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[-] Captain_Baka@feddit.org 53 points 2 weeks ago

You’ll probably run Android most of the time while on the go, but can launch Debian as an app for quickly pivoting to a new OS.

If it's that what they call Linux support, then fuck that.

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 14 points 2 weeks ago

Android will eat 95% of the RAM leaving Debian with like 200MB

[-] jnod4@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago

And it still would make most of it and provide good performance

[-] andyburke@fedia.io 27 points 2 weeks ago

I just want a phone that runs Linux, not Google's commercialized fork.

[-] Teppichbrand@feddit.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

Just yesterday I learned about SailfishOS on the Jolla phone and I have to say I was pretty impressed. This is already much more useable then I thought. In optimistic we'll have a great Linux phone in a couple of years.

[-] erebion@news.erebion.eu 3 points 2 weeks ago

SailfishOS uses old kernels with SoC patches, those are Android kernels, support for it will never be longer than on Android.

[-] hancock@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 week ago

Look at mecha comet, yesterday they launched the kickstarter. First delivery in may 26 promised

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 18 points 2 weeks ago

Wow! A phone that abides to standards???? Impossible!

[-] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

I don't want that.

[-] schwim@piefed.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago

Running Linux as an android app is useless.

[-] erebion@news.erebion.eu 6 points 2 weeks ago

Not really useless, just not a Linux phone.

[-] atropa@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago
[-] cm0002@libretechni.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

In a general sense? Probably

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

Can confirm, completely cuckoo.

[-] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

This smartphone runs Android...

Eh.

...Linux...

Ok now you have my attentio--

...and even Windows 11

Hard pass!

[-] cm0002@libretechni.ca 5 points 1 week ago

I mean tbf, they just mean they're making the smartphone more computer like in that you can install whatever OS you want lol

[-] Batmorous@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

That's cool and all but what's the progress on PostmarketOS? what's left that they need to implement? Also once the OS is fully complete then it should be much easier to port to other phones no? Just having to account for differences in architecture and software?

this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2026
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