As already mentioned, postmarketOS is probably closest to what you want for an open source android replacement, though it’s still not 100% there if you’re looking for a perfect alternative.
Personally I’m going to try it out as a daily driver when I can get a cheap pixel 8 when the 9 comes out later this year
No, that mobile OS is not ready, and probably won’t ever be. I have it installed on an OnePlusOne, it’s just alpha. Postmarket OS is much better and further along, but still not good for day to day usage. I eventually ended up on Murena e/OS, which is based on a more private, totally de-googled version of LineageOS (which is Android).
No
Nope. Dead project barely kept alive by a few people for some reason.
dead project
alive
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The recent progress on VoLTE and 5G and all the recent apps being released for it say otherwise.
It’s like two guys. Working on downstream of all things.
Find me a public code repository, a social , or some other cohesive piece of confirmation this is still in development recently, and I’ll delete my comment.
Please don’t delete your comment. I find it very annoying to follow a conversation when one party has deleted their half of correspondence. Here’s a comment tgat suggests otherwise, seeing as they had a Stand on FOSDEM '24: https://forums.ubports.com/post/78315
An article about their changes in release cycle that suggests they’re still updating it: https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/post/announcement-of-release-model-changes-3920 (More Specifically, the first paragraph under the "What will happen to the current Ubuntu Touch OTAs based on Ubuntu 20.04 suggests they will be working on releasing 24.04 when that happens.
So that’s about the “still in development recently”.
As for “only 2 guys” a quick look seems to suggest you’re right.
Regardless, if I had to switch to or at least try Mobile Linux, I’d be going for Postmarket OS, Mobian or Droidian in that order of priority as Postmarket OS seems to be the most popular and well-maintained of them all while also being the most cool and featureful one (imo).
I’d take a look at postmarketOS instead
How’s it going so far? Any chance to use it as daily driver?
I don’t use it. OnePlus 6s are as rare as Apple IIs here lol. I would love to try though. From what I know it has some issues that depend on the DE you choose. There aren’t many apps and unfortunately landscape mode didn’t seem to be implemented the last time I checked so using unoptimized apps is not easy. But also reviewers say that it’s smooth and even battery life is decent (at least on GNOME Mobile) so it’s going quite well for the OS I think. You probably can use it as daily driver if you only need a terminal, a browser and basic productivity apps (clock, calendar and notes) but it’s constantly updating so new bugs may appear all the time
Its far more advanced by now. I use fluffychat for matrix communication, landscape mode works very well, I‘m working on porting bitwarden to pmos rn but its gonna take more time or someone else to help.
A litany of apps is already working on pmos and they’re becoming more numerous every day. Still, it is a community effort so feel obligated to contribute (as you should with every program not selling your data).
Well I can’t contribute in any way except telling more people about the program
Good you say it out loud. That way you and others can be shown that this is a false assumption.
Ways to contribute but not limited to:
- Donate money so people can produce foss instead of for profit/proprietary crap
- Help translate
- write wikis or documentation
- follow discussions on the project forum/website
- spread articles/news about the project
Obviously, telling others about it is still helping and valid. But saying you cant contribute any other way seems unlikely.
Thanks for bringing it up.
