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Community about running GNU/Linux on phones. Projects like Ubuntu Touch, Plasma Mobile, PostmarketOS, Mobian etc. Either on former Android phones or hardware like the PinePhone.

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Hey everyone, I'm going insane due to a lack of creative project. I've written an app already but I haven't gotten around to publishing it yet. I'd like to know what kind of apps you'd like to see created for mobile Linux. I prefer easier, bite-sized projects over particularly large ones, but I'd love to hear your ideas nevertheless.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Could you make some helpful suggestions for alternatives perhaps?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I have heard that postmarketOS works well on OnePlus 6. I have not tried it myself, though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I've been recently porting Mobian to the Pixel 3a and posting about it here*. Now, Mobian is close to being ready, but is not yet. I've been using it as a daily driver for a few months now, but it is not what most people looking for a well-working phone would want, currently. If you want to try a well supported device now, I suggest trying postmarketOS on the Pixel 3a perhaps, they're a bit quicker than I am, mostly because more people are working on it.

The Pixel 3a has recently been called one of the best supported Linux phones with a mainline kernel. Only issue right now is the camera not producing sharp photos, but they're people working on the drivers in the kernel to improve on that.

Other than that, I don't really know what's well supported, as I focus on what I have available here.

* https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/19600671 Please note that this post is somewhat outdated and some of the issue are solved already.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Awesome! I'll be looking forward to your next posting when you get to it.