(spoiler: only works on a very small number of devices. Still cool)
Someone replaced Android with a full Linux desktop on their old phone, and found it shockingly usable
https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-android-full-linux-desktop-old-phone/
https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-android-full-linux-desktop-old-phone/
(spoiler: only works on a very small number of devices. Still cool)
4 Comments
h_ramus@piefed.social · 8 pts · 160d
It'd be great to find a real alternative to the actual mobile OS duopoly. Running a Linux distribution on a phone makes sense. They already power most computing devices on the planet. The year of the Linux phone may arrive sooner than the Linux desktop!
naeap@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 160d
I've pre-ordered the new Jolla with Sailfish OS
Haven't heard much about it since then, but I'm still having my hopes up ...
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 160d
Well said, and I think you're right.
Being such a focused use-case helps mitigate the challenge of crazy flexibility.
Once people start making apps specifically for the phone environment it'll really help.
ATPA9@feddit.org · 4 pts · 160d
I really wished i could just throw a desktop linux onto my phone...