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The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.

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  • Hardware freedom.
  • Perfect operating-system competition.
  • Full utilization of specs.
  • Phone lifespan raises to 10+ years.
  • Less e-waste.

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  • Postmarket OS
  • Ubuntu Touch
  • Mobian
  • Sailfish
  • Manjaro Arm
  • Pure OS
  • Plasma Mobile
  • LuneOS
  • FuriOS
  • Nemomobile
  • Droidian
  • Mobile NixOS
  • ExpidusOS
  • Maemo Leste
  • Tizen
  • WebOS

Linux Mobile Hardware:

  • Fairphone 5
  • Volla Phone
  • Librem 5
  • PinePhone

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submitted 2 days ago by Sunshine@piefed.social to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca
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Apple and Google will gladly erase the works of developers to chase profits.

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[–] MxRemy@piefed.social 11 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I've been using GrapheneOS myself for a while now, and I love it! However, isn't the concern here that these AOSP changes might negatively affect all the Android forks as well?

[–] PenguinJazz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, GOS and all other forks run the risk of getting shafted by Google if they implement some evil ass "feature" upstream that breaks something GOS needs.

They are planning to move away from the Linux kernel in the far future, so hopefully that also means their going to move away from Google too.

also I use GOS too c:

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