| brolin_empey | sicelo: That was interesting but the author says “Linux”, which is a kernel used by both GNU+Linux and Android, when he means GNU+Linux and the apparent lack of NFC connectivity and low-resolution cameras are not mentioned at all. | 02:06 |
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| brolin_empey | As for why one would want to run Android on the PinePhone, maybe because one wants a user-serviceable hardware design, including easy access to the battery, which has become rare in mainstream Android smartphones? The PinePhone seems like one of the few smartphones currently available new as opposed to used or refurbished that has an easily accessible and removable battery. | 03:28 |
| brolin_empey | Or because one wants to run the OS from an SD card instead of from non-volatile memory fixed on the motherboard, in this case eMMC. | 03:31 |
| brolin_empey | Apparently Pine64 plans to release a back cover for the PinePhone that adds NFC connectivity. | 04:00 |
| brolin_empey | https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-nfc-support/4863/37 | 04:25 |
| brolin_empey | Apparently the Librem 5 did indeed ship without integrated NFC connectivity after all. | 04:25 |
| sixwheeledbeast | Removable battery, hardware switches, having flexibility to switch OS or multiboot from sd, lots of reasons | 11:31 |
| sixwheeledbeast | Not sure I get the article TBH | 11:40 |
| sicelo | i think the gist is - people should help to improve mobile linux, instead of only complaining/pointing out that it's lacking compared to Android/iOS | 12:06 |
| sicelo | the title can therefore be rephrased to - Do you really want a linux phone (if you're not prepared to help) or (if you want Android/iOS look-alike) | 12:07 |
| sicelo | by his own admission, it's a rant :) | 12:08 |
| sicelo | but a valid rant, i think | 12:08 |
| sixwheeledbeast | That's the same for all FOSS tho | 12:25 |
| L29Ah | meanwhile, pinephone is back in stock | 14:04 |
| buZz | pinephone is one of the Maemo Leste targets | 14:27 |
| buZz | still wanna grab one of em for the fun | 14:27 |
| sunshavi | PP maemo-leste edition | 14:43 |
| parazyd | Sill waiting on some news for that | 14:55 |
| parazyd | And the hw keyboard | 14:55 |
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