Show threadDebacle4d ago

@mo3hr3 @GrapheneOS

Meine #Krankenkasse bietet auch eine App, die auf meinem #Smartphone (ein #PinePhone mit #Mobian) nicht läuft.

Und auch keine #freieSoftware ist, obwohl ich sie mit meinen Beiträgen bezahlt habe. Auf proprietäre Apps hätte ich sowieso keine Lust.

Ist aber nicht so schlimm, weil man eigentlich alles auch über das Web-Interface machen kann. Geht das bei Deiner KK nicht?

#GAFAMzwang #SmartphoneZwang #Digitalzwang

Show threadStrypeyMar 10

In the meantime, I must get an up-to-date OS onto my #PinePhone. As I've said in a few posts here, I've had it since 2020, but since then I've lacked the spoons to teach myself complicated new hacker skills. Including installing mobile OS, even on a device designed to make it easier.

Speaking of the PP, maybe a range of cheap DumbPhones could be based on that tech? A quick search on the #DumbPhone tag here shows a lot of interest, and on the same tag with an "s". How about it @pine64?

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Seán C McCord Mar 9
Now that sound is at least mostly working on the #Fairphone5, I have installed #PostmarketOS on it, and wow! It is a totally different experience from the #pinephone . Super-snappy and clean.
I don't love #phosh (I've grown to really like µLauncher), but I'll give #sxmo another try soon.
Still need phone audio to work, but this is already _so_ good!
LINux on MOBileMar 8
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (10/2026): Slow Spring

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-10-2026/

#Phosh #SailfishOS #Jolla #UbuntuTouch #postmarketOS #Mobian #ArchLinuxARM #Catacomb #LinuxMobile #PinePhone #Librem5 #FuriLabsFLX1
Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (11/2026): Input, Budgets and Widgets

This past week: postmarketOS publishes 2025 financial report and 2026 budget, GNOME 50 approaching with libadwaita 1.9 released with new sidebar widget for adaptive apps, Stevia speech input prototype via vosk-server - talk to Phosh, Plasma Keyboard improvements and way more. Enjoy!

LINux on MOBile
UndeadLeechMar 7

Catacomb's latest 1.3.0 release fixes an interesting issue:

Apparently on the PinePhone (Pro) when disabling `eg25-manager`, libinput generates a bunch of `XF86WakeUp` press/release events, ultimately ending up with the key permanently pressed. Since Catacomb supports multi-key bindings, it wouldn't trigger bindings anymore, since it only looked at the ones with `XF86WakeUp` active.

https://github.com/catacombing/catacomb/releases/tag/v1.3.0

#linuxmobile #catacomb #pinephone

Release Catacomb Version 1.3.0 · catacombing/catacomb

Added Accelerometer for devices supported by iio-sensor-proxy Fixed Keybindings breaking after stopping eg25-manager on the PinePhone (Pro) Fractional scale defaulting to 0.

GitHub
Reel TubesMar 6
Ubuntu Touch on the PinePhone — is this the best Linux mobile interface? Hands-on demo + comparison with Phosh & Plasma Mobile. If you love open-source phones, this is a must-watch for everyday usability and polish. Dive in and let us know what you think! #UbuntuTouch #PinePhone #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #OpenSource #Ubuntu #English
https://eloquer.de/videos/watch/e2533d4c-f783-4d5c-8f05-8694d58ea63a
Ubuntu Touch on the Pinephone - is this the best Linux mobile interface?

PeerTube
AiyameMar 6

Linux smartphone users, what phone and OS do you prefer and why?

I'm in the process of learning about Linux OS on smartphones with the goal of eventually using a Linux phone as my daily driver.

What features are most important to you?
What do you mostly do with your phone other than call/text?
What about mobile banking?? >_>
Which phone do you feel pairs best with Linux?

Screen reader users: I am so sorry for what you're about to experience...
#linuxphone #linuxphones #foss #linuxos #pinephone #pinephonepro #ubuntutouch #sailfishos #postmarketos #MobianOS #manjaro #archlinux #openSUSE

GNU/Linux.chMar 6

Alte Technik, neue Freude

Oder wie es mir gelungen ist, einem alten Linux-Smartphone neues Leben einzuhauchen.

#PinePhone #linuxmobile #catacomb #Alarm #Arch_Linux_ARM #Linux

https://gnulinux.ch/alte-technik-neue-freude

Alte Technik, neue Freude

Oder wie es mir gelungen ist, einem alten Linux-Smartphone neues Leben einzuhauchen.

GNU/Linux.ch
tootbruteFeb 27
everytime i do a #postmarketos upgrade on my #pinephone, i magically hope it will make the hardware better.
Show threadGrey the earthlingFeb 26
@cwebber Language and branding is important in conveying ideas and setting expectations for the general public. For example, Apple managed to convince people that “a Mac” was a totally different type of thing from “a PC”; if it's different, maybe it's better. And an “iPhone“ is not the same type of thing as a “computer”, so don't expect to be able to do everything a “computer” can; it's a new different thing.

So I think we need a word that means a local-first computer that you actually control. “PC” is already taken; “sickobox” is (alas) a hard sell.

I propose we use the word #cyberdeck. A *cyberdeck* means a local-first computer that you actually control. My #PinePhone with #postmarketOS is a prototype cyberdeck. @modal are trying to make a ready-for-primetime cyberdeck.