Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out
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Re: Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out
#2I'm tempted to give it a try on my JingPad A1 tablet - it's running the previous 16.04 version at the moment which annoyingly doesn't have wireguard support built in.
Re: Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out
#3I'm thrilled this exists, I just wish that there were more recent phones available for it. Most of the ones listed as supported are a bit long in the tooth now or not available for a North American audience.
Re: Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out
#4The catch-22 of it is that if you have the ability to install this on your phone, you also have the ability to root it and fix most of what's wrong with android to begin with, while maintaining compatibility with your app library.
Re: Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out
#5The catch-22 of it is that if you have the ability to install this on your phone, you also have the ability to root it and fix most of what's wrong with android to begin with, while maintaining compatibility with your app library.
And do so almost regardless of the specific device-model that you have...
Re: Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out
#6> Had enough of Android? Replace it with a barely working unsecure ecosystems linux distro with effectively 0 adaption. Oh and youll still need an Android Phone for you messengers, bank accounts, ...
FTFY
Re: Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out
#7> Had enough of Android? Replace it with a barely working unsecure ecosystems linux distro with effectively 0 adaption. Oh and youll still need an Android Phone for you messengers, bank accounts, ... FTFY
You don't need an Android phone for messengers.
Just get Beeper and a Linux Matrix Client and you can communicate with iMessage, Telegram and WhatsApp users without having an Android phone
My bank account works in the Browser
Re: Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out
#8> Had enough of Android? Replace it with a barely working unsecure ecosystems linux distro with effectively 0 adaption. Oh and youll still need an Android Phone for you messengers, bank accounts, ... FTFY
You don't need an Android phone for messengers. Just get Beeper and a Linux Matrix Client and you can communicate with iMessage, Telegram and WhatsApp users without having an Android phone My bank account works in the Browser
> My bank account works in the Browser
Sounds like pure hell on mobile.
Re: Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out
#9The catch-22 of it is that if you have the ability to install this on your phone, you also have the ability to root it and fix most of what's wrong with android to begin with, while maintaining compatibility with your app library.
Lack of support is a big killer when it comes to Android. The OEM drops support after a few years, then it's pure luck whether some benevolent dev picks up maintenance of a FOSS ROM like LineageOS. My phone was that lucky for a good few years, but now support for it has been dropped.
I don't think I have the time or energy to work out how to bootstrap, port, and maintain an Android distro for my phone. Conversely, the rest of my systems run off mainline GNU/Linux, which I am able to set up and maintain. I'd be happy if I could get a phone with a similar experience.
Re: Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out
#10> Had enough of Android? Replace it with a barely working unsecure ecosystems linux distro with effectively 0 adaption. Oh and youll still need an Android Phone for you messengers, bank accounts, ... FTFY
You don't need an Android phone for messengers. Just get Beeper and a Linux Matrix Client and you can communicate with iMessage, Telegram and WhatsApp users without having an Android phone My bank account works in the Browser
Bank App, NFC bank card payments?
Tap and pay or paywave are the best thing to happen in mobile IMO. I don't even carry a wallet anymore. I had having to carry a phone and wallet. Now it's back down to only have to carry one thing. Perfect