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Re:Is there hope for Linux on smartphones? [video] by dimensionc132 on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @07:09PM (#32572791)
what phone do you use?
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Re:Is there hope for Linux on smartphones? [video] by fractallyte on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @07:46PM (#32573141)
Sony Xperia XA2
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Re:Is there hope for Linux on smartphones? [video] by dimensionc132 on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @08:06PM (#32573332)
good to know it's friendly to sailfish
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Re:Is there hope for Linux on smartphones? [video] by fractallyte on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @08:15PM (#32573390)
More info (and more devices) here: https://shop.jolla.com/
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Re:Is there hope for Linux on smartphones? [video] by voltagex_ on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @10:55PM (#32574457)
Just a warning with that one - if you unlock it, it will never receive another Sony OTA, and there's no re-locking. Probably less of a problem now that it's out of support. Sailfish was also really rough on it.
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Re:Is there hope for Linux on smartphones? [video] by GekkePrutser on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @03:38AM (#32576023)
It's long out of support from Sony but still runs the very latest LineageOS, Sailfish etc. And it was one of the very few officially supported sailfish phones, sailfish is just a bit rough itself :)

It's pretty decent hardware, mine still lasts 2 weeks on standby. Granted, I don't do much with it, I just use it to test out new lineage updates. No SIM in it. But it does receive some push messages through MicroG. I'm surprised how well it aged.

Not a fan of its hardware design though, with its overcomplicated ridges, seams and edges.

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