• 800XL@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I want a Linux phone but the only ones I know are old tech and not for primetime yet. Any suggestions?

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        Nice, I didn’t know it was this far ahead, I always had the impression that calling didn’t work. Maybe that is postmarketOS for FP4? I’d be interested to see if it could work as a daily driver for me. That said, I am pretty happy running CalyxOS on it now.

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          So, my high level understanding is tha Ubports uses the same Kernel as Android (this thing is calle Halium). This means that, contrary to OpenmarketOS, the Kernel doesn’t aim to be upstream, but, on th eother hand, things mostly work .

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zr7543P8dU&t=230s

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      @800XL I can suggest Pixel 3a/3a XL, it works very well with Ubuntu Touch. Unfortunately, there is not so much apps yet for Ubuntu Touch just because you can’t simply install any app like on regular Linux distro - it either should be listed on OpenStore, or at Ubuntu’s 20.04 APT repos (in this case, it’s possible to install them via Libertine). Snaps/flatpaks is not supported yet.
      Ubuntu Touch itself is in a pretty good shape now. But the tradeoff is a lack of apps

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          @dadarobot actually, Pixel 3a was announced at Google I/O at May 2019, so it’s even less than 5 years old (if we count it right after announce) so you’re lying right now.
          P.S. do you have better ideas? Pixel 3a has 100% compatibility rate at UBports site and I personally use it as my secondary phone. Don’t like my recommendation? Fine, recommend something else. Probably something that you have been used for some time

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            4 months ago

            The Pixel 3a is a great phone. Last time I checked years ago there was no way to get Linux onto one with a locked bootloader tho. Is that still the case?

            I should have been more specific. When I said old tech I meant phones or SoC that were ~10 y old.

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                  @800XL I think guides even aren’t needed) Before flashing Pixel 3a with UT, you will need to flash it to Android 9. The easiest way is doing it via Google’s web-based flasher, you don’t even need to download firmware to your PC. This flasher will download selected firmware automatically and will unlock bootloader also automatically… or at least semi-automatically, you will still need to follow some steps that is displayed on your PC’s screen (not phone’ screen!).
                  Check UT site for firmware code