Does it have a hardware switch to turn off the mic and camera?
Librem5 Hardware Update
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#12Does it have a hardware switch to turn off the mic and camera?
im Pretty sure it does
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#13Does it have a hardware switch to turn off the mic and camera?
Yes. You can see the switch on the side render here: https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-roadmap-to-imx8/
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#14I'm quite impressed by their company manifesto:
https://puri.sm/about/social-purpose/
More companies should follow this example.
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#16For the last few months I have been super excited about the Librem 5. I check way too often for their updates.
Maybe I’m alone but I wish I had more visibility into their progress. Might not be helpful for them though.
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#17i wonder if smaller screen variants will ever be on the radar. i'm on a bootloader-unlocked, rooted, lineageos sony z5 compact (4.6" 720p display) that you'd have to pry from my cold dead hands. but i would love to buy a small hackable, privacy-first phone with open hardware instead. i imagine pcb layout becomes a much harder and more expensive problem at small sizes, not to mention most people wouldn't touch "only"…
ill be sticking with the xz1 compact 4life! (or at least until someone makes something the same size, waterproof, with a headphone jack, camera button, notch-less and a fingerprint scanner on the side. so not very likely the way things are going :)
I just sent mine in for (hopefully) warranty replacement, I've never had a phone I loved more.
Lots of power, easy to handle, and I don't think about battery life ever. If they don't replace it, I'm just going to buy another. I was very sad to see they increased the screen size and resolution on the new models.
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#18>18650 battery I am tired of subpar battery life being a de facto industry standard
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#19>18650 battery I am tired of subpar battery life being a de facto industry standard
I am almost certain that battery only applies to the dev board for testing and development. There is no way a 18650 is going to fit in the final Librem 5 product.
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#20For the last few months I have been super excited about the Librem 5. I check way too often for their updates. Maybe I’m alone but I wish I had more visibility into their progress. Might not be helpful for them though.
I really want a Linux phone that has the same kind of specs and build quality as Samsung flagship phones.