Linux phones are more important now than ever
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Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#2The mobile app ecosystem has outgrown it's original purpose to run software in a constrained env. Phones today are more powerful than my engineering laptop in university 15 years ago. The app ecosystem appeal today is reach, platform lock-in, and great APIs.
For example. I _want_ to run Linux phones even without all the apps & convenience, except Signal messenger. I am unable to use Signal without first registering through a mobile app. I suspect the desktop version will run fine-ish (proton after all). But at the end of the day, adoption will increase if mobile apps had a compatible desktop version on a Linux phone.
Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#3What is the advantage of a Linux phone over something like LineageOS?
Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#4>Android as we know it is dead. And/or will be dead very soon. We need an open replacement.
AOSP is open and is a much better starting place than anything else.
Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#5Linux phones are useless for common people until they can run government and bank apps.
Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#6What is the advantage of a Linux phone over something like LineageOS?
If things keep going in the direction they are, there might not be a LineageOS at some point, and developing a useful alternative before that (Linux based) would be great.
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#7Linux phones are useless for common people until they can run government and bank apps.
What's an example of a government app
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#9I have made people mad by saying it, but it remains true: Every developer hour wasted on an Android ROM is an hour not invested in a platform free of Google's control.
Google likes Android ROMs because they pacify the developer community from working on real competitors, while not presenting any meaningful threat to their control of the majority of Android devices. The MADA that prevented OEMs from shipping AOSP is probably dead but what hardware manufacturer is going to risk Google's ire by shipping something.
Re: Linux phones are more important now than ever
#10Linux phones are useless for common people until they can run government and bank apps.
What's an example of a government app
In Australia: Centrelink, Service Victoria, Medicare, myID (formerly MyGovID), ATO (tax) — for a start.
There's no great reason for these to be Android/Apple specific. I'm just offering examples as requested.