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Re:Do you really want Linux phones by kome on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @08:28PM (#26574986)
> Yes I want a Linux phone. But I also want one that has similar app support to Android and iOS.

Replicant? https://replicant.us/

LineageOS? https://lineageos.org/

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Re:Do you really want Linux phones by kokx on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @08:55PM (#26575235)
Which are both Android ROMs/distributions. Still requiring Google Play Services to do any of the things I want Android for. And they definitely do not have the same kind of hackability that full on Linux phones have.

LineageOS is what I'm currently using on my daily driver, as a compromise. I would very much prefer a Linux phone, but in the current state it can't even fulfill half my needs in a smartphone.

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Re:Do you really want Linux phones by garaetjjte on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @09:35PM (#26575557)
>Still requiring Google Play Services to do any of the things I want Android for.

If that's a problem, are you aware of microG? https://microg.org/

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Re:Do you really want Linux phones by kokx on Thursday March 25, 2021 @05:37AM (#26578084)
I'm very aware of microG. They have done some amazing work. But unfortunately apps like banking apps require that you pass Google's SafetyNet. Which (understandably) is a lot more complicated to support in microG.
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Re:Do you really want Linux phones by SilverRed on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @08:37PM (#26575079)
The recommended phone for replicant is a samsung s3 which is almost a decade old now.
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