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Depending on what device you have, and how much work you're willing to do, you might be interested in postmarketOS. We're working on getting Alpine Linux runni

Depending on what device you have, and how much work you're willing to do, you might be interested in postmarketOS. We're working on getting Alpine Linux running on devices, particularly older Android phones. The best-supported devices right now are the Nexus 5 and the N900, but others are catching up. We've also got people working with the Librem 5 devkits, so the Librem 5 will be fully-supported once it comes out.

giggles_giggles 7y ago
It says on the front page of the website that PostmarketOS cannot receive calls. The commenter that you're replying to is obviously using his phone as his daily driver. Being unable to receive calls relegates PostmarketOS to toy status for a secondary device suitable for tinkering. I have a Nexus 5 in my pocket right now and if PostmarketOS could receive calls I would be currently installing it. Instead, well I don't know what to do. LineageOS stopped pushing updates for the Nexus 5 recently. I bought this phone to try out Plasma Mobile, but it was unusably slow. I don't want a new Android phone. I don't want an iPhone. I was waiting on the Librem 5 but I think it might be vaporware. I have been seriously considering just getting a Nokia 3310 and a Garmin and calling it a day and being done with all this smartphone nonsense.
- MartijnBraam 7y ago
  Well technically calling works on the Nexus 5 with postmarketOS, the issue is that the whole audio system doesn't work yet due to missing some dsp stuff. Also the PinePhone is an interesting project to watch.
  - keanebean86 7y ago
    I'm cheap so I buy really cheap phones and these projects never support the really cheap devices. I understand. They can only support popular devices with decent specs. It's just depressing that my phone is stuck with the ancient version of Android (5.0.2) it shipped with.
awinter-py 7y ago
nexus 5 is such a good phone I used mine through repeat broken screens until they stopped updating marshmallow 32-bit android M on old hardware performed so much better than what I have now

giggles_giggles 7y ago

It says on the front page of the website that PostmarketOS cannot receive calls. The commenter that you're replying to is obviously using his phone as his daily driver. Being unable to receive calls relegates PostmarketOS to toy status for a secondary device suitable for tinkering. I have a Nexus 5 in my pocket right now and if PostmarketOS could receive calls I would be currently installing it. Instead, well I don't know what to do. LineageOS stopped pushing updates for the Nexus 5 recently. I bought this phone to try out Plasma Mobile, but it was unusably slow. I don't want a new Android phone. I don't want an iPhone. I was waiting on the Librem 5 but I think it might be vaporware. I have been seriously considering just getting a Nokia 3310 and a Garmin and calling it a day and being done with all this smartphone nonsense.

MartijnBraam 7y ago
Well technically calling works on the Nexus 5 with postmarketOS, the issue is that the whole audio system doesn't work yet due to missing some dsp stuff. Also the PinePhone is an interesting project to watch.
- keanebean86 7y ago
  I'm cheap so I buy really cheap phones and these projects never support the really cheap devices. I understand. They can only support popular devices with decent specs. It's just depressing that my phone is stuck with the ancient version of Android (5.0.2) it shipped with.

awinter-py 7y ago

nexus 5 is such a good phone I used mine through repeat broken screens until they stopped updating marshmallow 32-bit android M on old hardware performed so much better than what I have now