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A mobile phone that respects your freedom [video]

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Re: A mobile phone that respects your freedom [video]

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This project is clearly still super early days but looks very cool. It feels to me like these phones have very different audiences.

They've already shipped dev kits (like Purism), and they're building on a platform they already understand (previous ARM boards). They've also made what I think is the sensible decision to focus on producing open hardware, and leave the problem of software to the community. Why do you say they have different audiences?

> Why do you say they have different audiences?

> They've also made what I think is the sensible decision to focus on producing open hardware, and leave the problem of software to the community.

That ^ is my guess.

Re: A mobile phone that respects your freedom [video]

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There is but it's powered by Whatsapp Web. Essentially, you scan a barcode which means notifications are received via Matrix but only so long as your device is on. If you have a physical server, you might want to opt for a cheap device that can sit next to your server, essentially meaning you're online 24/7 If you use a VPS, notifications will still be forwarded but only work while your phone is powered on. It's not…

Or stick it into an Android emulator. It uses hardware virtualization extensions and works pretty fast these days.

That is definitely true! I have no idea about the logistics of running an Android emulator headless on a VPS. Maybe you'd have to use VNC or something at first otherwise just host it locally?
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