Samtime tries out a Fairphone 4 running Ubuntu Touch and it seemed pretty fine. Noted issues were the second camera not working, GPS/Map app being a bit weird, and imo, the screen showing all the apps you have open is terrible. But with the reg app store and waydroid, I think it could be almost managable to use.

My mom is a battery life fiend though, so that part she won’t let go of. What’s your thoughts?

  • Vik@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    they’re using a fairphone 4, not a 6, but honestly I’m impressed things like calling and the camera seemed to work so seamlessly? I’m tempted to pick up one of these older android phones to poke around at. I think one of the mobile linux projects publishes a compatibility matrix somewhere.

    I’d love to try a pinephone pro if they still produced them 😔

    • HelloRoot@lemy.lolEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I have both pinephones and I don’t love either…

      but I do love their e-ink notepad and SBCs and pinetime etc. basically everything, just not the phone.

      • Vik@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Haha yeah I’ve heard that they aren’t great, though most of the input I’ve seen is focused on the original rather than the pro. suppose I may be better served with some older compatible android phone after all.

        also happily using the pine time, along with the pinecil v2. I’ve thought about the e-ink display and I’m glad that’s serving you well.

      • EpicFailGuy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        That’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time … I remember being all about the pinewatch one fore smart watches were a thing