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Android's new developer verification rollout begins, sideloading changes are next (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] 61 points 5 months ago* (4 children)

We need development of Linux OSs for phones to ramp up. And we need Linux distributors and backers to fight back against "age verification" laws that are actually ID verification laws. There's a global attack underway on multiple fronts against free software, private computing, and user ownership and control of devices.

In the meantime, for a stopgap, there's GrapheneOS, but that doesn't fix the problem of developers having to choose between Google's way or unpaid obscurity.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    PostmarketOS is a thing. A lot of the software is already available for Linux. People just keep pretending it doesn't exist and keep spouting the same tired anti-Linux rhetoric ad nauseum.

    Heck, I bet you could make a phone call from a bloody Pi Zero with a 4g & UPS HAT.

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago*

    That's a bit unfair. Postmarket is super cool and I can't wait to get a Linux phone. But let's not pretend it's ready to be daily driven. Even on the best supported phones there are still hardware driver compatibility issues. And that's not even speaking about the software catalog. Even in the privacy community, a lot of people regard banking apps as mandatory. Good luck ever getting those to run there.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago*
    1. Android is a Linux distro
    2. Most people, me included, don't want to run normal Linux on their phone. I use Linux on the desktop. I don't hate Linux or anything of the sorts. But for phone use, normal Linux sucks major ass. What we need is GrapheneOS to be normalized and independent app stores for GrapheneOS.
    3. The above is not to say Linux phones are bad for everyone. I am sure there are few people who would enjoy it, but they are the minority.
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