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I really hope this happens and that it's not just an ASOP fork and is successful outside of China. It'd be great to have a real, third, alternative operating sy
by djsumdog 7y ago
I really hope this happens and that it's not just an ASOP fork and is successful outside of China. It'd be great to have a real, third, alternative operating system that has major support. I'm sick of both Android and eyeProducts.
KDE Plasma is supported on barely anything. PostmarketOS is doing amazing stuff; very commendable -- but we still don't have usable OSS drivers for any mobile radios. I honestly liked Microsoft's mobile offering and wish they didn't totally screw that up. HP has essentially killed off Palm/WebOS.
Anyone who's making a real attempt at a 3rd major mobile OS is commendable.
- rqs 7y agoAs far as I know, it's a Linux fork[0], and capable to run Android app. More information can be found using keyword "Hongmeng OS". [0] https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%B8%BF%E8%92%99 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%B8%BF%E8%92%99 (No English version)
- mkbkn 7y agoI have used Sailfish OS on a smartphone and it's awesome so far. I love it. Russian govt is using it in their offices. I hope more countries seek out alternative OSes.
- octosphere 7y agoThe Librem OS looks killer too: https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ https://itsfoss.com/librem-linux-phone/ https://itsfoss.com/librem-linux-phone/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librem
- djsumdog 7y agoSailfish seems to be limited to the EU. It's almost impossible to find their phones on the US eBay (and it seems like they might not work on our LTE networks either .. same with the Fairphone)
- mpol 7y agoCan't you just but a Sony Xperia XA2. Then use a VPN service from Europe and purchase a license. It should not be too difficult, not?
- officeplant 7y agoI miss blackberry's last attempt. My Q5 could sideload most of the android apps I needed that weren't available for blackberry. It was a perfect world.
- internet_user 7y agoA fully open source phone OS would be very nice, one can hope. As usual, I am sure we will just get another dose of vendor lock-in.