I would recommend to check SailfishOS. Quite a few officials supported devices and even more community ports
Comment on Why aren't Linux based mobile OSes more popular?
30p87@feddit.org 1 week ago
Because of very limited support for phone models, and many, many apps not supporting them.
Antti@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
To extrapolate…
Phones are many and varied and while a manufacturer might assist google to ensure android is compatible they sure as shit aint helping any linux OS.
There is no gargantuan megacorporation funding linux OS development, and there is practically no revenue for the few small companies that do. This means the existing implementations are, not very well polished.
Because the UX is so terrible it’s just a non-starter for non-enthusiasts.
Because there are no users there are no app developers.
deadcade@lemmy.deadca.de 1 week ago
Nobody is helping Google do anything, phone OEMs develop their own private spin on Android (for example, Samsungs OneUI). They make sure their device works in their OS, nothing else.