So, I sort of hate iOS and Android; I'm definitely not a fan of Apple or Google. Are there any reasonable options for a smartphone outside of those two?
I was looking at Sailfish OS, which seems nice (and can run Android apps for those things that need it), but it runs on Jolla phones, and those don't ship to Canada. 🇨🇦
@abhirajbibhar @itsfoss Yes they can and are. We need to support them by contributing, and also buying from #mobilelinux vendors.
@avoca @Ketakater I also got all of my family and a lot of my wider circle on it using these two strategies:
1. Getting a device that simply does not have #Whatsapp / proprietary messaging apps, i.e.: #Linuxmobile: #Flx1, #LibertyPhone, #Librem5, #Jolla2c, etc. People typically won't care enough about #privacy but they will understand if WA simply does not work on your phone.
2. Kids: They don't have phone numbers (or phones in many cases) but want to be included in family group chats. Once kids got in on it, #DeltaChat spread like wildfire among our extended family, relatives, inlaws and friends. Even a kid with #downsyndrome onboarded their grandpa in seconds while I had earlier struggled to get him on #Signal!
A great thing about Delta Chat is that, unlike #ElementMessenger and other fully-featured #Matrix clients, there's no search and discovery feature so kids do not stumble upon untrusted groups and strangers' profiles.
#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #freedomtech #permissionlesstech #libretech #libresoftware #e2eemessaging #privatemessaging
Taffer 🇨🇦
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