With the advent of Google’s draconian business decisions, do we have alternatives?
The entire reason I use an android phone is that it’s just like a little computer where I can decide how it’s used. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with other options.
I remember the PSP with its 3g modem that was a fun novelty. Are there any modern devices like the OpenPandora that could be suitable?
Most of my paid apps are through alternative markets so I’m fairly sure with some effort I could get them running on a Linux device.
I thought about using a laptop but it wouldn’t have the same convenience to answer calls asap from my pocket. I’m also unsure if it’s possible to use tools like Google maps to navigate.
My apologies if this isn’t the appropriate community. I’m hoping that because this likely affects everyone here it’s the right place for this discussion. Thanks for reaching the end 💜
cyrano@piefed.social 3 hours ago
more alternative https://sailmates.net/actors/
Companies selling phones with alternative mobile OSes
Name URL Available pre-installed OSes
Furi Labs https://furilabs.com/ FuryOS
Murena https://murena.com/ /e/OS
Pine64 https://pine64.org/, https://pine64eu.com/ postmarketOS, Mobian, Manjaro+Plasma Mobile
Purism https://puri.sm/ PureOS
Volla https://volla.online/ Ubuntu Touch, Volla OS
Jolla/Reeder https://jolla.com/ Sailfish OS
dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org 1 hour ago
do not get a pinephone as a daily driver. battery life is like an hour, and its incredibly underpowered (i say that as a fairphone 5 daily driver). i cant speak for any other android phones as i havent used them, but i plan to make a conserted effort to switch when fdroid stops working