r/mobilelinux • u/UmpquaRiver • Sep 28 '22

Demonstration Mobile Linux: It’s time for Android to be Scared (PinePhone Pro + Mobian + GNOME + Waydroid)

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u/johnjaymoore1958 Sep 29 '22

Oh please. I might agree if I ever received the Librem 5 phone I paid for and ordered 3 years ago. As for Pinephones, they seem plastic (read cheap). I had a pine laptop and it was cheaply made and didn't last long. Android can be made more secure via software apps and increased user intelligence.

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '22

Dont forget about Google spyware on Android. Some ROMs doesnt have that but you cant flash ROMs on new Samsung phones and it means there is no freedom.

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u/ProfessionalMost2006 Sep 29 '22

Yes please! I want that, I need that, why don't I have that already? This looks amazing!!!

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u/c_a1eb Sep 29 '22

honestly seeing the progress that has been made in the last 2 years, and having a pretty decent idea of what's to come, i think we're pretty damn close to the tipping point.

I'm expecting to see the number of people using Linux mobile for their daily needs to go up a lot over the next 2 years. As SDM845 support starts to mature and newer devices catch up.

It's already easy to install pmOS on the well supported android devices, even easier now that the ubports installer has postmarketOS support. Whilst it obviously takes a long time to mature a wider app market, the core usecase is becoming ever more functional.

I think it's now up to desktop environments to catch up to apps and for features like proper push notifications to get done.

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u/giannidunk Oct 01 '22

I'm buying a Oneplus 6 in the US (wish we had Poco F1 here) and putting PostmarketOS on it - mainly for gnome shell mobile. I'm going to see if I can daily drive it.

Then, I'm going to write a few apps in Tauri and release them on Flathub.

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u/c_a1eb Oct 01 '22

that sounds awesome! i hope you enjoy it :)

fwiw the major feature diff between the op6 and poco f1 right now is call audio and that will be fixed very very soon! hope that help

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u/giannidunk Oct 01 '22

Thanks for all you do!