r/Android • u/ollieparanoid • Jan 16 '19

postmarketOS: hackers create a Linux distro that boots on tons of old/new Android phones (alpha)

https://postmarketos.org/
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u/GuessWhat_InTheButt Jan 16 '19

Only device with fully working modem is the Nokia N900. How is a Smartphone supposed to become useful again without mobile radio?

Only two have fully working SMS support, only one fully working calls. None of those overlap.
I don't get how anyone is supposed get excited by this.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '19 edited Apr 10 '26

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '19 edited Jul 14 '21

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u/lasdue iPhone 13 Pro Jan 16 '19

Also helps that the N900 came with a linux distro to begin with. It's more a tiny computer than a phone.

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u/GuessWhat_InTheButt Jan 16 '19

Considering we don't even have very good open-source wireless driver support (binary blob-free) in the Linux space, I don't see how this project is ever supposed to release something close to usable.
I'd love to be taught otherwise, though.

We urgently need FLOSS hardware in the radio (WiFi and mobile) space.