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True. My phone is more powerful than that and it is a shame I can't hook an external display to it, a keyboard and a mouse and use it as a PC. Well, I can, but

True. My phone is more powerful than that and it is a shame I can't hook an external display to it, a keyboard and a mouse and use it as a PC. Well, I can, but all I get to use are Android apps.

ponorin 3y ago
You may be lucky and have a phone that's reasonably well supported on alternative mobile linux os. postmarketOS has the most device support (but their criteria of inclusion is very low), UBPorts and Sailfish have some as well.
geraldhh 3y ago
i share your disappointment > but all I get to use are Android apps. given that winxp runs inside most browsers, i'd rekon there is some kind of vm technology available to escape the android ecosystem.
pjmlp 3y ago
There are plenty of great Android apps, and with DEX makes a more modern OS, it is about time to move beyond POSIX clones.
- antifa 3y ago
  > DEX makes a more modern OS It tries, but between things like Firefox for Android not supporting hotkeys and chrome for Android not supporting middleclick, it seems like every typical Android app has some type of resistance to desktop usability in addition to their regular anti-user designs.
- yt-anthr-acc-hn 3y ago
  > time to move beyond POSIX clones. Not when android manufacturers/google refuse to give me the type of control that open posix systems provide. Android is a useless hostle system for people like me (and it's not because of improved security).
  - pjmlp 3y ago
    Open POSIX systems, basically GNU/Linux, aren't going to last beyond the lifetime of our generation. If you feel inclined to mention the BSDs, how are those upstream contributions from Apple and Sony going?
  - charcircuit 3y ago
    >Not when android manufacturers/google refuse to give me the type of control that open posix systems provide. Can you provide an example of how Android does not give you the control that you seek, how it is useless, or how is it hostile? From my point of view Android is much more suited for being an OS targeting consumer usage than a POSIX clone. POSIX comes from a world with much different requirements that do not work in the modern world.
graphe 3y ago
Just use Chromecast.
xhkkffbf 3y ago
I have a folding bluetooth keyboard that I regularly use with my Android phone to write documents using one of the various editors.

True. My phone is more powerful than that and it is a shame I can't hook an external display to it, a keyboard and a mouse and use it as a PC. Well, I can, but all I get to use are Android apps.

ponorin 3y ago

You may be lucky and have a phone that's reasonably well supported on alternative mobile linux os. postmarketOS has the most device support (but their criteria of inclusion is very low), UBPorts and Sailfish have some as well.

geraldhh 3y ago

i share your disappointment > but all I get to use are Android apps. given that winxp runs inside most browsers, i'd rekon there is some kind of vm technology available to escape the android ecosystem.

pjmlp 3y ago

There are plenty of great Android apps, and with DEX makes a more modern OS, it is about time to move beyond POSIX clones.

antifa 3y ago
> DEX makes a more modern OS It tries, but between things like Firefox for Android not supporting hotkeys and chrome for Android not supporting middleclick, it seems like every typical Android app has some type of resistance to desktop usability in addition to their regular anti-user designs.
yt-anthr-acc-hn 3y ago
> time to move beyond POSIX clones. Not when android manufacturers/google refuse to give me the type of control that open posix systems provide. Android is a useless hostle system for people like me (and it's not because of improved security).
- pjmlp 3y ago
  Open POSIX systems, basically GNU/Linux, aren't going to last beyond the lifetime of our generation. If you feel inclined to mention the BSDs, how are those upstream contributions from Apple and Sony going?
- charcircuit 3y ago
  >Not when android manufacturers/google refuse to give me the type of control that open posix systems provide. Can you provide an example of how Android does not give you the control that you seek, how it is useless, or how is it hostile? From my point of view Android is much more suited for being an OS targeting consumer usage than a POSIX clone. POSIX comes from a world with much different requirements that do not work in the modern world.

graphe 3y ago

Just use Chromecast.

xhkkffbf 3y ago

I have a folding bluetooth keyboard that I regularly use with my Android phone to write documents using one of the various editors.