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Why, oh why, is there not a smartphone – or even a similar form-factor device without the ability to phone – that lets its user run anything they want (say, a n
by gspr 1y ago
Why, oh why, is there not a smartphone – or even a similar form-factor device without the ability to phone – that lets its user run anything they want (say, a normal Linux distro)? And then you emulate Android whenever you need something that only runs on that?
Hell, I don't care if it's a generation or two behind smartphones. I don't understand why this doesn't exist when non-bleeding-edge hardware has become so mind-bogglingly cheap!
What am I missing?
- meneton 1y agohttps://pine64.org/devices/pinephone/ https://pine64.org/devices/pinephone/
- Telaneo 1y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45053872 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45053872
- Magnusmaster 1y agoThere is such a smartphone. But then you can't use your bank's app because it uses hardware attestation to ban alternative operating systems, and most banks require the app for 2FA or don't have a functional web portal at all. It's going to be even worse once governments roll out age verification apps that use hardware attestation.
- gspr 1y agoLuckily my bank still allows a fob type device as 2FA. But of course your point is valid. It's a travesty that this behavior is allowed, of course, but as long as it is, I'd keep the cheapest possible regular smartphone around for this purpose alone. I'd try to think of it as an unwieldy fob-like device.
- theearling 1y agoLooks like this one does just that, android VM ontop linux: https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/ https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/