@dos I'd love to have Linux+Phosh on a phone, as I'm already a fan of Gnome desktop.
Is it best to root an Android phone? Or get a dedicated Linux phone? Or maybe a better question is, is there a place where those interested in Linux phone gather and share tips and tricks? Is there one here in fosstodon/mastodon/fediverse,?
Thanks for any help, love the animation!
@chesterdott @dos If you can afford it, buy a Liberty Phone from @purism.
Otherwise, try playing around with a used OnePlus 6/6T running #postmarketOS.
@opensourceopenmind @chesterdott I think the regular Librem 5 gives a bit better bang for the buck 😁 That's what I'm using and I'm still happy with it.
@dos @chesterdott I agree PureOS did feel more stable in my experience : ) I'm just too greedy for new features... hope to switch back to the Crimson release once it's out.
@opensourceopenmind @dos @chesterdott Librem 5 (or any other Linux phone) means you should use browser on cases that have "applications" on Android. therefor, browsers should be optimized well good HW (CPU and RAM) is essential.
@bhyoram @opensourceopenmind @dos Right, that's the other issues, I'd need to use some android exclusive apps (banking, etc). I'm not even sure that they run without Google Play services.
An alternative would be to carry 2 phones.
I live in the EU, not sure if libre phone ships here (or is even compatible with our networks, but perhaps today it's all standardized).
Thank you all for the replies!
#linuxphones #freephones
@chesterdott @opensourceopenmind @dos My "Andoid needs" are humble enough for waydroid from time to time I'm forced to use browser, which involves both performance and rendering issues on Librem5.
@bhyoram @opensourceopenmind @dos it uses epiphany/gnome-web right? And websites today are too heavy for the intent hardware, is that what you mean?
@chesterdott @opensourceopenmind @dos Yes, and it's similar experience with Firefox (which needs specific configuration for mobile) and with Angelfish. beside of "heaviness", many sites insist to display a desktop-oriented layout on Linux phones, makes them less usable.
@bhyoram @opensourceopenmind @dos Right, if gnome is going for ana adaptsble desktop (unified stack for desktop and mobile) the browsers must be clever to get the mobile version st certain resolutions.
I think Firefox does that by default, perhaps gnome-web doesn't yet?
@chesterdott @bhyoram @opensourceopenmind In my experience it's usually just a matter of setting the right user-agent string. It's hard to find one that works well everywhere, but with Epiphany you can change it per webapp so it's not a big deal (well, at least not for me 😂)
