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I would absolutely LOVE to have a linux smartphone, but as far as I'm aware, there really isn't one that can be used as a competent daily driver. Has that chang

I would absolutely LOVE to have a linux smartphone, but as far as I'm aware, there really isn't one that can be used as a competent daily driver. Has that changed recently? For me, a competent daily driver is a device that can last all day on a single charge, do gps mapping, reliably make and receive calls/texts, and install a handful of apps such as Signal and a banking app.

fsflover 2y ago
https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-phone-review/21085 https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-phone-review/21085 https://forums.puri.sm/t/the-current-state-of-the-librem-5-is-actually-pretty-good/20541 https://forums.puri.sm/t/the-current-state-of-the-librem-5-i... https://forums.puri.sm/t/nine-months-librem-5-as-my-only-phone-my-review-and-workflow/23268 https://forums.puri.sm/t/nine-months-librem-5-as-my-only-pho... > such as Signal I saw people using Signal on the forums, but Signal intentionally doesn't directly support ARM desktop GNU/Linux, so it's not straightforward AFAIK. > and a banking app This depends on the bank. Some banks allow to use their apps with Waydroid.
- pengaru 2y ago
  I love my L5, but would never suggest or even imply to anyone that it's usable as a daily driven phone. The battery life is terrible and the software still buggy as hell. It's a great host for Linux phone development though. I haven't had any major problems with the hardware being unstable or anything along those lines. But once you start expecting the whole package to function more as a primary phone than a portable devkit you're using to further the state of Linux phones, it gets ugly pretty quick IME.
  - fsflover 2y ago
    It all depends on your specific usage patterns. I can replace the battery during the day if I need (I don't do it every day). I find software sometimes buggy but usable as a daily driver.
- LorenDB 2y ago
  I wish I could support Purism, but they've got a bad rap for not shipping devices when promised. Also, there's no way I'm paying $1K for a phone that has just 3GB RAM and 32GB storage in 2024. The Furi Labs FLX1 sounds like a much better option: https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/ https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/
  - fsflover 2y ago
    > they've got a bad rap for not shipping devices when promised The development of their phone was extremely slow, but today they ship within 10 days. > there's no way I'm paying $1K for a phone that has just 3GB RAM and 32GB storage in 2024 Fair enough, although I don't know about any other GNU/Linux phone with all free drivers and mainstream Linux support (which effectively means lifetime updates).
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lproven 2y ago
I wrote about one recently. It was posted to HN here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40805156 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40805156

fsflover 2y ago

https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-phone-review/21085 https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-phone-review/21085 https://forums.puri.sm/t/the-current-state-of-the-librem-5-is-actually-pretty-good/20541 https://forums.puri.sm/t/the-current-state-of-the-librem-5-i... https://forums.puri.sm/t/nine-months-librem-5-as-my-only-phone-my-review-and-workflow/23268 https://forums.puri.sm/t/nine-months-librem-5-as-my-only-pho... > such as Signal I saw people using Signal on the forums, but Signal intentionally doesn't directly support ARM desktop GNU/Linux, so it's not straightforward AFAIK. > and a banking app This depends on the bank. Some banks allow to use their apps with Waydroid.

pengaru 2y ago
I love my L5, but would never suggest or even imply to anyone that it's usable as a daily driven phone. The battery life is terrible and the software still buggy as hell. It's a great host for Linux phone development though. I haven't had any major problems with the hardware being unstable or anything along those lines. But once you start expecting the whole package to function more as a primary phone than a portable devkit you're using to further the state of Linux phones, it gets ugly pretty quick IME.
- fsflover 2y ago
  It all depends on your specific usage patterns. I can replace the battery during the day if I need (I don't do it every day). I find software sometimes buggy but usable as a daily driver.
LorenDB 2y ago
I wish I could support Purism, but they've got a bad rap for not shipping devices when promised. Also, there's no way I'm paying $1K for a phone that has just 3GB RAM and 32GB storage in 2024. The Furi Labs FLX1 sounds like a much better option: https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/ https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/
- fsflover 2y ago
  > they've got a bad rap for not shipping devices when promised The development of their phone was extremely slow, but today they ship within 10 days. > there's no way I'm paying $1K for a phone that has just 3GB RAM and 32GB storage in 2024 Fair enough, although I don't know about any other GNU/Linux phone with all free drivers and mainstream Linux support (which effectively means lifetime updates).
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lproven 2y ago

I wrote about one recently. It was posted to HN here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40805156 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40805156