20 Jan
2023
20 Jan
'23
9:51 p.m.
To be completely honest, I'm considering just building myself a mobile using a single
board computer with a small external display. I've got one with
a connector for cell touch displays right on the board. Couple that with a USB-C power
source and I've got my own mobile smart device. Would be a little bulkier than say a
traditional smart phone, and wouldn't have a phone number, but I don't care
about either of those, I want the pocket computer part, not the banal communication people
won't just have in person part.
- Matt G.
------- Original Message -------
On Friday, January 20th, 2023 at 5:30 AM, Liam Proven <lproven(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 at 21:10, segaloco via TUHS
tuhs(a)tuhs.org wrote:
The idea that I can fully pay for and own a
device and yet generally have to exploit some sort of security loophole or backdoor
developer feature to actually use the device fully is completely asinine to me.
I recently reviewed a Murena 1 that might tick some of your boxes:
https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/02/murena_e_foundation_phone_test/
De-Googled Android, sends nothing back to anyone, but can run off the
shelf Android apps.
If even that is too much, then there are other options. I am
considering buying a 2nd Planet Computers Gemini in order to run Jolla
Sailfish on it.
I would also rather like some used Google Pixel or something that I
could put Ubuntu Touch on. Work continues even though Canonical
cancelled it 5 or 6 years ago, and it's getting there. I've seen in
the flesh demos at the Ubuntu Summit here in Prague last November,
including one version of UT running a newer version inside a VM, on a
JingPad tablet.
Or PostmarketOS if you prefer a more DIY experience, perhaps on a
FairPhone or a PinePhone.
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