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There is VCMI. It’s an open source re-implementation for the modern hardware.
Yes, I just kept the original title of the video.
0·9 months agoEven despite they require active cooling? Didn’t know, cool! Now the only downside is size.
Sure, but I usually run emulators and open source ports, so with an ARM I would have more battery life.
Cool, the more Linux-based handhelds, the better! I would prefer a handheld with RK3588S, but this one is interesting too.
Agree, looks like something from AYN.
2·1 year agoIt seems that the main complaint is calls and SMS. I use different distro (Arch, btw) with FOSS firmware for the modem and calls / SMS work fine for me.
No call issues at all, I daily drive it.
Doesn’t everything use Tow-Boot now?
Yes, but it’s a distribution of U-Boot and it some releases behind. Megi recently implemented many cool features for U-Boot for PPP and it will take time until they appear in Tow-Boot. So I would recommend to use provided binaries from Megi for now, see his blog for more details: https://xnux.eu/log/091.html.
I mostly wrote it for other readers.
Also used both, I would say they are similar. But Waydroid can’t forward notifications to the main OS as in Sailfish. Sad that AlienDalvik is not FOSS :(
Want to mention that on GNU/Linux we also have Waydroid that provides Android app support :)
I think its on par with the original PP now. I also own PP and I would recommend to upgrade, performance is way better.
But if you do, I would recommend to use megi’s u-boot fork to improve your battery life.
If you mean GNU/Linux - no. But you can buy a phone that supports Lineage OS. It’s Android distribution, so you will have everything you used to have on your phone and the OS will be fully FOSS.
Sorry, forgot that I need to use exclamation mark: !linuxphones@lemmy.ml
If you are still interesting in Linux phone, consider looking at PinePhone Pro. I would recommend it only for experience users and the phone experience is far from Android, but software is catching up. Check @linuxphones
P.S. writing this comment from PPP :)
Didn’t know that Threads is compatible with Mastodon. So they use the same protocol?
SMS is even worse in terms of openness. You won’t find a modem that runs open source baseband firmware. It’s because the radios are subject to several regulations which means customers can’t be able to modify that firmware.