I installed Ubuntu Touch on my phone in 2026 and used it as my main daily phone to see if a Linux phone is finally ready.In this video, I test Ubuntu Touch i...
  • BrilliantBadger@piefed.caEnglish
    10·
    10 days ago

    Just ordered a cheap Nord N100 should arrive soon, just for purpose of testing/running UT. Tried UT little over a year ago, as someone else mentioned the VoLTE is/was a full stopper in USA, which sounds like progress made(?) based on user comments

    I’ll work around loss of apps, for example banking app if I have a good browser. Sure, more painful but I only need that in a pinch. Same for many other missing apps

    Build around a solid browser experience I think would ease the transition, for people like myself who are slowly heading toward a more “dumb phone” experience and back to PC/laptop for most needs. I am likely a minority there though

    Looks like uWolf browser and a new one (to me) called Merezhyvo Browser are having good success

    In any case, look forward to seeing how it goes this time around :)

  • bigb@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    9·
    10 days ago

    I’d gladly replace Android with any flavor of Linux whenever possible. But the phone and TV set top industries make it difficult/impossible. And the next barrier is whether my family could operate these without patience for bugs and missing features.

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
      71·
      10 days ago

      I don’t see why you’d need to run pure Linux over Android. Android phones at their core are a Java app running under Linux. There were even lawsuits because Android was originally a Java app.

      Working on the open Android projects seems more productive.

        • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
          2·
          10 days ago

          It would be a hard fork which Google is forcing anyway. That’s the path Graphene is taking.

          It’s start with a basic working phone gui and apps and improve it (Graphene’s path) or start with absolutely nothing and build everything again (Pine OS etc’s path).

          • erebion@news.erebion.euEnglish
            3·
            10 days ago

            I prefer just reusing the same software I use on my desktop, which is what I’m doing on my phone. I’ve ported Mobian to the Pixel 3a for precisely that reason.

            I want the same software on the go.

    • sabreW4K3@lazysoci.alOP
      6·
      10 days ago

      I love the bleeding edge and all that comes with it, but I’m not willing to give up on a lot of the apps I use and to be honest, I don’t wanna give up on Material 3 Expressive either.

  • kboos1@lemmy.world
    91·
    10 days ago

    Only available for phones you’ve never heard of or phones no one bought. Like Volla or Pine or Fair, and very specific versions.

  • Zen_Shinobi@lemmy.world
    6·
    10 days ago

    I was so stoked to try it in 2013(?) when it released, but lack of apps or supports just makes it hard to switch from android. Shame it hasn’t made much headway now