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Re:KaiOS by colejohnson66 on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @09:44AM (#21005344)
Wasn’t that kind of what Windows Phone was? An x86 based phone?
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Re:KaiOS by tjoff on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @09:48AM (#21005389)
No, they used arm.

Also, there are x86 android devices but I wouldn't expect them to be any more friendly than arm-devices.

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Re:KaiOS by bArray on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @10:10AM (#21005593)
> Also, there are x86 android devices but I wouldn't expect them to be any more friendly than arm-devices.

Yeah, without some kind of boot code (i.e. BIOS or UEFI) to help get the ball rolling, you essentially have the same problem.

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