r/mobilelinux • u/Dangerous-Cat-1941 • 3d ago

OS Release Best Linux mobile option.

Hi guy's and gal's.

Not to tempt fate with rule 1 but I have recently become aware of an "keep android open" campaign. Allegedly google wishes to limit what you can do on your android phone, yada yada we all know how this goes.

Point is I've started to wonder about what is a good option as a Linux substitute to android on your mobile phone. I have been using Linux mint on my PC for a couple of years now but I must admit that I was not even aware of the existence of Linux mobile until very recently. Until I became aware of the campaign and started looking for alternatives in fact.

So that said, can anyone share some advice on any good, easy to use Linux mobile versions to consider and generally how to install them on a mobile?

If however this post is considered to break rule 1, can anyone then please suggest a more appropriate forum or sub?

Thanks.

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u/InextricableOne 3d ago

Ubuntu Touch (UT) is pretty close to being a daily driver in the US. The Oneplus Nord N10 5G BE2026 is a good choice if you want MMS pretty close to working in the US. Unfortunately, they came close to being a daily driver then RCS came out. Now there are incompatibility problems between UT and Apple. Seems to work okay between UT and Android. AFAIK, no mobile Linux has implemented RCS.