard as crap as is and it beats this Dimensity 900 handily.
I think about creating a phone out of a raspberry Pi compute module and include a dedicated NPU in the build 🤔
That would be just as proprietary as Android
😮
According to the Librem people: this is Android kernel (& other low level stuff) with Debian userspace, not a true Debian phone. https://social.librem.one/@dos/112686932765355105
At least it might actually get delivered, unlike the librem 5… /s (but not really)
It’s already delivered - a Mastodon user got one.
But getting an OEM to make a phone under your brand is easy. The real question is how long will they keep the software maintained?
These people seem like passionate Linux enthusiasts, so one can hope.
So, not the droid we Are looking for… :(
A phone for furis? How nice :3
Huzzah! A Linux phone with specs that wouldn’t have looked pathetic five years ago!
Actually, those specs are comparable to the Pixel 7a I’m writing this on at a slightly cheaper price! Has the era of the Linux phone begun?
I mean Android is not magic, but a huge step up from desktop Linux regarding security, minimalism, battery life, …
They also just use an LTS kernel, and I even found a Vulkan package.
The simple, core principle, security without compromises, is not hard, everythig is there.
And at the same time you can fix many of the Google issues, privacy invasiveness, design that sucks…
So it will have good mainline linux support?
No. It uses Hallium (Android kernel, basically).
Furry Phone? Is this going to make me want to fuck a gazelle? Again?
These specs actually seem really solid for the price point, I’m glad to see decent alternative smartphones popping up that actually have some power.
What’s bugging me is the lack of information about the software. Apparently this is Android with a layer like Hallium to run a Debian userspace on top? And yet they don’t advertise that fact. It’s just a little off putting that this product seems to be aimed at Linux/general tech enthusiasts, yet the company seemed to miss the fact that those customers tend to really like knowing what they’re running under the hood.
Headphone jack 3.5mm waterproof
It has a fucking headphone jack?!? I might actually consider this as my next device.
Just use a $5 USB-C to 3.5mm DAC?
I have the Samsung one right now, but the problem with it is that I can’t charge while listening to music and I ain’t gonna sacrifice sound quality with a 2 in 1 dongle.
We’ve tried this before. Didn’t work out very well from what I remember.
Sometimes ideas are ahead of their time.
I don’t think this is the case here. Like, this is dead on arrival in most of Europe without WhatsApp. My phone is my most important device. I cannot access my bank account without it. But banks will not allow me to use that phone as a factor for authentication.
5 or 10 years ago you could have forced those companies to either support something third party or develop for a new phone os but now we are stuck with android and ios until something really messed up happens to our economy or until one of them really fucks up and gets into legal trouble to a point where they can’t sell phones or services anymore.
I personally refuse to use anything that requires that I install a proprietary app. F-droid or the highway
Yes but then you are half a percent of the user base that a new phone manufacturer would want to attract. And in Germany at least it is literally impossible to have a social life outside of the nerd bubble if you don’t use WhatsApp.
You’re not wrong. But remember that with the new law, third party apps can send and receive WhatsApp messages now.
And you can use matrix bridges or whatsapp web via phone as a server at home
Is it better than PinePhone?
I don’t think so
Furry Phone yay
Tough choice. Personally I wouldve taken display out over a macro camera.
