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I want to try out/run KDE Plasma Mobile, but so far the only supporter devices are the Nexus 5 (which you can get new-old stock off eBay for <$100) and potentia

I want to try out/run KDE Plasma Mobile, but so far the only supporter devices are the Nexus 5 (which you can get new-old stock off eBay for <$100) and potentially the Purism 5 when it comes out. Hopefully PostmarketOSs work can bring it to more devices. Can any of these KaiOS devices be purchases cheaply in the US? I wonder if the company has added telemetry or other spying related stuff on top of the old FirefoxOS base. Even if they have, it will be good to have another option if it becomes more popular.

ognarb 8y ago
Nexus 5 is not supported anymore only the nexus 5x.
blacksmith_tb 8y ago
Looks like that should be Nexus 5X[1] (I have an old N5 in a drawer and was momentarily intrigued...) 1: https://docs.plasma-mobile.org/Installation.html https://docs.plasma-mobile.org/Installation.html
- 0815test 8y ago
  N5 is the current "flagship" device for the postmarketOS project, which does intend to package Plasma and other stuff as well. Though it doesn't actually support phonecalls or anything like that on the OS just yet...
tangue 8y ago
Is Plasma Mobile a real os or an Android shell ? I can't figure out by reading their website
- ripdog 8y ago
  It's a shell to a real os. It's not based on Android. Someone needs to build it into a device image (i.e. distro) before you can use it, though.
- O_H_E 8y ago
  It's a "desktop environment" for phones, or rather a phone environment. Most the work is done to package and deploy it as a UI to traditional Linux distros.
jacek 8y ago
> only supporter devices are the Nexus 5 (which you can get new-old stock off eBay for <$100) and potentially the Purism 5 when it comes out. There's a also the PinePhone, which might be a lower cost alternative to Purism 5 [1]. Currently in development (I think dev boards are now available), expected launch is end of the year. [1] http://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PinePhone http://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PinePhone
- irq-1 8y ago
  * Announced: FOSDEM 2019, dated: 2 February 2019 * Prototype: Q3, 2019 * Expected Released: late Q4, 2019, pending on software availability

ognarb 8y ago

Nexus 5 is not supported anymore only the nexus 5x.

blacksmith_tb 8y ago

Looks like that should be Nexus 5X[1] (I have an old N5 in a drawer and was momentarily intrigued...) 1: https://docs.plasma-mobile.org/Installation.html https://docs.plasma-mobile.org/Installation.html

0815test 8y ago
N5 is the current "flagship" device for the postmarketOS project, which does intend to package Plasma and other stuff as well. Though it doesn't actually support phonecalls or anything like that on the OS just yet...

tangue 8y ago

Is Plasma Mobile a real os or an Android shell ? I can't figure out by reading their website

ripdog 8y ago
It's a shell to a real os. It's not based on Android. Someone needs to build it into a device image (i.e. distro) before you can use it, though.
O_H_E 8y ago
It's a "desktop environment" for phones, or rather a phone environment. Most the work is done to package and deploy it as a UI to traditional Linux distros.

jacek 8y ago

> only supporter devices are the Nexus 5 (which you can get new-old stock off eBay for <$100) and potentially the Purism 5 when it comes out. There's a also the PinePhone, which might be a lower cost alternative to Purism 5 [1]. Currently in development (I think dev boards are now available), expected launch is end of the year. [1] http://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PinePhone http://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PinePhone

irq-1 8y ago
* Announced: FOSDEM 2019, dated: 2 February 2019 * Prototype: Q3, 2019 * Expected Released: late Q4, 2019, pending on software availability