this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2025
42 points (97.7% liked)

Linux Phones

1631 readers
23 users here now

The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.

Benefits:

  • Hardware freedom.
  • Perfect operating-system competition.
  • Full utilization of specs.
  • Phone lifespan raises to 10+ years.
  • Less e-waste.

Linux Mobile Distros:

  • Ubuntu Touch
  • Sailfish
  • FuriOS
  • Postmarket OS
  • Mobian
  • Pure OS
  • Plasma Mobile
  • LuneOS
  • Nemomobile
  • Droidian
  • Mobile NixOS
  • ExpidusOS
  • Maemo Leste
  • Manjaro Arm
  • Tizen
  • WebOS

Linux Mobile Hardware:

  • Fairphone 5
  • Volla Phone
  • PinePhone
  • FLX1
  • Librem 5

⚙️Contribute

🧼Go Clean From the Duopoly:

💻Related Communities:

📰News:

💬Messager:

⌚️Watch:

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Sunshine@lemmy.ca
julia@lemmy.world
Sunshine@piefed.ca
18107@aussie.zone
42
FLX1S is a new Linux phone that's... mostly a downgrade from the FLX1 - Liliputing (liliputing.com)
submitted 1 month ago by cm0002@piefed.world to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca
14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How difficult would it be to get a similar setup running on any arbitrary Android phone (with unlocked Bootloader)?

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

https://droidian.org/

Is basically what FuriOS is based on. The aricle is incorrect in referencing Mobian with similar to PostmarketOS is not using the Halium Android shim.

Ubuntu Touch is also similar but better maintained.