• crime [she/her, any]
      ·
      3 years ago

      Same, it'd be cool to see pine phone or something take off , or like Huawei or Xiaomi come up with their own phone OS

      • Wheaties [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        Why do that when there are perfectly good linux distros to fork?

        • crime [she/her, any]
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          3 years ago

          Like pine OS? I love Linux but I don't hate myself enough to try to DIY arch onto my phone hardware, I've already sunk enough hours into getting video and audio working on my desktop

          • Wheaties [she/her]
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            3 years ago

            Yeah, I'd like to see a phone come with linux pre-installed by the manufacturer. It's one thing to change over a PC, but I'm certainly not technically skilled enough for a phone

        • captcha [any]
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          3 years ago

          There's plently of open source mods of android that let you sideload as much google apps as you need. LineageOS is the most popular and stable by a long shot.

          Works fairly out of the box, except for the whole part of flashing onto the phone in the first place.

          • account346533 [she/her]
            ·
            3 years ago

            Lineage doesnt allow you to lock the bootloader tho. Calyx is the new cool kid iirc

            • captcha [any]
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              3 years ago

              Looks like another fad OS that's "focused on privacy". I can't find a list of what phones they support. It just says, "pixel 3 or newer", which makes me suspect it only supports pixels.

              • account346533 [she/her]
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                edit-2
                3 years ago

                https://calyxos.org/get/download/ That has supported devices, yes its mostly pixels.

    • pooh [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      If Huawei keeps making phones in some form, it seems like they would be a good option. Sure, they aren't officially doing business in the US, but it's not too difficult to get one unlocked. HarmonyOS seems promising and will likely be a good option for avoiding US companies/government. They're also a worker owned company, which is neat.

      • Gucci_Minh [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Use Honor brand if you want a Huawei-like experience that still has android and can still be sold in the US

        • berrytopylus [she/her,they/them]
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          edit-2
          3 years ago

          I had an Honor for a while, good brand. Not perfect (nothing can be) but was still more than good enough