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Post #465107

2026-02-27 13:16 UTC

Ohh, what's this? A real #Linux for smartphones? Running a recent mainline kernel, even though the hardware is almost 10 years old? An alternative to #Android that's gaining a lot of traction? Developed in the open by an international community? Sounds too good to be true! @postmarketOS

Replies (23)

  • @blinry @postmarketOS The only item I keep missing is device encryption, otherwise it runs nicely.

    Open ##1308395

  • @blinry @postmarketOS Okay, I seriously need to look into postmarket OS, I assumed it would only target new phones. Thanks for the tip :ac_happiness:

    Open ##1308406

  • @masayume@livellosegreto.it 2026-02-27 13:23

    @blinry @postmarketOS A 10x more relevant mission in today's scenario with the ongoing RAM-pocalypse.

    Open ##1308414

  • @daniel_bohrer@chaos.social 2026-02-27 13:37

    @blinry hmmmm, how's the app ecosystem looking there? From what I gathered, the usual Android apps are not simply usable on postmarket OS, or am I missing something? (Especially if one is pinned to DB Navigator for Deutschlandticket etc. this could be of importance)

    Open ##1308415

  • @chfkch@ruhr.social 2026-02-27 13:41

    @blinry FML it is really that old already. But still a decent device, yes. @postmarketOS #Linux #Android

    Open ##1308427

  • @theTJ@mastodon.social 2026-02-27 14:58

    @blinry hmm... I alredy thought about trying it for my not that old tablet but maybe my 9yr old Smartphone, that is free for experiments... @postmarketOS

    Open ##1308428

  • @mo@mastodon.ml 2026-02-27 15:49

    @blinry bonus points if you hate calls: they rarely work @postmarketOS

    Open ##1308429

  • @JWShost@mastodon.social 2026-02-27 16:35

    @blinry @postmarketOS I am curious, does the Linux smartphone function like more like a phone or computer. From my understanding, Standard PC linux primarily system interactions are through the console rather than through GUI. Does a linux phone operate the same way?

    Open ##1308435

  • @feld@friedcheese.us 2026-02-27 16:40

    @blinry @postmarketOS it's like stepping 20 years back in security though. That's the one major hangup for me on any pure Linux or bsd phone

    Open ##1308461

  • @jti42@infosec.exchange 2026-02-27 16:45

    @blinry @postmarketOS Probably does not solve the issue of rotten-to-the-core swiss-cheese firmware blobs and hardware though? Otherwise a nice project in concept that yields improvements usable beyond phones too though. What's their take on MAC, i.e. SELinux etc.?

    Open ##1308471

  • @DonChacale@mastodon.social 2026-02-27 17:58

    @blinry @postmarketOS just tested out a pixel 7 to GRAPHENE conversion that looks to have went well...

    Open ##1308475

  • @blinry @postmarketOS I find a smartphone with Linux as firmware interesting. However, I just flashed my Pixel 10 Pro XL with GrapheneOS and am very happy with it. But my tower PC and laptop run on Linux (ZorinOS and Pop! OS). #Linux #ZorinOS #Pop_OS #GrapheneOS

    Open ##1308483

  • @blinry @postmarketOS If only it worked on a Google Pixel 7.

    Open ##1308485

  • @datatrash@mastodon.social 2026-02-27 19:05

    @blinry Are you going to try to use this as your daily driver? If so, please keep us updated on how it goes. @postmarketOS

    Open ##1308489

  • @shadowfals@toot.cat 2026-02-27 19:44

    @blinry @dianea it's been on my to-do list to try, but when I went to gather the basic steps, I ended up with something like 100 pages of instructions that repeatedly point out that I will almost certainly brick the phone, possibly with damage to any connected device and no help for repairs. So, yeah, maybe too good to be a true alternative except for the lucky few. It's nice that there is an option out there, tho.

    Open ##1308491

  • @romion00bie@mastodon.social 2026-02-27 20:07

    @blinry @postmarketOS What phone is that?

    Open ##1308500

  • @blinry @postmarketOS (considering its actual functional state across many devices, it is still, indeed, too good to be true. but I hope it will get there sooner than later.)

    Open ##1308503

  • @blinry the amount of positive attention we've been getting the past few months is genuinely blowing my mind :D

    Open ##1308504

  • @mrgm@mastodon.social 2026-02-28 01:21

    @blinry @postmarketOS It's good to hear that pmOS is making major strides! I was following someone's efforts to port it to the Lenovo ThinkSmart View tablets for Home Assistant awhile back, the whole project sounds really neat

    Open ##1308506

  • @richardisaguyyyy@ursal.zone 2026-02-28 01:48

    @blinry This is not a phone, it's a computer

    Open ##1308507

  • @ovrim@wien.rocks 2026-02-28 06:53

    @blinry @postmarketOS now get the Austrian bank apps to run on it ...

    Open ##1308508

  • @sounddrill@infosec.exchange 2026-02-28 11:01

    @blinry @postmarketOS the sad thing is that my phone which *should* support this does but I'm told it uses Cairo/software rendering... If it helps, I'm on a mido running qcom msm8953, and my gpu is an adreno 506 This means some GTK apps run really slowly, and scrolls take forever(seconds per frame territory)

    Open ##1308516

  • @lumi@snug.moe 2026-02-27 18:32

    @blinry@chaos.social @postmarketOS@social.treehouse.systems and the project doesn't allow genai! ​:neocat_heart:​

    Open ##2923077