Don't say, hey android has Linux in it, yeah no, idc, I want to know how far we are from buying a Linux phone at a price point of 200 USD.

A Linux phone is one which is built completely on Linux, uses Linux apps and most important has a terminal.

I don't want a Linux Phone for privacy, although that's a great reason, but I want it for the freedom it provides me. Hell, I don't care if Android itself comes with a terminal and has similar features to Linux, I just want a Terminal which can install apps, where I can write commands and it will execute it. Complete Control on my phone and how it behaves is what I want.

I want to tell it when to sleep, when not to sleep, when to boot, when to edit a file and how, when to take a screenshot and what to do with it and where to save it, etc, etc. I hope you get the idea.

  • MagneticFusion@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    Probably not. The third party apps just do not exist. If the Windows phones from big brother Microsoft were not able to get many third party applications, I doubt Linux phones ever would

    • smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de
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      10 months ago

      All it is needed is to have at least equivalents of basic apps from F-Droid and we're getting there.

      Propietary apps for accessing one smart toilet seat brand or some trash locked down social platform should be abandoned anyway.