Re:I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux
by Gigachad on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @07:40PM
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I think a Linux phone probably appeals to the same kind of person who prefers real keys over digital ones.
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Re:I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux
by duskdozer on Thursday August 06, 2026 @01:10AM
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I'm that kind of person, but my opposition to the "digital key" things like this is mainly about them being out of my control and not having the ability to opt out of user-hostile activity. With a digital key, I expect things like the parent said: being forced to use proprietary corporate apps, facing random limitations like maybe the key stops working if you lose internet connection (or when Cloudflare decides to block you, or anything like this), useless error messages that don't let me know if I can resolve something easily myself, and such things. I do use and like the "digital key" things sometimes, when they are as free and reliable as the "physical key".