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This looks really cool, it's nice to see an open-source product like this come to fruition. I think it would make an excellent phone for people who aren't heavi

This looks really cool, it's nice to see an open-source product like this come to fruition. I think it would make an excellent phone for people who aren't heavily invested in the app / social network ecosystem, or as a work phone. Does anyone know whether there's some expectation that at some point we'd see first-party apps for common social networks on PureOS? Like, are they going after it at all, or is it intended as a web-first play?

tristan957 6y ago
Anbox already works on PureOS I believe, but you're probably more likely to get PWAs of your social networks.
- freedomben 6y ago
  FWIW I use the mobile web client for twitter and facebook and it is totally fine. I prefer it that way to sandbox them (check out slim social if you are on Android). That said I'm a rare user. A more die hard might care more.
- OJFord 6y ago
  Video reviews of Purism/Pine's phones using anbox, WhatsApp ideally^, is all that's keeping me from buying either. ^I would love not to use it, but there's just too much to miss. People, including my parents, that I otherwise don't have a decent line of communication with. (Pre-2020) ice hockey group is managed there. Etc.
  - linmob 6y ago
    Um.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-9Wmki7DsU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-9Wmki7DsU And this video is outdated, the UI overlap issues is supposedly fixed by now so that I am going to have to do another video on that same boring topic.
opan 6y ago
They've got a fediverse app, but I don't think they'll be making their own stuff for Facebook, Twitter, etc. It just doesn't seem to line up with their beliefs. However, this thing is a general purpose computer, similar to a raspberry pi with a screen and such attached, so all sorts of stuff can already run on it without Purism needing to bless it. There are probably even some clients already for some of the big social networks. Just did a quick search and found out about Cawbird. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/linux-twitter-app-cawbird-adds-new-features-lowers-memory-usage https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/linux-twitter-app-cawbir...

tristan957 6y ago

Anbox already works on PureOS I believe, but you're probably more likely to get PWAs of your social networks.

freedomben 6y ago
FWIW I use the mobile web client for twitter and facebook and it is totally fine. I prefer it that way to sandbox them (check out slim social if you are on Android). That said I'm a rare user. A more die hard might care more.
OJFord 6y ago
Video reviews of Purism/Pine's phones using anbox, WhatsApp ideally^, is all that's keeping me from buying either. ^I would love not to use it, but there's just too much to miss. People, including my parents, that I otherwise don't have a decent line of communication with. (Pre-2020) ice hockey group is managed there. Etc.
- linmob 6y ago
  Um.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-9Wmki7DsU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-9Wmki7DsU And this video is outdated, the UI overlap issues is supposedly fixed by now so that I am going to have to do another video on that same boring topic.

opan 6y ago

They've got a fediverse app, but I don't think they'll be making their own stuff for Facebook, Twitter, etc. It just doesn't seem to line up with their beliefs. However, this thing is a general purpose computer, similar to a raspberry pi with a screen and such attached, so all sorts of stuff can already run on it without Purism needing to bless it. There are probably even some clients already for some of the big social networks. Just did a quick search and found out about Cawbird. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/linux-twitter-app-cawbird-adds-new-features-lowers-memory-usage https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/linux-twitter-app-cawbir...