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#pine64 support seem to be trolling me. I reported that wifi chip stopped working within ~15 minutes, and their response so far has been:

1. Gaslight me and try to convince me there is no problem
2. Try to convince me my phone wasn't charged enough for wifi+bt chip to work.
3. Try to convince me that even though battery is charged, it doesn't have "enough voltage" just for this one chip while everything else works

It is almost as if they just want me to go away and stop complaining.

#pinephone #linuxphone #postmarketos

[Smartphone] Linux in your smartphone: where do we stand?

https://piefed.social/c/linuxphones/p/2033521/smartphone-linux-in-your-smartphone-where-do-we-stand

I posted this on Lemmy, but think it's worth reposting here. With the news that Google is locking down Android more, and making it more difficult to install apps of ones own choosing, there is likely going to be more interest in alternatives to Google branded Android.

The best general resource for instructions on how to unlock your phone's bootloader and flash alternate AOSP ROM's or non-Android OS's is https://xdaforums.com/

Please note that not all carriers and oem's allow you to unlock the bootloader though, so choose your device carefully for this.

You will also most likely need a PC (desktop or laptop) with adb & fastboot on it. These are apps used in the terminal, but you only need to copy and paste a few commands into them to use it.

If you have a Google Pixel then best option is Graphene - https://grapheneos.org/

For other devices you can use a "degoogled" Android ROM and get apps from the open source F-Droid app store - https://f-droid.org/

Some choices for this are:

Lineage - https://lineageos.org/

crDroid - https://crdroid.net/

/e/os - https://e.foundation/e-os/

Iode - https://iode.tech/iodeos/

OR use a a true alternative mobile OS. Options for this are:

Ubuntu Touch - https://www.ubuntu-touch.io/

Sailfish OS - https://sailfishos.org/

Mobian - https://mobian-project.org/

Postmarket OS - https://postmarketos.org/

Plasma Mobile - https://plasma-mobile.org/

Droidian - https://droidian.org/

You can also purchase devices with alternative OS's already preinstalled from:

Volla - https://volla.online/en/devices/

Jolla - https://jolla.com/

Fairphone - https://fairphone.com/

Murena - https://murena.com/

Furilabs - https://furilabs.com/

Brax - https://www.braxtech.net/

I posted this on Lemmy, but think it's worth reposting here. With the news that Google is locking down Android more, and making it more difficult to install apps of ones own choosing, there is likely going to be more interest in alternatives to Google branded Android.

The best general resource for instructions on how to unlock your phone's bootloader and flash alternate AOSP ROM's or non-Android OS's is https://xdaforums.com/

Please note that not all carriers and oem's allow you to unlock the bootloader though, so choose your device carefully for this.

You will also most likely need a PC (desktop or laptop) with adb & fastboot on it. These are apps used in the terminal, but you only need to copy and paste a few commands into them to use it.

If you have a Google Pixel then best option is Graphene - https://grapheneos.org/

For other devices you can use a "degoogled" Android ROM and get apps from the open source F-Droid app store - https://f-droid.org/

Some choices for this are:

Lineage - https://lineageos.org/

crDroid - https://crdroid.net/

/e/os - https://e.foundation/e-os/

Iode - https://iode.tech/iodeos/

OR use a a true alternative mobile OS. Options for this are:

Ubuntu Touch - https://www.ubuntu-touch.io/

Sailfish OS - https://sailfishos.org/

Mobian - https://mobian-project.org/

Postmarket OS - https://postmarketos.org/

Plasma Mobile - https://plasma-mobile.org/

Droidian - https://droidian.org/

You can also purchase devices with alternative OS's already preinstalled from:

Volla - https://volla.online/en/devices/

Jolla - https://jolla.com/

Fairphone - https://fairphone.com/

Murena - https://murena.com/

Furilabs - https://furilabs.com/

Brax - https://www.braxtech.net/

I posted this on Lemmy, but think it's worth reposting here. With the news that Google is locking down Android more, and making it more difficult to install apps of ones own choosing, there is likely going to be more interest in alternatives to Google branded Android.

The best general resource for instructions on how to unlock your phone's bootloader and flash alternate AOSP ROM's or non-Android OS's is https://xdaforums.com/

Please note that not all carriers and oem's allow you to unlock the bootloader though, so choose your device carefully for this.

You will also most likely need a PC (desktop or laptop) with adb & fastboot on it. These are apps used in the terminal, but you only need to copy and paste a few commands into them to use it.

If you have a Google Pixel then best option is Graphene - https://grapheneos.org/

For other devices you can use a "degoogled" Android ROM and get apps from the open source F-Droid app store - https://f-droid.org/

Some choices for this are:

Lineage - https://lineageos.org/

crDroid - https://crdroid.net/

/e/os - https://e.foundation/e-os/

Iode - https://iode.tech/iodeos/

OR use a a true alternative mobile OS. Options for this are:

Ubuntu Touch - https://www.ubuntu-touch.io/

Sailfish OS - https://sailfishos.org/

Mobian - https://mobian-project.org/

Postmarket OS - https://postmarketos.org/

Plasma Mobile - https://plasma-mobile.org/

Droidian - https://droidian.org/

You can also purchase devices with alternative OS's already preinstalled from:

Volla - https://volla.online/en/devices/

Jolla - https://jolla.com/

Fairphone - https://fairphone.com/

Murena - https://murena.com/

Furilabs - https://furilabs.com/

Brax - https://www.braxtech.net/

My 2016 Samsung phone has finally got to the point where even I can't keep using it. The screen is dying and the battery doesn't seem to be able to get me through half a day. That's on top of it being slow as, with a potato for a camera.
Any thoughts on what the least annoying OEM flavour of Android is? By that I probably mean customiseable, least creepy, least AI-infested. Would love to go Linux, but I need to do $EMPLOYEE stuff like Teams on it, paywave, and $GOVMINT stuff like digital drivers licence etc., and I'm not sure if that's possible on a Linux phone.
Currently lookign at Nothing phones, probably a 4a or 3a. Would love to hear from Nothing Phone owners to see what you think.
#Phones #Android #AskFedi #LinuxPhone

Acabo de volver a Ubuntu Touch y me encanta. Droidian fue excelente, pero su nueva actualización lo dejó inservible: incluso borró la app de configuración. Consejo: deberían integrar zram en el sistema para teléfonos con recursos muy limitados.
Hablando de Ubuntu Touch, al parecer ya arreglaron los errores que tenía —felicidades— aunque lo he probado muy poco.

#UbuntuTouch #Droidian #LinuxMobile #zram #OpenSource #MobileLinux #LinuxPhone #Privacy #FOSS #ARM @droidian @ubuntu @ubports

Z cyklu nocnych rozkmin, być może pozbawionych większego sensu... Jest pewien powód, dla którego sądzę, że Fairphony to przyszłość telefonów, na który mało kto zwraca uwagę, bo jest to rzecz nieoczywista, a w szczególności dla osób, które nie siedzą w tym zakątku Internetu. Otwartość tych telefonów, łatwy dostęp bo ich "bebechów" przyczyniło się do tego, że najnowsze modele Fairphone 4, 5 oraz gen. 6 w zasadzie to jedne z najnowszych (jak nie najnowsze) telefony dostępne w bazie postmarketOS, które zarazem większość funkcjonalności mają na wiki odhaczoną jako zaimplementowaną.

W szczególności piorunująco szybki postęp zaliczył Fairphone gen. 6, który w ciągu niespełna roku od wypuszczenia na rynek prawie doskoczył poziomem wsparcia do swojego poprzednika. A wsparcie to jeszcze w tym roku ulegnie znaczącej poprawie, gdyż poczyniono gigantyczne postępy z obsługą audio na Fairphone 5, gdzie status "broken" już teraz zmienił się na "partial" i znaczacej edycji uległa dedykowana strona na wiki poświęcona problemom z audio na Fairphone 5. Poprawa audio na FP5 będzie miała również wpływ na FP6, gdyż jak czytamy na wiki: "Fairphone 6 shares the same sound amplifier as the previous version, therefore, development might be related to Fairphone 5".

Również warto odnotować to, że modele FP4 i FP5 są najlepiej wspieranymi urządzeniami na innym systemie na bazie Linuxa, Ubuntu Touch oraz jest szeroka dostępność różnych dystrybucji Androida dostępnych dla wszystkich modeli (pomijając FP6, dla którego np. nie ma jeszcze oficjalnego builda LineageOS, chociaż da się zainstalować nieoficjalny społecznościowy build). W związku z tym wszystkim, Fairphone może mieć najbardziej otwarte telefony na rynku nie tylko pod względem hardwaru, ale także i oprogramowania. Przy czym sam hardware jest świeży, bo telefonów starszych, już dawno nie wspieranych, z w miarę dobrym wsparciem mobilnych Linuxów jest trochę.
#fairphone #fp6 #fp5 #fp4 #postmarketos #ubuntu #ubuntutouch #linux #linuxmobile #linuxphone

@opensourceopenmind @davepolaschek @furilabs

I can't make it work with with FLX1 (not FLX1s). And I believe the issue is @FuriLabs choosing HDMI (Proprietary) over DisplayPort (Open Source). HDMI is NOT backwards compatible. FuriLabs don't provide info on the version of the HDMI port (I think it is 2.1). My monitor has two 2.0 version ports, which make it incompatible. I've tried different cables. Make sure your monitor can support this hub before purchasing.

#FLX1 #FLH1 #LinuxPhone #FuriOS

I started working on my small-net browser / client again — named: SpaceMonkey.

I got a Linux phone a while ago — the FLX1s.

So, I made it so SpaceMonkey would work on my FLX1s Linux phone by turning it (SpaceMonkey) into a GNOME Phosh + Linux app.

#GNOME #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone #Phosh #SpaceMonkey

An update on the wallet app I am creating for GNOME Phosh on Linux.

I am continuing to add support for Taler.

Here is what it currently looks like to add a Taler exchange.

(A Taler exchange is where you would get Taler coins from.)

(Some of the stuff in the screen will change. Such as the buttons at the bottom.)

RE: https://mastodon.social/@reiver/116333586637907550

#GNOME #GNUTaler #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone #Phosh #Taler

For the balances, the app groups the balances by currency (because I think it makes more sense to more people that way).

If you tap on the currency balance, then it shows the breakdown per Taler exchange.

#GNOME #GNUTaler #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone #Phosh #Taler

I got a Linux phone a while ago — the FLX1s.

I started writing apps for it recently — which are just a GNOME + Linux apps.

I started working on a wallet app for GNOME Phosh.

I am adding support for Taler.

#GNOME #GNUTaler #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone #Phosh #Taler

So far I have written a (mobile optimized) file manager app.

And, written a finger painting app for kids ages 3 to 5. (I have young children.)

....

There are other apps I plan to write, too.

#GNOME #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone #Phosh

I got Linux phone a while ago — the FLX1s.

I started writing apps for it.

That was actually one of the things I liked about it. Making app for it is a lot easier than Android or iOS.

Native Apps on the FLX1s are just GNOME + Linux apps.

I could also use whatever programming-language I wanted — I chose the Go programming-language (golang).

#GNOME #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone #Phosh

All this talk of a #LinuxPhone is wonderful. But it's going to be a long time before I can buy a phone from #TMobile or #BoostMobile that has #Phosh or #KDEMobile on it, and only takes a few steps to setup. So it would be nice to go to a phone store and get a #NothingPhone or a #JollaPhone like that. But it's not happening any time soon.

Powiem Wam szczerze, wkręciłem się w programowanie aplikacji pod @ubports. Sprawa jest o tyle ciekawa, że aplikacje na to środowisko można bez problemu programować w #QML. Można oczywiście korzystać z gotowych komponentów dla środowiska #lomiri, gdzie w ten sposób udało mi się już zrobić pierwszą prostą aplikację - konwerter walut. Jednak robi się ciekawie, jak sobie przygotujemy własne komponenty w QMLu, bazując na QtQuick. W ten sposób można w zasadzie robić ileś komponentów dla swojej aplikacji, a następnie tę aplikację pakować pod Ubuntu Touch w format paczki Click narzędziem Clickable czy w format Flatpak (i raczej także APK na Androida). Dzięki temu proste aplikacje można w zasadzie rozwijać w miarę prosto pod wiele różnych platform mobilnych, ale przede wszystkim raczkujące dopiero platformy linuxowe niebędące Androidem. Poniżej załączam przykłady gdzie mogłem łatwo zrobić komponenty z własnym stylingiem i czcionką i wykorzystać je zarówno na linuxowym desktopie jak i w aplikacji na Ubuntu Touch. Trochę się w to wkręciłem, nie ukrywam, więc pewnie napisałbym jakiś tutorial odnośnie tego. #ubuntutouch #ubuntu #linuxmobile #linuxphone

Linux smartphone users, what phone and OS do you prefer and why?

I'm in the process of learning about Linux OS on smartphones with the goal of eventually using a Linux phone as my daily driver.

What features are most important to you?
What do you mostly do with your phone other than call/text?
What about mobile banking?? >_>
Which phone do you feel pairs best with Linux?

Screen reader users: I am so sorry for what you're about to experience...
#linuxphone #linuxphones #foss #linuxos #pinephone #pinephonepro #ubuntutouch #sailfishos #postmarketos #MobianOS #manjaro #archlinux #openSUSE

🐧 FuriLabs Convergence Hub turns smartphones into PC replacement with 8 ports

｢ FLX1 is a smartphone that relies on Linux instead of Android. In combination with the new Convergence Hub, this device can be turned into a Linux PC, but the docking station is also expected to be compatible with Android smartphones as long as they support external monitors via USB-C ｣

https://www.notebookcheck.net/FuriLabs-Convergence-Hub-turns-smartphones-into-PC-replacement-with-8-ports.1214461.0.html

#linuxphone #flx1 #opensource #linux

4/

You install "Aurora Store" from "F-Droid". It lets you install non-open-source Android apps. Ones that you cannot live without and cannot "get" any other way.

Again, yes, the FLX1s can also run (many) Android apps.

This is where you would look last, if you cannot find what you want in "Software" or "F-Droid".

#FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone

3/

"F-Droid" also comes pre-installed. F-Droid lets you install open-source Android apps.

Yes, the FLX1s can also run (many) Android apps.

You would install Android apps if you cannot find a native version or alternative in "Software".

This is where you would look second, if you cannot find what you want in "Software".

#FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone

2/

"Software" comes pre-installed. It lets you install native Linux apps.

This is where you would look first for any app, or app type, that you want or need.

#FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone

1/

Somewhat recently I switched to using the FLX1s Linux phone (from an Android phone).

The FLX1s is a privacy oriented phone, that is an open platform, built on open-source software, where I am in control of it.

One thing that I find makes using it better is — having these 3 app stores installed:

• Software
• F-Droid
• Aurora Store

#FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone

I switched my phone somewhat recently — from an Android phone to a FLX1s Linux Phone.

I am an early adopter — so there are some rough areas, but —

I am largely happy with the phone.
Especially given that it is a privacy oriented phone, that is an open platform, built on open-source software, where I am in control of it.

One nice thing though — for the apps where there is no Linux alternative, you can run (some) Android apps on it.

#FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone

I visited the FuriLabs booth at FOSDEM 2026.

...

I showed them my FuriLabs FLX1s phone 🙂

...

I actually caused an issue with my FLX1s. @fakeshell on the @furilabs team fixed it!

Thank you @fakeshell !!

#FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/115962030767817136

Awesome!

Loops may be available for and usable on the FLX1s Linux phone soon.

(The FLX1s is a non-Android (Linux) phone that can run some Android apps.)

#Fediverse #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone #Loops #LoopsVideo

NexPhone is a phone you can use as a desktop PC with Android, Linux, and Windows 11 support

Smartphones are basically tiny computers small enough to fit in your pocket. But most ship with Android, iOS, or other operating systems designed for devices with small touchscreen displays rather than full-fledged desktop environments.

But there have been multiple efforts over the years to create smartphones (and smartphone operating systems) that you could use as a desktop PC. None have been […]

But as a glimmer of light, I have good news. I'll soon start working on getting xiaomi-beryllium (poco f1) to work with postmarketOS, in this case it means fixing broken buttons to unbrick the device.

#postmarketos #pocof1 #linuxphone #linuxmobile

I wanted to connect a keyboard to my FLX1s Linux phone.

I first tried connecting a USB keyboard to it — but, I couldn't get it to work.

Others on the Furilabs Matrix / Telegram room suggested using a Bluetooth keyboard.

So, I purchased an inexpensive (CAD $13) Bluetooth key, and — it worked! 🙂

#Bluetooth #BluetoothKeyboard #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone

Huoh. Mä niin halusin tykätä tästä Punktista.
Olin valmis katsomaan läpi sormien huonon akunkeston, satunnaiset jäätymiset, Pigeon(=Signal)-appin laitelinkityksen poistumisen, 5G-yhteensopivuuden puuttumisen, glitchit, naarmuille alttiin maalipinnan yms. Mutta nyt katkesi kamelin selkä. Tää putos mulla ekaa kertaa maahan, ja näytön lasi meni tuhannen sirpaleiksi. Eikä pelkästään ulkokuori, vaan näyttöön tuli kuolleita pikselirivejä ja muita vaurioita. Eli turha tätä on varmaan Sveitsiin lähettää, kun käytännössä tarvii kokonaan uuden luurin. Melkeinpä voisi sanoa että alkoi jo vähän harmittamaan.

Otin pääpuhelimeksi takaisin käyttöön mun Motorola-älypuhelimen, mutta kun seuraa tätä Android-uutisointia, niin en koe tätä pitkällä tähtäimellä sellaiseksi valinnaksi, jota mielelläni käytän. Voisiko Jolla Phonesta olla pelastajaksi? Tietoturvaan ja yksityisyyteen panostava Linux-puhelin kuulostaa kyllä todella hyvältä, ja kotimaisuus on aina plussaa. Tammikuun loppuun asti oli muistaakseni aikaa ennakkotilata...

Meikäläisen "dumb phone era" jäi valitettavan lyhyeksi. Punkt oli ainoa vaihtoehto, jossa yhdistyi mun vaatimukset: hotspot, minimalismi, T9-näppäimistö, Signal-yhteensopivuus. Mutta ei millään tuolla ole väliä, kun laitteen design ei palvele puhelimen konkreettista käyttöä tavallisessa arjessa. Voi miksi ihmeessä tässä piti olla lasinen näyttö, joka on vielä ulkokuoren kanssa samassa tasossa... kun laitteessa ei ole edes kosketusnäyttöä?

Mikään 3310 tämä ei kestävyydeltään todellakaan ole. Eikä myöskään käytettävyydeltä.

No, tulipahan kokeiltua.

#punkt #punktmp02 #dumbphone #degoogle #linux #linuxphone #jolla #jollaphone #signal

Oh ein Jolla C2 zu Weihnachten wäre schon ein wundertoller Spaß. 🤩 Bestellt. ✔️ #SailfishOS #MobileOS #Jolla #JollaC2 #LinuxPhone -> https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-community-phone

Czytam, że Maemo (kiedyś linux od Nokii) ma się dobrze i działa (oprócz ofc N9/N900) np. na PinePhone, również z klawiaturą:

https://fosstodon.org/@bradlinder/115521728909652917

Więcej o tym systemie przeportowanym na Debiana:
https://maemo-leste.github.io

#LinuxPhone #Maemo

8-Core ARM Pocket Computer Runs NixOS - What has 8 ARM cores, 8 GB of RAM, fits in a pocket, and runs NixOS? It’s no pi-cl... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/17/8-core-arm-pocket-computer-runs-nixos/ #mobile-nixos #postmarketos #phonehacks #linuxphone #oneplus6

8-Core ARM Pocket Computer Runs NixOS https://hackaday.com/2025/07/17/8-core-arm-pocket-computer-runs-nixos/ #mobile-NixOS #postmarketos #PhoneHacks #linuxphone #oneplus6

📱 FuriPhone FLX1: A Debian-powered smartphone
—The Register

｢ The FLX1 from FuriLabs is a Debian-based smartphone. It runs GNOME and the Phosh shell on top of a Debian-based Arm64 userland derived from the future Debian "Trixie," and the user-facing stack is pure FOSS with the GNOME project's mobile shell and Mozilla Firefox as your browser ｣

https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/03/furiphone_flx1/

#linuxhardware #linuxphone #opensource

Was excited about this project/company but just an FYI for others following the #LinuxMobile space, #Furilabs founder's position on #FOSS in his own words:
"i don't really care about stuff being foss"
Caring about stuff working and having a FOSS-only or a FOSS-first approach are not mutually exclusive, of course. Still hopeful though that they will benefit the ecosystem.
#softwarefreedom #freesoftware #freedomtech #opensource #FLX1 #linuxphone #gnulinux #phosh #librem5 #pinephone #postmarketos

TIL #Kvantum sets a dark icon set for dark themes so my environment variable only made apps that don't work with Kvantum (E.g. #Tokodon) harder to use! If you own a #Linuxphone and want a dark theme for QT/#Kirigami apps Kvantum works well but make sure to only set the #QT and QTQuick theme in your environment variables, not the icon pack!
#MobileLinux #Phosh

TIL #Kvantum sets a dark icon set for dark themes so my environment variable only made apps that don't work with Kvantum (E.g. #Tokodon) harder to use! If you own a #Linuxphone and want a dark theme for QT/#Kirigami apps Kvantum works well but make sure to only set the #QT and QTQuick theme in your environment variables, not the icon pack!
#MobileLinux #Phosh

TIL #Kvantum sets a dark icon set for dark themes so my environment variable only made apps that don't work with Kvantum (E.g. #Tokodon) harder to use! If you own a #Linuxphone and want a dark theme for QT/#Kirigami apps Kvantum works well but make sure to only set the #QT and QTQuick theme in your environment variables, not the icon pack!
#MobileLinux #Phosh

Na gut, ich brauche doch ein #Smartphone.

Ich hab allerdings nicht den blassesten, welches gebrauchte #LinuxPhone am besten läuft oder welches gebrauchte #Phone am besten mit #Linux zu flashen geht. Weiß hier jemensch bescheid und kann mir einen guten Tipp geben?

Danke, popanke! 🙏

#2ndhand #2tehand #gebraucht

@sindarina

I want thousands of laid off monopoly tech company nerds to build replacements for the companies they were fired from.

Remake all the apps you built, so they dont report anything back to the company.

Build privacy apps, that control Roomba, that take pictures, that record audio, with not single searchable data point.

Build the #linuxphone

#google #googleemployees #firedtechworkers #newtechjobs #replaceyouremployer #privacy #boing #techjob #jeevesproject #jeeves