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Apparently, still in crowdfunding, and not available yet? On the other hand, Sailfish phones (https://sailfishos.org/ https://sailfishos.org/) are Linux-based,
by fractallyte 2y ago
Apparently, still in crowdfunding, and not available yet?
On the other hand, Sailfish phones (https://sailfishos.org/ https://sailfishos.org/) are Linux-based, tout "Fourth generation security", can run Android apps (the killer feature!), and - most importantly - are available now.
- graemep 2y agoCan they run obnoxious Android banking apps that refuse to run on rooted phones etc.
- igor47 2y agoAsking the real questions! I can't use NFC transit cards because Google wallet doesn't trust my phone
- fractallyte 2y agoTried it just now with two banks: one worked, the other didn't.
- raphman 2y agoFWIW, I'm using the German DKB Android app (which seems to require non-rooted phones) without issues on my Sailfish OS phone.
- persnickety 2y agoI'm not sure I'd call anything using libhybris "Linux-based". Their low-level elements come from Android with all the problems that implies, including Android being Linux only in the most irrelevant technical sense.
- fractallyte 2y agoSailfish is based on the Linux kernel, and Mer, which itself is a fork of MeeGo - a mobile Linux distro. Hybris is just one component that Mer supports: a compatibility layer which allows the use of Android libraries and drivers. But that doesn't make it the backbone of Sailfish...
- persnickety 2y agoI'd say those drivers and libraries are the backbone of an OS. Everything else is on top of them.