Mobian is a mobile Linux distribution based on Debian. Designed to run on phones and tablets compatible with mainline Linux kernels, the operating system originally supported just three devices: the PinePhone, Librem 5, and PineTab. But now the team has announced initial support for a few more devices: the OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T, Pocophone F1 […]
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Nemo Mobile brings Glacier UX to the PinePhone and other Linux handhelds
Nemo Mobile is a community-based project designed to bring Linux to smartphones and other mobile devices. That could describe a lot of Linux distributions these days, but Nemo has been around longer than most, having been in development as far back as 2012. Recently developers have begun porting Nemo’s open source Glacier UX (user interface) […]
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PinePhone can now be purchased year round, wireless charging and LoRa cases coming in June, keyboard case coming this summer
Pine64 has announced that at least until the end of 2021, folks who want to buy a PinePhone will be able to place a pre-order at any time. Orders will no longer be taken in small batches a few times a year. The latest version of the phone is the PinePhone Beta Edition, which ships […]
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Sailfish OS 4.1 brings new apps, features, and bug fixes, as support ends for the Jolla Phone
Sailfish OS is a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices that made its debut on the Jolla Phone, which first shipped in 2013. Jolla shifted its focus from hardware to software years ago, and with Sailfish OS 4.1 rolling out now, the company says it’s ending support for the original Jolla Phone. Sailfish OS 4.1 […]
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Guest Post: In Linux smartphones we trust
Lukasz Erecinski is community manager for Pine64 and a free and open source software enthusiast. All opinions in this article are his own and do not necessarily represent the official positions of Pine64 or LinuxSmartphones.com. What would have been inconceivable just a few years ago is now a reality – there are two mainline Linux […]
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Ubuntu Touch OTA-17 brings initial support for NFC and other improvements (coming May 12, available for testing now)
The UBPorts team is set to roll out the next update to Ubuntu Touch on May 12th. While Ubuntu Touch OTA-17 won’t have as many user-facing changes as some previous builds of the operating system, there are still some goodies baked in, particularly for folks with a couple of specific devices. For example, Ubuntu Touch […]
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Megapixels 1.0 released, bringing hardware accelerated graphics to the camera app for Linux phones
Pine64’s PinePhone has a 5MP rear camera and a 2MP front-facing camera. But when early versions of the phone began shipping, there wasn’t any software that would actually let you snap photos. So developer Martijn Braam created Megapixels, which wasn’t the first camera app for the PinePhone, but which has certainly become the most fully-functional. It’s […]
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Librem 5 smartphone gets a price hike and shipping delay in response to global component shortages
There’s a global chip shortage affecting a wide range of industries including personal computers automobiles, and niche devices like the Precursor, and Pocket P.C. handheld computing devices and the Analogue Pocket handheld game system. The latest fallout? Purism is pausing shipments of its Librem 5 Linux smartphone until this fall, and customers who place new […]
