Will Linux phones stay around this time?

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by Andrew_nenakhov on Sunday May 02, 2021 @04:18AM (#27013285)

By the way, my colleague has some crappy Huawei phone, which previously killed background apps [1], but this week received an update that changed the behaviour to simply disabling them from accessing the internet.

[1]: https://dontkillmyapp.com

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by colordrops on Sunday May 02, 2021 @04:29AM (#27013356)

Hmm, maybe it's time for a huawei. I have a oneplus and had the hardest time unlocking my Tesla for a while because OnePlus's OxygenOS kept killing the Tesla app in the background. Really stupid.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by zibzab on Sunday May 02, 2021 @05:13AM (#27013598)

This is a simple but wonderful idea!

Hope more vendors follow. Google changing permission model to allow any app internet access was the stupidest decision made by a company in this millennium

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by Andrew_nenakhov on Sunday May 02, 2021 @08:12AM (#27014585)

It is an idiotic idea because it makes my xmpp client unusable. It should be up to a user to decide what should work on a device and how, not forcing some undocumented behaviour upon a user 'for his own good'

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by izacus on Sunday May 02, 2021 @05:32AM (#27013680)

Is there ANY OS out there that doesn't allow apps to the internet by default?

Seriously, you throw around things like "sociopaths" for a pretty standard and expected user behaviour in all OSes out there?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by zibzab on Sunday May 02, 2021 @07:33AM (#27014296)

Wait, why is this a controversial stand?

Is it really that bad to not wanting a random torch app to not use all your monthly data on God knows what?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by EvilEy3 on Sunday May 02, 2021 @07:49AM (#27014419)

Because you're throwing jabs at Android while literally every other OS in existence behaves the same way regarding network access.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by colordrops on Sunday May 02, 2021 @12:43PM (#27016634)

This thread is in response to why we need a Linux OS, which is because they are all bad.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by EvilEy3 on Sunday May 02, 2021 @01:49PM (#27017229)

Android is infinitely better than anything you can come up with Linux OS on mobile. It is much easier to "fix" Android's "issues".

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by fsflover on Sunday May 02, 2021 @04:41PM (#27018816)

> than anything you can come up with Linux OS on mobile

I don't understand how you can generalize this far. Using a full desktop OS on mobile with all desktop apps is undoubtedly better.

[ Parent | on HN ]