Sadly GrapheneOS only supports pixel phones and I refuse to give more money to Google.

I wish there were more phones that could run Linux.

Handheld cyberdeck running linux with cell service is my dream.

Bro. GrapheneOS is only for Google phones that you still have to buy if you don't own one already. Motorola got support but so far 0 phones have GrapheneOS form their lineup.

Not to mention, most android phones are either Samsung or Chinese brands from which none will ever have support from GrapheneOS. Best you can do is get lineageOS or something and be lucky that these custom Roms have support for your device.

Buying a Pixel is just giving Google more money. Flip phone here I come.

I've been using graphene for over a year now, had used stock android since the HTC g1. Honest answer, graphene is stock without the annoyances, and finer grained security configuration. Major frustration is banking apps/no google pay, but since I switched banks (which I did because my old bank funds Israel) the new app works perfectly fine, so your milage may vary. Lack of google pay is inconvenient only if I leave my wallet at home, which is rare. Otherwise, it's rare that something is broken just because it's graphene, and if it is, the forums usually have the answer.

Oh god.....are we about to enter the era of 5000 different phone distros, that when it comes down to it are really all the same???

ZorinOS and Mint are basically the same thing. And really so are all the other debian distros.

There's like 3 types of linux. Everything else is just an offshoot of an offshoot. Personally I think it's severely damaged linux's popularity. And slowed it's advancements.

I hope thats not how phones go.

Termux is on the Play Store so if you are logged in to each phone with your Google account, you shouldn't have a problem. I think...