Linux Phones

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Community about running GNU/Linux on phones. Projects like Ubuntu Touch, Plasma Mobile, PostmarketOS, Mobian etc. Either on former Android phones or hardware like the PinePhone.

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LINMOB.net
LinuxPhoneApps.org

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Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-3 release adds support for PinePhone and PineTab devices (www.cnx-software.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Ubuntu Touch uses a compatibility layer in order to be able to use Android Linux kernels and device drivers. AFAIK this compatibility layer is currently only compatible with Android 11 and below, which means it is not possible to port newer devices until this is upgraded.

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