There's Android, there's iOS, and there's Linux. This thread is for anything and everything related to Linux Smartphones, seeing as how there is no official sub-forum on this subject. It is currently still under development, and will continue to be updated.
Some things to know:
1. This first post includes a list of mobile Linux phones, OSs and apps.
2. Linux phone related questions, answers, and comments are welcome here.
3. If you find a device, OS, or app you think should be on this list, let me know.
4. If you want to share information about a device, OS, or app that is already on here, post as follows, including the "#"(s) of the thing(s) you're talking about ("#"s are at the bottom of each section):
#The device's, OS's, or App's hashtagWhatever it is you're sharing with everyone.Thanks for contributing!
Devices:
"A list of phones that run Linux."
NOTE: Devices with "*"s are Linux-first, which means they ship with Linux preinstalled and also might support the development of mobile Linux OSs.
Fairphone
Spoiler: Fairphone 3/3+
Fairphone 3/3+
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The Fairphone 3/3+ is a 5.65" phone with a 2160x1080 resolution display. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 (8x Qualcomm Kyro 250) chipset is paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The main camera is 12 or 48MP and the selfie camera is 8 or 16MP. The battery has a 3040mAh capacity.
Website:
shop.fairphone.com (3)
shop.fairphone.com (3+)
Supported Operating Systems:
Linux:
Ubuntu Touch
Android:
DivestOS
/e/OS
Fairphone OS (info on Fairphone website)
iodéOS
Lineage OS
#Fairphone_3
Spoiler: Fairphone 4
Fairphone 4
The Fairphone 4 is a 6.3" phone with a 2340x1080 resolution display. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G (2x Arm Cortex-A77 and 6x Arm Cortex-A55) chipset is paired with 6/8GB of RAM and 128/256GB of storage. The main camera is 48/48MP and the selfie camera is 25MP. The battery has a 3905mAh capacity.
Website:
shop.fairphone.com
Supported Operating Systems:
Linux:
postmarketOS
Ubuntu Touch
Android:
CalyxOS
/e/OS
Fairphone OS (info on Fairphone website)
iodéOS
Lineage OS
#Fairphone_4
**Pine64**
Spoiler: PinePhone
PinePhone
The PinePhone is a 5.95" phone with a 1440×720 resolution display. The Allwinner A64 (4x Arm Cortex-A53) chipset is paired with 2 or 3GB of RAM and 16 or 32GB of storage. The main camera is 5MP and the selfie camera is 2MP. The battery has a 3000mAh capacity.
Website:
pine64.org
Supported Operating Systems:
Linux:
Kali Linux
Manjaro
Mobian
postmarketOS
Ubuntu Touch (In development)
Android:
GloDroid (port of Lineage OS)
#PinePhone
Spoiler: PinePhone Pro
PinePhone Pro
The PinePhone Pro is a 6" phone with a 1440×720 resolution display. The Rockchip RK3399S (2x Arm Cortex-A72 and 4x Arm Cortex-A53) chipset is paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The main camera is 13MP and the selfie camera is 8MP. The battery has a 3000mAh capacity.
Website:
pine64.org
Supported Operating Systems:
Linux:
Kali Linux
Manjaro
Mobian (unsupported work-in-progress)
postmarketOS
Android:
GloDroid (port of Lineage OS)
#PinePhone_Pro
**Purism**
Spoiler: Librem 5
Librem 5
The Librem 5 is a 5.7" phone with a 1440x720 resolution display. The NXP i.MX 8M (4x Arm Cortex-A53) chipset is paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. The main camera is 13MP and the selfie camera is 8MP. The battery has a 4500mAh capacity.
Website:
puri.sm
Supported Operating Systems:
Linux:
PureOS
#Librem_5
**Volla**
Spoiler: Volla Phone
Volla Phone
The Volla Phone is a 6.3" phone with a 2340x1080 resolution display. The MediaTek Helio P23 (8x Arm Cortex-A53) chipset is paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The main camera is 16/2MP and the selfie camera is 16MP. The battery has a 4500mAh capacity.
Website:
volla.online
Supported Operating Systems:
Linux:
Ubuntu Touch
Android:
Volla OS (info on Volla website)
#Volla_Phone
Spoiler: Volla Phone 22
Volla Phone 22
The Volla Phone 22 is a 6.3" phone with a 2340x1080 resolution display. The MediaTek Helio G85 (2x Arm Cortex-A75 and 6x Arm Cortex-A55) chipset is paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The main camera is 48/8MP and the selfie camera is 16MP. The battery has a 4500mAh capacity.
Website:
volla.online
Supported Operating Systems:
Linux:
Ubuntu Touch
Android:
Volla OS (info on Volla website)
#Volla_Phone_22
Spoiler: Volla Phone X
Volla Phone X
The Volla Phone X is a 6.1" phone with a ?x? resolution display. The MediaTek Helio P23 (8x Arm Cortex-A53) chipset is paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The main camera is 13/2MP and the selfie camera is 8MP. The battery has a 6200mAh capacity.
Website:
volla.online
Supported Operating Systems:
Linux:
Ubuntu Touch
Android:
Volla OS (info on Volla website)
#Volla_Phone_X
Spoiler: Volla Phone X23
Volla Phone X23
The Volla Phone X23 is a 6.1" phone with a 1560x720 resolution display. The MediaTek Helio G99 (2x Arm Cortex-A76 and 6x Arm Cortex-A55) chipset is paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The main camera is 48/8MP and the selfie camera is 16MP. The battery has a 5000mAh capacity.
Website:
volla.online
Supported Operating Systems:
Linux:
Ubuntu Touch (I guess it's just not on their website yet.)
Android:
Volla OS (info on Volla website)
#Volla_Phone_X23
Operating Systems:
"A list of Linux OSs for mobile devices."
Spoiler: Manjaro
Manjaro
About:
From manjaro.org
Manjaro empowering devices and users Manjaro is a free and open source Linux operating system that emphasizes user privacy and control of their hardware. It is user-friendly and suitable for those new to computers, and can be installed on a wide range of devices. Architectures supported include x86-64 and ARM, making it a great choice for any device or computing environment. Manjaro provides numerous customization options and applications, as well as security and privacy features. It also offers several graphical user interfaces.
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Website:
manjaro.org
Donate:
manjaro.org
Supported Devices:
From manjaro.org
PinePhone
PinePhone Pro
NOTE: the above two devices are the only mobile devices supported, most other computers are supported as well
#Manjaro
Spoiler: Mobian
Mobian
About:
From mobian-project.org
A Debian derivative for mobile devices.
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Website:
mobian-project.org
Contribute:
wiki.mobian.org
Supported Devices:
From wiki.mobian.org
Linux-first devices:
Pine64 PinePhone
Pine64 PineTab
Purism Librem 5
Pine64 PinePhone Pro (unsupported work-in-progress)
Android devices:
Oneplus 6/6T
Pocophone F1
Android devices (experimental support):
Fairphone 4
SHIFT6mq
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S
#Mobian
Spoiler: postmarketOS
postmarketOS
About:
From postmarketos.org
We are sick of not receiving updates shortly after buying new phones. Sick of the walled gardens deeply integrated into Android and iOS. That's why we are developing a sustainable, privacy and security focused free software mobile OS that is modeled after traditional Linux distributions. With privilege separation in mind. Let's keep our devices useful and safe until they physically break!
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Website:
postmarketos.org
Contribute:
wiki.postmarketos.org
Donate:
postmarketos.org
Supported Devices:
From wiki.postmarketos.org
NOTE: See the bottom of this section for the Status Legend.
Main
These are the most supported devices, maintained by at least 2 people and have the functions you expect from the device running its normal OS, such as calling on a phone, working audio, and a functional UI.
DeviceCodenameArchitectureRelease yearChipsetCPUGPUFDECameraGPSMobile DataSMSCallsUSB-OTGNFCPINE64 PinePhonepine64-pinephoneaarch642019Allwinner A644x 1152 MHz Cortex-A53Mali-400 MP2YYYYYYY-Purism Librem 5purism-librem5aarch642019NXP i.MX8MQ4x 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53Vivante GC7000LiteYYYYYYY-QEMU aarch64qemu-aarch64aarch642003QEMU ARM Virtual MachineQEMU ARM Cortex-A57Virgil 3DY-------QEMU amd64qemu-amd64x86_642003QEMU Standard PCQEMU VirtualVirgil 3DY-------QEMU riscv64qemu-riscv64riscv642003QEMU RISC64 Virtual MachineQEMUVirgil 3DY-------
Community
Devices that have had a lot of work put into them, where regressions are actively fixed, and the port is overall in a pretty good shape.
Phones
DeviceCodenameArchitectureUSB NetFlashingTouchScreenWifiFDEBattery3DIMUAudioBluetoothCameraGPSMobile DataSMSCallsUSB-OTGNFCBQ Aquaris X5bq-paellaaarch64YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY-Fairphone Fairphone 4fairphone-fp4aarch64YYYYYNYNNNNNNNNNLenovo A6000lenovo-a6000aarch64YYYYYYYYYYYYYY--Lenovo A6010lenovo-a6010aarch64YYYYYYPYYYYYYYP-Motorola Moto G4 Playmotorola-harpiaaarch64YYYYPYPYYYYYYYYPNokia N900nokia-n900armv7Y-YYYYYNYYNPPYYP-OnePlus 6oneplus-enchiladaaarch64YYYYYYYYNYYNPYYYNNOnePlus 6Toneplus-fajitaaarch64YYYYYYYYNYYNPYYYNNPINE64 PinePhone Propine64-pinephoneproaarch64Y-YYYYPYYYYNYYYYN-Samsung Galaxy A3 (2015)samsung-a3aarch64YYYPYYPYYYYYYYYPYSamsung Galaxy A5 (2015)samsung-a5aarch64YYYPYYPYYYYNYYYYPYSamsung Galaxy E7samsung-e7armv7 / aarch64YYYPYYPYPYYNYYYPYSamsung Galaxy Grand Maxsamsung-grandmaxarmv7 / aarch64YYYYYYPYPYYNYYYP-Samsung Galaxy S IIIsamsung-m0armv7PYYYYYYYNPPNNNNSamsung Galaxy S4 Mini Value Editionsamsung-serranovearmv7YYYPYYPYYYYYYYYPYSHIFT SHIFT6mqshift-axolotlaarch64YYYYYYYYNYYNNYYYNNWileyfox Swiftwileyfox-cracklingaarch64YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYP-Xiaomi Mi Note 2xiaomi-scorpioaarch64YYYYYPPYNPYPNNPNYYXiaomi Pocophone F1 / POCO F1xiaomi-berylliumaarch64YYYYYYPYNYYNPYYYN-Xiaomi Redmi 2xiaomi-wt88047aarch64YYYPYYYYYYYNYYYYY-
Tablets
DeviceCodenameArchitectureUSB NetFlashingTouchScreenWifiFDEBattery3DIMUAudioBluetoothCameraGPSMobile DataUSB-OTGASUS MeMO Pad 7 (ME176C(X))asus-me176cx86_64YYYYYYYYYYPNN-YPINE64 PineTabpine64-pinetabaarch64Y-YYYYYYYYYY--YSamsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"samsung-espresso10armv7YPYYPYYNNNSamsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0samsung-espresso7armv7YYYYYYYNYNYNN-NSamsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2015)samsung-gt58aarch64YYYYYYPYYYYYYNSamsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 (2015)samsung-gt510aarch64YYYYYYPYYYYYY
Laptops
DeviceCodenameArchitectureScreenKeyboardTouchpadTouchscreenWifiFDEBattery3DAudioBluetoothCameraMobile DataUSB-AUSB-OTGHDMI/DPPINE64 Pinebook Propine64-pinebookproaarch64YYY-YYYYYYY-YYN
Other
DeviceCodenameArchitectureUSB NetFlashingScreenWifiFDEBattery3DAudioBluetoothHDMI/DPUSB-OTGArrow DragonBoard 410carrow-db410caarch64YY-YY-YYYYYODROID HC2odroid-hc2armv7----N----PINE64 RockPro64pine64-rockpro64aarch64N--YNYYYYYY
Status Legend
CodeMeaningYYes, fully implementedPPartially implementedNNot working yetUntested-Not applicable -- device does not have feature
Columns
ColumnMeaningFDEFull disk encryption and unlocking with osk-sdl.CameraTaking photos and videos works.GPSThe Global Positioning System sensor works.Mobile DataConnecting to the Internet via cellular network.SMSSending and receiving short messages works as intended.CallsTalking to other people over the cellular network.Mainline*Runs a (Close to) Mainline kernel, not an Android downstream kernel.
Testing
All other device ports, including new ones. Maintainers can create merge requests to move devices to community if requirements are met on the Device categorization page. A more detailed view with a full status matrix of these devices can be found on the All devices page.
Too many to include here, see wiki.postmarketos.org. Sorry!
#postmarketOS
Spoiler: PureOS
PureOS
About:
From pureos.net
A fully-convergent, user friendly, secure and freedom respecting OS for your daily usage.
With PureOS, you are the only one in control of your digital life.
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Website:
pureos.net
Contribute:
puri.sm
Supported Devices:
Librem 5
Possibly more?
Let me know if so.
#PureOS
Spoiler: Ubuntu Touch
Ubuntu Touch
About:
From ubuntu-touch.io
We want you to feel free
With Ubuntu Touch, we offer a truly unique mobile experience - a viable alternative to Android and iOS. We provide a free and open-source GNU/Linux-based mobile operating system. One that can be installed and used today.
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Website:
ubuntu-touch.io
XDA Thread:
forum.xda-developers.com
Contribute:
ubports.com
Donate:
ubports.com
Supported Devices:
From devices.ubuntu-touch.io
Listed in order of "Progress"
Google Pixel 3a/3a XL Progress: 100%
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Progress: 100%
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S/9 Pro (India) Progress: 99.1%
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max Progress: 99.1%
Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro Progress: 99.1%
Xiaomi Mi A2 Progress: 99.1%
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (Global) Progress: 99.1%
BQ Aquarius M10 HD Progress: 98.7%
BQ Aquaris M10 FHD Progress: 98.7%
Fairphone 3 and 3+ Progress: 98.2%
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 Progress: 98.2%
Oneplus 5 Progress: 98.2%
Oneplus 5T Progress: 98.2%
Oneplus One Progress: 98.1%
BQ Aquarius E5 HD Progress: 98.1%
JingLing JingPad A1/C1 Progress: 97.6%
Meizu Pro 5 Progress: 97.3%
Volla Phone Progress: 97.3%
Volla Phone X Progress: 97.3%
Sony Xperia X (F5121 & F5122) Progress: 97.2%
OnePlus 6 Progress: 96.4%
OnePlus 6T Progress: 96.4%
Fairphone 2 Progress: 96.2%
Meizu MX4 Progress: 96.2%
Xiaomi Redmi 9C Progress: 95.4%
Xiaomi Redmi 9A Progress: 95.4%
Google Nexus 5 Progress: 95.4%
Lenovo Tab M10 X605F/L Progress: 94.7%
Xiaomi Mi 6 Progress: 94.6%
Xiaomi Redmi 9C NFC Progress: 94.5%
Volla Phone 22 Progress: 93.8%
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro Progress: 93.8%
Xiaomi Poco F1 Progress: 93.6%
Xiaomi Redmi 4X Progress: 92.8%
Fairphone 4 Progress: 92.6%
Samsung S3 Neo+ (GT-19301I) Progress: 92.5%
Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 Progress: 92%
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Progress: 91.8%
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Progress: 91.7%
Google Pixel 2XL Progress: 90.7%
Google Pixel 2 Progress: 90.7%
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (Exynos) Progress: 90.4%
Samsung Galaxy S7 (Exynos) Progress: 90.4%
Xiaomi Mi 8 Progress: 90.1%
Xiaomi Redmi 9 and 9 Prime Progress: 90.1%
Oneplus 3 and 3T Progress: 89.9%
Xiaomi Mi A3 Progress: 89.2%
Google Nexus 6P Progress: 88%
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Progress: 87.5%
OnePlus Nord 2 5G Progress: 86.2%
Xiaomi Redmi 7 Progress: 84.4%
SHIFT6mq (axolotl) Progress: 84.2%
Oneplus 2 Progress: 82.4%
Xiaomi Poco M3 Progress: 81.1%
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet (LTE or Wi-fi only) Progress: 69.2%
Xiaomi Redmi 3X, 3S and 3SP Progress: 45.1%
Top choice devices
Devices of the following three categories are the ones most likely to satisfy your needs over an extended period.
Commercial maintainers
Companies like Volla, FXP and Fairphone offer compatible Ubuntu Phones as part of their business. Their reputation rests on preventing any major problems and taking a long view. Some devices can even be bought with Ubuntu Touch already installed!
Porters with a track record
Some porters have built a reputation for long term commitment and competence.
Ubuntu Touch Edition
If you have one of the older devices, they are solid for now. Many in our community use them but technical difficulties in updating and closed source elements which we can’t access mean that those devices are not a good choice for anyone just starting with UT. They are also getting aged now and experience hardware faults.
If you manage to grab a new generation Ubuntu Touch Edition device like the PinePhone Pro or a Volla phone, that will be supported for much longer of course.
#Ubuntu_Touch
Applications:
"Who said mobile Linux doesn't have many apps?"
See linuxphoneapps.org for a searchable list of mobile Linux apps with helpful descriptions and links!
NOTE: This section is in development.
File Manager:
Spoiler: GNOME Files (Nautilus)
GNOME Files (Nautilus)
About:
From gitlab.gnome.org
Files, also known as Nautilus, is the default file manager of the GNOME desktop. It provides a simple and integrated way of managing your files and browsing your file system. Nautilus supports all the basic functions of a file manager and more. It can search and manage your files and folders, both locally and on a network, read and write data to and from removable media, run scripts, and launch apps. It has three views: Icon Grid, Icon List, and Tree List. Its functions can be extended with plugins and scripts.
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Websites:
apps.gnome.org
gitlab.gnome.org
Contribute:
wiki.gnome.org
Donate:
www.gnome.org
#GNOME_Files
Spoiler: Index
Index
About:
From invent.kde.org
Index is a file manager that works on desktops, Android and Plasma Mobile. Index lets you browse your system files and applications and preview your music, text, image and video files and share them with external applications.
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Websites:
mauikit.org
invent.kde.org
Contribute:
invent.kde.org
#Index
Navigation:
Spoiler: GNOME Maps
GNOME Maps
About:
From apps.gnome.org
Find places around the worldMaps gives you quick access to maps all across the world. It allows you to quickly find the place you’re looking for by searching for a city or street, or locate a place to meet a friend.
Maps uses the collaborative OpenStreetMap database, made by hundreds of thousands of people across the globe.
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Websites:
apps.gnome.org
gitlab.gnome.org
Contribute:
wiki.gnome.org
Donate:
www.gnome.org
#GNOME_Maps
Spoiler: Pure Maps
Pure Maps
About:
From github.com
Pure Maps is an application for Sailfish OS and Linux to display vector and raster maps, places, routes, and provide navigation instructions with a flexible selection of data and service providers.
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Website:
github.com/rinigus/pure-maps
#Pure_Maps
DISCLAIMER: there is no guarantee that the information on this post will be 100% accurate, although I try my best, so please tell me if something is wrong.
Changelog
4-16-23:
Pure Maps has been added to the Applications section.
GNOME Maps has been added to the Applications section.
Index has been added to the Applications section.
4-9-23:
The Fairphone 3 has been edited to be 3/3+.
Spoiler: More...
3-30-23:
The Fairphone 3 has been added to the Devices section.
3-18-23:
The Fairphone 4 has been added to the Devices section.
3-12-23:
Due to not having official support from any Linux OS, the F(x)tec Pro1-X has been removed from the Devices section.
The Volla Phone and the Volla Phone X23 have been added to the Devices section.
Manjaro has been added to the Operating Systems section.
Nice, thanks! I think it is about time to start comparing phones, buy a most versatile one and actually get started...
PS: After wildly clicking around I stumbled onto this page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_mobile_phones
SigmundDroid said:
Nice, thanks! I think it is about time to start comparing phones, buy a most versatile one and actually get started...
PS: After wildly clicking around I stumbled onto this page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_mobile_phones
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Thanks for the information! If you are planning to buy a Linux-based phone just remember that their biggest weakness right now is lack of apps, although many phones, including some on my above post, are capable of running Android and Linux.
I finished adding the Devices to the Ubuntu Touch section, and am thinking of adding more devices and expanding device information. Still looking for some popular open-source mobile Linux apps - any suggestions?
I added the Fairphone 4 and finished the "Supported Operating Systems" part of all the devices. I might add the Fairphone 3 and 3+ as well. Also, I'm still dragging my feet on updating the postmarketOS tables. Maybe tomorrow.
I'm torn about if I should link the OS's in the "Supported Operating Systems" part of a device to the main page or the device-specific page. Perhaps both. Also, I'm adding ""s to manufactures that are Linux-first (They ship devices with Linux preinstalled).
ethical_haquer said:
adding ""s to manufactures that are Linux-first
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Tricky as android is linux, too. Well, sort of... Still, I know what you mean and I fully support the star: Frankensteining some android for slightly better privacy does not make it a saint.
As for me, I hadn't much time for picking/chasing a new phone but at least installed eOS for further inspection. And I might get a BQ for testing...
SigmundDroid said:
Tricky as android is linux, too. Well, sort of... Still, I know what you mean and I fully support the star: Frankensteining some android for slightly better privacy does not make it a saint.
As for me, I hadn't much time for picking/chasing a new phone but at least installed eOS for further inspection. And I might get a BQ for testing...
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Well, Fairphone doesn't even talk about running Linux on their phones, and I'm pretty sure the only reason they have support is because of the community volunteering.
I wonder, since eOS is listed should iodéOS be added, too?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IodéOS
At least this sounds encouraging:
https://www.kuketz-blog.de/iodeos-d...striche-bei-der-sicherheit-custom-roms-teil3/
Also, it's available for my Fairphone FP3 (and others)
https://iode.tech/en/iodeos-installation/
On the positive side it does not force you into any cloud accounts (like eOS/Murena), as far as I can tell (haven't installed/tried it yet).
SigmundDroid said:
I wonder, since eOS is listed should iodéOS be added, too?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IodéOS
At least this sounds encouraging:
https://www.kuketz-blog.de/iodeos-d...striche-bei-der-sicherheit-custom-roms-teil3/
Also, it's available for my Fairphone FP3 (and others)
https://iode.tech/en/iodeos-installation/
On the positive side it does not force you into any cloud accounts (like eOS/Murena), as far as I can tell (haven't installed/tried it yet).
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Yes, thanks for reminding me, there are many OSs that I need to add to the Fairphone and PinePhone devices. I will add them as soon as I can.
SigmundDroid said:
I wonder, since eOS is listed should iodéOS be added, too?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IodéOS
At least this sounds encouraging:
https://www.kuketz-blog.de/iodeos-d...striche-bei-der-sicherheit-custom-roms-teil3/
Also, it's available for my Fairphone FP3 (and others)
https://iode.tech/en/iodeos-installation/
On the positive side it does not force you into any cloud accounts (like eOS/Murena), as far as I can tell (haven't installed/tried it yet).
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iodéOS has been added, and I'm now working on the apps section. Thanks for reminding me!
Since I was adding to your workload... let's keep it that way, shall we?
Perhaps, adding XDA's own Ubuntu Touch forum is possible?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/c/ubuntu-touch.2068/
My own testing with FP3 on UB Touch is concluded: Yes, it does work (was very happy once it did). Very nice installer! Unfortunately, it has only few apps and it kept often rebooting when taking screenshots.
Currently, it is a prerequisite to get Android 10 for installing which was a bit painful to get it (generally we are already at Android 13).
The lack of apps is painful - maybe I was expecting too much (was thinking ubuntu). And every thing needed like 1-2 extra seconds to start. Browser were not as snappy as elsewhere.
EOD: Not a gamechanger yet (personally for me not even an alternative). Still awesome to have something completely different!
SigmundDroid said:
Since I was adding to your workload... let's keep it that way, shall we?
Perhaps, adding XDA's own Ubuntu Touch forum is possible?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/c/ubuntu-touch.2068/
My own testing with FP3 on UB Touch is concluded: Yes, it does work (was very happy once it did). Very nice installer! Unfortunately, it has only few apps and it kept often rebooting when taking screenshots.
Currently, it is a prerequisite to get Android 10 for installing which was a bit painful to get it (generally we are already at Android 13).
The lack of apps is painful - maybe I was expecting too much (was thinking ubuntu). And every thing needed like 1-2 extra seconds to start. Browser were not as snappy as elsewhere.
EOD: Not a gamechanger yet (personally for me not even an alternative). Still awesome to have something completely different!
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I have added a link to XDA's Ubuntu Touch thread in the Ubuntu Touch section. Yes, don't expect it to be an alternative quite yet, although every year mobile Linux gets much better. The reason there aren't many apps is because most Linux apps weren't designed to be adaptive, so they either have to be tweaked or rewritten to work on mobile devices.
Hey, straight to the point i've been using lineageOS ever since the day i found out there is an alternative to the stock google android rom.
Has anyone tried all three of the operatingsystems listed in the title, if so how do they compare to each other, what are the major differences, pros/cons?
I did not list grapheneOS and CalyxOS here because these work only with google pixel devices while the other three OS'es should be compatibly with *any* device.
I know that iode is based on lineageos or in other words a fork of lineageos, so question is, is there any point in switching from lineage to iode, any privacy benefits?
For example iode seems to have a builtin systemwide filterlist to block tracking requests, i don't think lineageos has anything like that and the only option i found so far is the nextDNS filter app.
About e/OS i know absolutely knowing, has it been around as long as lineage? How do they compare?
The 3 mentioned OSs are a so-called aftermarket OS.
LineageOS is a fork of AOSP ( vanilla Android OS ), e/OS is a fork of LineageOS - with the appearence of iOS, and iode OS is a fork of e/OS.
I'ld stay with LineageOS.
jwoegerbauer said:
The 3 mentioned OSs are a so-called aftermarket OS.
LineageOS is a fork of AOSP ( vanilla Android OS ), e/OS is a fork of LineageOS - with the appearence of iOS, and iode OS is a fork of e/OS.
I'ld stay with LineageOS.
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e/OS aim for an iOS apperance? Why would an android rom try to look like disgusting iphone/apple?
Don't need to respond to that, i just don't get the logic there.
Why apple and the people who buy iphones are disgusting should be clear, made with chinese dictator slavelabour, plus actively lobbying against human rights. How one can be dumb enough to purchase such devices is out of my mind.
Just had to be said.
iodeOS is a fork of e/OS, are you sure? I've heared it's a fork of lineage, so this confuses me.
I too am in the same boat - I have been reviewing all of these 3 OS's as i need to have a De-Googled OS on my
Samsung Note 10+
I was given some posts about 2 of these OS's though that i think people should review for themselves:
iode OS:
https://divestos.org/misc/i.txt
/e/ OS:
https://divestos.org/misc/e.txt
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I too am in the same boat - I have been reviewing all of these 3 OS's as i need to have a De-Googled OS on my
Samsung Note 10+
I was given some posts about 2 of these OS's though that i think people should review for themselves:
iode OS:
https://divestos.org/misc/i.txt
/e/ OS:
https://divestos.org/misc/e.txt
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Interesting sources.
I've never trusted microG seemingly for good reason.
It's pretty stupid using a degoogled device just to compromise it with microG which is still google, i don't get the people who do that.
You either have privacy or you don't.
https://divestos.org/misc/mg.txt
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