Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source capacity over the last decade.

Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source nature over the last decade.

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    • macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world
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      21 hours ago

      I have been “using” a Pinephone for quite awhile now. However, since it runs Linux, it doesn’t actually work. I have invested many hours and even basic shit like calling does not work 100% of the time, let alone more “complicated” things like a working email client. It just isn’t worth it. I will stick with my Windows 10 Mobile phones for now.

      • HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org
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        19 hours ago

        Sailfish works quite well. Especially if you are not heavily using privacy-hostile apps (it has Android emulation, so things like OSMand or public transport apps run well). Quite neat. I have been programming mine in Guile, and I also have a Sailfish PDA with a physical keyboard.

        What you have to do is to think hard is what you really want from a phone or pocket computer .