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Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)12:53:32 No.108517730

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Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)12:53:32 No.108517730

How far is it from being usable? I'm ditching Android in september, will it be ready by then?

Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)13:37:10 No.108518055

Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)13:37:10 No.108518055

curious how linux on phones never gets any reply on 4chan

Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)13:41:22 No.108518102

Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)13:41:22 No.108518102

>>108518055
'cause phone are fucked and OS other than android and iOS don't work for basic phone use

Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)13:51:43 No.108518199

Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)13:51:43 No.108518199

>>108518102
Indian?

Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)13:53:37 No.108518218

Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)13:53:37 No.108518218

>>108518199
indians are also a problem, but not just for phone, wdym ?

Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)13:54:23 No.108518232

Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)13:54:23 No.108518232

depends on how autistic you are
it's not ready for normies

Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)13:59:15 No.108518279

Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)13:59:15 No.108518279

>>108518232
dude, it wasn't ready when it launched 10 years ago, but it's been a fucking decade. how much left?

Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)14:00:16 No.108518285

Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)14:00:16 No.108518285

>>108518279
like everything in tech, 2 more weeks

Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)14:01:29 No.108518297

Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)14:01:29 No.108518297

>>108518285
what's the holdup? what's taking them so long? I have 10000€ to spare, I can donate

Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)14:03:37 No.108518313

Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)14:03:37 No.108518313

>>108518297
>what's the holdup?
banks and gouv, phones today are the best way to get data on your population, giving privacy away is a loss for them

Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)14:37:40 No.108518600

Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)14:37:40 No.108518600

>>108518279
imagine linux on x86 but with orders of magnitude smaller community due to ARM and the whole hardware ecosystem being more closed (so similar situation as nvidia drivers).
Another problem is that many killer apps on phones inherently have strong network effects and thus are impossible to replicate as FOSS programs (most instant messengers, banking) so users won't switch and these companies won't support linux without the users being there.
touchscreen program on linux are grim in general, but this might actually improve in the next few years with affordable tablet laptops
power managemant is also a much bigger issue on phones, and you will never can kill programs as aggressively on linux as on android as the assumptions are much different

If you are willing to buy a supported phone, check youtube for reviews. It will work, especially for things like simple telephony, but the experience will be noticeably worse than android

Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)14:40:18 No.108518625

Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)14:40:18 No.108518625

>>108517730
lol. try it. i don't think it even does calling or sms well.

Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)15:15:21 No.108518894

Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)15:15:21 No.108518894

>>108517730
depends on what device and what shell you're using
both phosh and plasma mobile are okay on oneplus 6, it is quite fast, you can use calls, sms, mobile internet, etc
the downside is that battery will not last a long time, and things like camera support are present but can require some workarounds as they're still WIP

Anonymous
04/03/26(Fri)16:17:48 No.108519346

Anonymous 04/03/26(Fri)16:17:48 No.108519346

>>108518894
>>108518600
so then another 10 years?

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