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PinePhone Pro [GNU/Linux smartphone] has been discontinued

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172 points fsflover | 4 comments | 28 Aug 25 16:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.702s | source
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ethagnawl ◴[28 Aug 25 16:25 UTC] No.45054074[source]▶
This is a bummer. If there was ever a time this sort of device was needed, it's now / in the near future when Google (probably) starts requiring all Android apps to be signed by approved developers and further locks down the Android platform.

I kind of regret not buying one of these instead of a Pixel 7 but, unfortunately, I'm pretty tethered to the Android ecosystem at the moment.

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fellowniusmonk ◴[28 Aug 25 18:09 UTC] No.45055173[source]▶
The situation with RCS means Google and Apple have a complete douopoly on the texting market.
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CharlesW ◴[28 Aug 25 18:45 UTC] No.45055561[source]▶
SMS will outlive us all.
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1. const_cast ◴[29 Aug 25 01:17 UTC] No.45058922[source]▶
The problem is SMS sucks major ass and it's, by far, the least secure channel for... well just about anything, but especially for private, personal conversations.
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2. 1718627440 ◴[29 Aug 25 12:58 UTC] No.45063524[source]▶
Nothing stops you from encrypting the message you send over SMS.
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3. const_cast ◴[29 Aug 25 19:59 UTC] No.45068708[source]▶
Nothing stops me from running 150 miles too. That's just hard and I don't want to do it.
4. port11 ◴[30 Aug 25 10:22 UTC] No.45073474[source]▶
This is somewhat of a silly take. With SMS size restriction and their limited amount in many people's mobile plan, it's somewhat of a nonstarter. We already have better infrastructure.

Nothing stops you from being more considerate of other people's reality.