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Hve linux nerds invented a new OS for phones yet? I think I'm gonna need one
Postmarket OS is getting there. It only runs at all on a couple dozen older phones. And they don't currently have receive voice. But 2 months ago they didn't have 4G data or send voice so...
Oh, and battery life is not good.
My next mobile device will likely be a small tablet running Linux and a Wi-Fi hotspot.
They did, it's not great and device support is very limited.
From what I can tell most of the roadblock is drivers for hardware support. Basically every price of hardware has to have a reverse engineered driver to work. We need hardware mfrs on board to really gain traction in this arena.
Still, I'm pretty sure my next phone is going to be a Linux phone. I know I'll lose functionality but if I can make calls, send texts, and browse the web I'll get by. Hopefully that space keeps gaining traction and it won't be long until it is a truly viable option to replace google/apple products.
imho the biggest roadblock is more general applications. Most desktop apps don't scale well or at all to mobile screens, but it's better than nothing.
At this point I'm thinking of just carrying around a small touchscreen laptop
Yes, and its pretty great on devices you can install it on.
Problem is? Its not possible to install on most phones.
and most phones are newer, which are harder to crack.
