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minus-squareGreenBottles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·4 hours agoLinux phones look more and more attractive
minus-squareMohamad20ZX@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 hours agoCouldn’t agree more Especially when the Pine Phone Pro is improving every year since its has came out and with Posh shell and Waydroid nothing will stop Linux from succeeding in the modern era
minus-squarerumba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 hours agosadly The PinePhone Pro was officially discontinued in August 2025, as it didn’t sell well enough to keep production going.[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinePhone_Pro
minus-squareAllero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-23 hours agoAs far as I know, it is still reliant on the whims of Google through shenanigans with AOSP, and of course having to use a Pixel. Linux offers a more solid and independent foundation, and while it is less polished yet, to me it’s the only real way out in the long run. Still, GrapheneOS is a big step in the right direction - hope it wouldn’t come across as me being against the project.
minus-squarefishy@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoYup, if enough people switch to graphene big G will fuck them over. Exiting entirely is the only long term solution.
Linux phones look more and more attractive
Couldn’t agree more Especially when the Pine Phone Pro is improving every year since its has came out and with Posh shell and Waydroid nothing will stop Linux from succeeding in the modern era
sadly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinePhone_Pro
Graphene OS
As far as I know, it is still reliant on the whims of Google through shenanigans with AOSP, and of course having to use a Pixel.
Linux offers a more solid and independent foundation, and while it is less polished yet, to me it’s the only real way out in the long run.
Still, GrapheneOS is a big step in the right direction - hope it wouldn’t come across as me being against the project.
Yup, if enough people switch to graphene big G will fuck them over. Exiting entirely is the only long term solution.