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1525 points garyclarke27 | 5 comments | 18 May 20 07:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.818s | source
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choward ◴[18 May 20 08:50 UTC] No.23219999[source]▶
I've been getting away from apps installed from the play store over the years. This is one of the 2 remaining apps I have that I paid for. This is appalling behavior my Google. I can't wait until I can make a real Linux based phone my daily driver.
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FpUser ◴[18 May 20 09:57 UTC] No.23220425[source]▶
I would love this as well (Linux phone). Sadly not likely to happen on wider scale and nice hardware.
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1. kreetx ◴[18 May 20 10:30 UTC] No.23220636[source]▶
This would be really nice, yes. Then we could just use the same tools we configure our computers with on our phones too.
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2. fsflover ◴[18 May 20 10:43 UTC] No.23220728[source]▶
Here you go:

https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

and

https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/

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3. kreetx ◴[18 May 20 11:18 UTC] No.23220973[source]▶
I had seen them and perhaps it's time to give them a go. Are you (or anyone else) using it, and how is it?
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4. skinnyasianboi ◴[18 May 20 11:45 UTC] No.23221133{3}[source]▶
I'm using a Pinephone for a few months now. Not as my main Phone. The hardware is not great(150$) but the software is getting better each week. It's so much fun to play around with. And I'm going to buy the next hardware generation without thinking twice.
5. fsflover ◴[18 May 20 12:38 UTC] No.23221549{3}[source]▶
Comments from someone who has them both: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23195007