▲ 1272 ▼ Ifixit gives fairphone 5 a 10/10 on repairability and maintanence (www.ifixit.com) submitted 2 years ago by DacoTaco@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 412 comments fedilink hide all child comments While they were happy with what the fairphone 4 brought to the table, they seem to like what was changed for the fairphone 5. What are you guys' opinions on this? A welcome change? would you get one if your phone died within the next year?
[–] Fog0555@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (11 children) Have you tried Ubuntu Touch? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children) Perhaps next year will be the year of the Linux Phone. Alas, the same problems that plague the Linux desktop plague the phone. Lack of software. It’s also very difficult to move out of the Apple ecosystem once everything just works the way you think it should.  permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I'm quite interested in the developments on waydroid that would allow the use of Android apps on a Linux phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Now that’s an interesting concept. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago Linux desktop is far more mature and there isn't even a year for the Linux desktop yet. Linux mobile will probably never take off within our lifetime lmao. permalink fedilink source parent [–] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Agreed. I don’t have a home computer. All of my online experience is done through my iPhone. I can’t be messing around with phones I constantly need to tweak or troubleshoot. I’ve done it to myself, but I’m okay with where I’m at rn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Oh yes please stick with Apple. I don't think I have ever heard of a better use case scenario. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I can’t tell if you’re being facetious or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheSun@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago Seems like an honest recommendation to me. You fit the apple use case pretty well, so if it works for you, great. I'd argue a stock pixel using stock android would be comparable in terms of not needing to mess with stuff since its a very curated experience, since google then controls the hardware and software, like apple. The trade off is you're giving google (or apple) 100% access and control to everything you do on your phone. With a fairphone or any other android with (e, grapheneOS, calyxOS, lineage, etc) you WILL need to change some settings, maybe play around with it a bit to get it working how you want, but you are the one in control. Its really not that difficult to develop the small amount of technological knowledge needed given the amount of help available online and I'd say its a necessary life skill these days just like learning to use a computer became a necessary life skill. permalink fedilink source parent [–] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) I tried it on a spare old phone and found it pretty unusable tbh. Very limited application choices and I hated the UI / app management work flow. Also I hated that by default the terminal (and superuser privileges) are VERY locked down. It's possible I just didn't know what I was doing tho ¯_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atmur@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, I’ve put Ubuntu Touch on a Pixel 3a and had a pretty similar experience unfortunately. I see potential, but it’s just not usable yet (for me at least). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fog0555@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Dang, I haven't ever tried it. I was hoping for more configurability. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children) Perhaps next year will be the year of the Linux Phone. Alas, the same problems that plague the Linux desktop plague the phone. Lack of software. It’s also very difficult to move out of the Apple ecosystem once everything just works the way you think it should.  permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I'm quite interested in the developments on waydroid that would allow the use of Android apps on a Linux phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Now that’s an interesting concept. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago Linux desktop is far more mature and there isn't even a year for the Linux desktop yet. Linux mobile will probably never take off within our lifetime lmao. permalink fedilink source parent [–] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Agreed. I don’t have a home computer. All of my online experience is done through my iPhone. I can’t be messing around with phones I constantly need to tweak or troubleshoot. I’ve done it to myself, but I’m okay with where I’m at rn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Oh yes please stick with Apple. I don't think I have ever heard of a better use case scenario. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I can’t tell if you’re being facetious or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheSun@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago Seems like an honest recommendation to me. You fit the apple use case pretty well, so if it works for you, great. I'd argue a stock pixel using stock android would be comparable in terms of not needing to mess with stuff since its a very curated experience, since google then controls the hardware and software, like apple. The trade off is you're giving google (or apple) 100% access and control to everything you do on your phone. With a fairphone or any other android with (e, grapheneOS, calyxOS, lineage, etc) you WILL need to change some settings, maybe play around with it a bit to get it working how you want, but you are the one in control. Its really not that difficult to develop the small amount of technological knowledge needed given the amount of help available online and I'd say its a necessary life skill these days just like learning to use a computer became a necessary life skill. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I'm quite interested in the developments on waydroid that would allow the use of Android apps on a Linux phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Now that’s an interesting concept. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Now that’s an interesting concept. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago Linux desktop is far more mature and there isn't even a year for the Linux desktop yet. Linux mobile will probably never take off within our lifetime lmao. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Agreed. I don’t have a home computer. All of my online experience is done through my iPhone. I can’t be messing around with phones I constantly need to tweak or troubleshoot. I’ve done it to myself, but I’m okay with where I’m at rn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Oh yes please stick with Apple. I don't think I have ever heard of a better use case scenario. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I can’t tell if you’re being facetious or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheSun@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago Seems like an honest recommendation to me. You fit the apple use case pretty well, so if it works for you, great. I'd argue a stock pixel using stock android would be comparable in terms of not needing to mess with stuff since its a very curated experience, since google then controls the hardware and software, like apple. The trade off is you're giving google (or apple) 100% access and control to everything you do on your phone. With a fairphone or any other android with (e, grapheneOS, calyxOS, lineage, etc) you WILL need to change some settings, maybe play around with it a bit to get it working how you want, but you are the one in control. Its really not that difficult to develop the small amount of technological knowledge needed given the amount of help available online and I'd say its a necessary life skill these days just like learning to use a computer became a necessary life skill. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Oh yes please stick with Apple. I don't think I have ever heard of a better use case scenario. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I can’t tell if you’re being facetious or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheSun@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago Seems like an honest recommendation to me. You fit the apple use case pretty well, so if it works for you, great. I'd argue a stock pixel using stock android would be comparable in terms of not needing to mess with stuff since its a very curated experience, since google then controls the hardware and software, like apple. The trade off is you're giving google (or apple) 100% access and control to everything you do on your phone. With a fairphone or any other android with (e, grapheneOS, calyxOS, lineage, etc) you WILL need to change some settings, maybe play around with it a bit to get it working how you want, but you are the one in control. Its really not that difficult to develop the small amount of technological knowledge needed given the amount of help available online and I'd say its a necessary life skill these days just like learning to use a computer became a necessary life skill. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I can’t tell if you’re being facetious or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheSun@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago Seems like an honest recommendation to me. You fit the apple use case pretty well, so if it works for you, great. I'd argue a stock pixel using stock android would be comparable in terms of not needing to mess with stuff since its a very curated experience, since google then controls the hardware and software, like apple. The trade off is you're giving google (or apple) 100% access and control to everything you do on your phone. With a fairphone or any other android with (e, grapheneOS, calyxOS, lineage, etc) you WILL need to change some settings, maybe play around with it a bit to get it working how you want, but you are the one in control. Its really not that difficult to develop the small amount of technological knowledge needed given the amount of help available online and I'd say its a necessary life skill these days just like learning to use a computer became a necessary life skill. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheSun@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago Seems like an honest recommendation to me. You fit the apple use case pretty well, so if it works for you, great. I'd argue a stock pixel using stock android would be comparable in terms of not needing to mess with stuff since its a very curated experience, since google then controls the hardware and software, like apple. The trade off is you're giving google (or apple) 100% access and control to everything you do on your phone. With a fairphone or any other android with (e, grapheneOS, calyxOS, lineage, etc) you WILL need to change some settings, maybe play around with it a bit to get it working how you want, but you are the one in control. Its really not that difficult to develop the small amount of technological knowledge needed given the amount of help available online and I'd say its a necessary life skill these days just like learning to use a computer became a necessary life skill. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) I tried it on a spare old phone and found it pretty unusable tbh. Very limited application choices and I hated the UI / app management work flow. Also I hated that by default the terminal (and superuser privileges) are VERY locked down. It's possible I just didn't know what I was doing tho ¯_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atmur@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, I’ve put Ubuntu Touch on a Pixel 3a and had a pretty similar experience unfortunately. I see potential, but it’s just not usable yet (for me at least). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fog0555@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Dang, I haven't ever tried it. I was hoping for more configurability. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atmur@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, I’ve put Ubuntu Touch on a Pixel 3a and had a pretty similar experience unfortunately. I see potential, but it’s just not usable yet (for me at least). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fog0555@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Dang, I haven't ever tried it. I was hoping for more configurability. permalink fedilink source parent