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What would I need a second device for if I get a PinePhone or other linux phones? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca

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I mainly use my phone for messaging (ie. Signal, Whatsapp etc), web browsing/social media (forums, lemmy, bluesky etc), and video viewing (jellyfin, alt youtube frontends, and netflix)

Are all these things possible on a linux phone like a Pinephone?

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[–] OhYeah@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

I've heard success stories of downloading the android version of signal to create an account, and then the linux desktop version for daily use, then linking the linux version on the android version. Depends on how good of a waydroid setup you can get working, there also seems to be a translation layer in the works that might be worth looking into