Bharatiyas don't communicate. They send signals. And all the good signals are linked to the worst possible signals by content creating companies. So, the divide and rule of these companies is perfect!
It's not a good value to buy and you need a good GNU/Linux knowledge to use it.
But it's quite an interesting device, especially with the keyboard addon.
@wittypier@Shatur it's not usable as a daily driver phone but if you are interested in developing apps, drivers etc it's ok. There are much better options like the one plus 6.
I'm glad you are doing this. Pinephone and Librem 5 days are surely numbered, the hardware is just too outdated. My Librem 5 is also starting to fail, some times i can't even get it to power on without restarting several times. I will never use Android or iOS, they are just too exploitative and untrustworthy, so it's a relief everyone isn't completely abandoning the idea of a free libre phone.
Adding to that, I'm not sure if it's just me, but Android, even with root, feels so restrictive compared to a Linux distro. A good example is that I tried to remove a system file the other day (notification sounds, I hated them and wanted them gone for good) but even when I found what the file was, I couldn't delete it using conventional methods aka file managers. I even tried using Zarchiver with root privileges, and it failed. The same happened when I had to deal with recent Android versions making the Android/obb dir read-only. The only way I could access these is via Termux and that is just kinda disappointing for a system that claims to be supposedly open.
Now, I'm not expecting this to be possible on mobile Linux, but the expectations there are different.
Anyways, rant aside, what I'm really saying is I'm excited for Mobile Linux, specifically Plasma Mobile (as I already tried Phosh and it was pretty good, but I haven't got a device Plasma Mobile). I hope that I can daily drive it one day, just using Waydroid for some apps like WhatsApp, Banking Apps, and other essential proprietary apps.
I mean, not being able to delete some files because they're read-only and what not doesn't mean it's less open. You can't do that on an immutable distribution either but I definitely still consider them "open".
At postmarketOS we're planning to also offer an immutable option in the future. We'll always keep a mutable option around for people that want it but by default we'll ship the immutable variant to our users because we can guarantee stability and safe updates way more. Then you won't be able to just delete system files either.
Yeah, but actual Linux, even immutable, still feels more open. I don't like the default look and feel of the system? There's only so much I can do on Android, while on mobile Linux, I can even install SXMO, which is a mobile tiling window manager.
Tell you what, I misread two letters in the title, and was 100% sure I clicked on an article about Dolly Parton driving a blood bank van. That's all. Carry on.
@Beaver
I don't think we need to entice them. The only reason bank apps are necessary is because they don't use standard 2FA.
What we need is to get legislators like the @EU_Commission to force them to follow standards (so we can use our own 2FA apps or keys, that have been working just fine for decades and are way more secure than some of their "2FA" implementations) and make their websites usable on a mobile browser.
SHIFTphone 8 is the upcoming modular and easy-to-repair smartphone from Germany's SHIFT GmbH.
This is the first major SHIFTphone update in four years and there are pending patches providing mainline Linux kernel support for this forthcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon powered modular/upgradeable smartphone.
The SHIFTphone 8 continues with being modular and upgrade friendly while being the first model having IP-certified waterproof protection.
There are hardware kill switches, 13 exchangeable modules for the phone, recycle-friendly, tempered glass screen, and other improvements over prior smartphones from this Germany company.
These patches from Linaro prepare SHIFTphone 8 kernel support for this device using the Qualcomm QCM6490 with 12GB of RAM, 512GB UFS storage, 1080p display, and hardware kill switches.
The initial Linux kernel support is enough for a frame-buffer display, integrated storage, battery monitoring, Bluetooth, and thermals.
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