Michael AlexanderMar 5
Karl Voit  

With #GrapheneOS announcing support for presumably more smartphones by #Motorola starting with with 2027 models, I can finally dream of getting a clamshell flip phone that combines good HW, a nice OS with a small form factor: #RazrUltra! 🎉🕺

However, with Google's new #desktopmode rolling out these days, it might probably worth to think about large folding phones like #RazrFold which might double as a notebook replacement using a BT keyboard & optional USB-C monitor connection. 🤔 It comes with more weight, size & a higher price tag. 🫣

My #Pixel8 will last a few more years anyway. It's more likely that the #OnePlus5 of my wife finally kicks the bucket so that she'll get the Pixel while I buy a Motorola.

Would you accept the downsides of the larger #Fold in order to replace your personal notebook? Would you be able to replace a #Linux desktop with an #Android? Well, at least there seems to be a native #Emacs for Android. Unsure if it'd provide same UX though.

#smartphone #PIM

Mar 5 at 5:27pmWeb
Show threadmomoMar 5

@publicvoit
Unqualifzierte Frage:

Warum bekommt deine Frau nicht ein neues Telefon und du bleibst beim Pixel 8, dass den Desktop-Modus auch unterstützt?

Bitte nicht böse nehmen.

Show threadKarl Voit  Mar 5
@momo Das ist die Entscheidung meiner Frau und nicht meine.
Show threadHolgerMar 5

@publicvoit
I have Emacs for Android installed on my tablet, but I rarely use it. I don't use a BT keyboard and have to use Hackers keyboard to even be able to use Emacs, but this also has some drawbacks. I can open an org file from Nextcloud in Emacs on the tablet, which is nice (and which had some problems in the past) but Orgro works for my very simple needs just as well.

Personally, I can't imagine replacing a regular computer with a tablet or smartphone. This also has to do with the UX that Android offers. I already find it painful to type this lengthy toot.

Show threadquixoteMar 7
@publicvoit I've used Android on a tablet occasionally, trying to troubleshoot issues for others. No thank you. If it's not a real operating system with an actual filesystem, forget it.