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The road to daily-drivable mainline phones (postmarketos.org)
submitted 1 week ago by to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca
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[–] 15 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I am and I'm not at the same time because the FP5 isn't super easy to get in the US. The FP6 plus is the first one that's actually sold here.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    Support for the FP6 is progressing very well independently of this, so I wouldn't worry. :)

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  • [–] 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Yeah, true. I fully intend for my next phone to be running Nura, no matter how much shit I have to put up with. I do need the basic functions of a phone to work, though. Speakers, microphones, call, text, mobile data, and Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. I figure the touchscreen is a given.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    For me the big problem is the camera. Ideally I should probably carry a proper camera with me at all times, but that's just not realistic. I really value the pictures I take throughout my life so I need a phone that captures things well.

    It seems for now Ubuntu Touch does a decent job with Android camera drivers, but Nura has a long way to go on all devices. I trust it'll get there though.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago

    For me, the camera is totally unimportant other than being able to scan QR codes and do pinch to zoom so that I can read print because of me being legally blind. But as far as pictures go, I basically never use the camera.

    Pretty much as long as it can scan QR codes, I'm okay with it.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Me too, and I wanted it working last year. I considered GrapheneOS on a Google Pixel 9 or 10 Pro with the Google camera app, but installed /e/OS on a Sony Xperia 1 V with the Sony camera app. Relocking the bootloader is forbidden by Sony.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    Yeah, I'm also using /e/OS for the time being. The Fairphone camera app is officially supported for /e/ on Fairphone 5, so no compromise is needed. I just don't want to stick around on Android forever. :)

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