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Linux G. Fossman<a href="https://mastodon.social/@simplex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@simplex</a> I think that statistics for even Linux desktop users are not too reliable as they generally dislike/distrust <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/telemetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telemetry</a> and tracking, so Linux phone user count could be difficult.If follower count here on the fediverse is anything to go by, the largest <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LinuxPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxPhone</a>-related accounts <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@pine64" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pine64</a>, <a href="https://social.librem.one/@purism" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@purism</a>, <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@postmarketOS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@postmarketOS</a> appear to have around 13-10k followers. If app download count can give as a hint, the Gnome Calls app (originally made by Purism) was downloaded over 50k times from Flathub <a href="https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnome.Calls" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnome.Calls</a>As for devices, phones sold with Linux preinstalled include the <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Librem5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Librem5</a>, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LibertyPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibertyPhone</a>, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PinePhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PinePhone</a>, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PinePhonePro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PinePhonePro</a>, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Flx1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flx1</a> and <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/JollaC2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JollaC2</a>.Some older Android devices repurposed to install Linux include <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OnePlus6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnePlus6</a>, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Pixel3a" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pixel3a</a> and <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Fairphone5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fairphone5</a>.

jollaBig thanks to everyone who joined our community event this week, whether live, remotely or in spirit!The discussion was open, honest, and full of the kind of energy that makes this community special. If you missed the live stream or want to revisit it, the full recording is now available here:▶️ <a href="https://youtu.be/GMAGgdn-JK0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/GMAGgdn-JK0</a>Thanks again for being part of it. Let’s keep building together. <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/jollac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jollac2</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/JollaMind2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JollaMind2</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SailfishOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SailfishOS</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CommunityPowered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunityPowered</a>

LINux on MOBileWeekly GNU-like <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/mobilelinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MobileLinux</a> Update (25/2025): Packed with Goodies <a href="https://linmob.net/weekly-update-25-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://linmob.net/weekly-update-25-2025/</a> This week really was something: <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/postmarketos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#postmarketOS</a> ship 25.06 (which, among other things, adds systemd) and work to reverse-engineer <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/volte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VoLTE</a>, <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/furios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FuriOS</a> 13.1.0 lands with Open-Store support (for <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/ubuntutouch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UbuntuTouch</a> apps) and plenty of other improvements, <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/plasmamobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlasmaMobile</a> share detailed log of all the fixes and improvements they managed to land in the past year (and what's to come), Jolla announce free <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/sailfishos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SailfishOS</a> updates for all <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/jollac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JollaC2</a> customers, I managed to interview <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/liberux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Liberux</a> about their Nexx phone - but there's way more still, including a packed Apps section. Enjoy! <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/furilabsflx1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FuriLabsFLX1</a> <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/pureos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PureOS</a> <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/librem5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Librem5</a> <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/liberuxnexx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LiberuxNexx</a> <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/pinephone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PinePhone</a> <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/phosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Phosh</a> <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/linuxmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxMobile</a> <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/linuxonmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxOnMobile</a>

BigbrownepaulOh and still struggling like mad to make my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jollaC2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jollaC2</a> work on a day to day basis.I don't think the basic phone hardware is stellar which is not helping.Anyone else persevering??<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jolla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jolla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sailfishos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sailfishos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jollac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jollac2</a>

jollaJolla C2 just got a deep dive review from LinuxEasy. They looked past the specs and into what really matters: why this is a true community phone, and how that shows up in daily use.Read the full review: <a href="https://www.linuxeasy.org/jolla-c2-community-phone/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.linuxeasy.org/jolla-c2-community-phone/</a><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/JollaC2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JollaC2</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SailfishOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SailfishOS</a>

Stephan Lichtenauer | נח סתוHow does using the <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Jolla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Jolla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/JollaC2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JollaC2</a> (<a href="https://techhub.social/@jolla" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jolla</a>) with <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/SailfishOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SailfishOS</a> for about a week as a daily driver now (with my old <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iPhone</a> at home as a backup)?In general, it works much better than I had hoped after my experiences with other alternative <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smartphone</a> systems and it indeed is the first (and so far only) system that indeed works quite well. Also at around 285€ (<a href="https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-community-phone" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-community-phone</a>) it isn't too expensive, so one can simply try it out.There are a few limitations though:* I am really missing biometric unlocking * There is no predictive text input, so typing could be more comfy * The UX experience sometimes feels strange (but no no-gos for me) * It is not a snappy and fast device * Audio quality is so-so * GPS really needs a GPS signal, so no WIFI-based locationWhat is great:* It is a real <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a>, so it has a <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/terminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#terminal</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/sshd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sshd</a>, you can e.g. use the <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Nix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nix</a> package manager etc. * Android apps are running in a container * You can have different users to limit data accessUnfortunately there are nearly no high-quality native apps so far and the built-in ones are very basic (e.g. email).But: The <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Android</a> compatibility layer is very good, the system comes with <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fdroid</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/AuroraStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuroraStore</a> (<a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> store front-end) pre-installed, so you can easily install practically all official Android apps.Most apps work very well, some (especially banking) apps do not though as they complain that the system is rooted, so YMMV regarding the apps you need.In general I am really happy with this system. And: All the de-ggoglefied Android phones like the <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Volla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Volla</a> will always still remain just that: A more limited Android. SailfishOS offers a path towards powerful native (<a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Qt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Qt</a>/#QML/#Cplusplus/#Python/you name it) based apps.I am hoping that Jolla will provide a significantly more powerful device option and that some of the problems above will be solved.But already now, even with the limitations above, if you are somewhat technically inclined (but without the need to fiddle with a command line unlike with the open mobile Linux distributions), want to get rid of <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> for whatever reason, want a <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smartphone</a>, support a <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#European</a> company from <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Finland</a>, this phone is really usable.

Paul BrowneReally finding the Jolla C2 a tricky beast to use day to day, lots of hanging and frozen native apps, camera locking up the moment you open it. The Android apps are a little better but still unreliable. Banking app for the Nationwide in the UK does work!Shame as they are pushing it as a daily driver now and I have to say its not, other than for phone calls and sms.So I guess some would argue it is meeting the basic needs of a phone but no a smartphone.Will keep at it..... <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/jolla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jolla</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/jollac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jollac2</a>

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