@fubaroque whoa, never seen that before. Thanks for reporting!
@leaverou @fubaroque The same in #SailfishOS browser.
If you work on a Mobile GNU OS, like @postmarketOS or @mobian, I strongly encourage you to make it as easy as humanly possible for app developers to make one app version for Mobile GNU OS. Which works on any variant, rather than having to play whack-a-mole with distro-specific bugs.
Bonus points for coming together to create a dev environment that can spit out versions for many different mobile OS. As many as possible.
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@span strypey Regarding #postmarketOS and #Mobian, the "one app version […] works on any variant" thing has an answer you may or may not like: Flatpak, and ship that on https://flathub.org, using the GNOME or KDE runtimes. If MetaInfo/AppData is set correctly, it will show up in flathub's Mobile Collection even: https://docs.flathub.org/docs/for-app-authors/metainfo-guidelines/#mobile-collection
Unfortunately, that would leave out #SailfishOS or #UbuntuTouch, although that's possible, too - look, e.g., at Pure Maps and Amazfish, which are available "everywhere". Unfortunately, with the drive to migrate things to Qt6 (distributions would like to stop shipping Qt5 eventually), Sailfish OS and Ubuntu Touch may be left behind until they catch up. Going web based or using Flutter are other ways to get some cross platform support, unfortunately always leaving out one of the #MobileLinux contenders.
I (Peter) did a talk about that very problem at #FOSDEM 2024 (https://archive.fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-3303-the-linux-phone-app-ecosystem/ and later updated it for FrOSCon (no recording, slides https://programm.froscon.org/2024/system/event_attachments/attachments/000/000/849/original/the-linux-phone-app-ecosystem-reloaded.pdf)
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Unfortunately, that would leave out #SailfishOS or #UbuntuTouch, although that's possible, too - look, e.g., at Pure Maps and Amazfish, which are available "everywhere". Unfortunately, with the drive to migrate things to Qt6 (distributions would like to stop shipping Qt5 eventually), Sailfish OS and Ubuntu Touch may be left behind until they catch up. Going web based or using Flutter are other ways to get some cross platform support, unfortunately always leaving out one of the #MobileLinux contenders.
I (Peter) did a talk about that very problem at #FOSDEM 2024 (https://archive.fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-3303-the-linux-phone-app-ecosystem/ and later updated it for FrOSCon (no recording, slides https://programm.froscon.org/2024/system/event_attachments/attachments/000/000/849/original/the-linux-phone-app-ecosystem-reloaded.pdf)
@span postmarketOS @span mobian @span linmob @span linmob
🚨 Google is killing Android freedom.
Starting 2027, unverified apps can’t be side-loaded.
➡️ F-Droid harder to install
➡️ Custom APKs blocked
➡️ Google decides what runs on YOUR phone
Google’s Android is becoming Apple: Your device, their rules.
It’s time to switch to open alternatives: Graphene, Calyx, Lineage. ✊
https://tuta.com/blog/android-side-load-apps-google
Sign the petition to stop Google from limiting APK file usage: https://www.change.org/p/stop-google-from-limiting-apk-file-usage
@Tutanota going further away from the android/AOSP-derivatives: another solution is Linux distributions on smartphones:
- I personally daily drive #SailfishOS for more than a decade (commercially supported versions of SFOS even have "Android App Support" running inside a container for "that one app" with no native linux port you can't get without)
- I've heard positive things about #postmarketOS and #UbuntuTouch (but don't have personal experience)
Alternate sources to download #FDroid for first time installs:
* https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient/-/releases/
* https://cloudflare.f-droid.org/
Google increasingly locks down its once-open mobile OS, and today took a major step in that bad direction.
If Google is going to be as control-freakish as Apple, AND continue to run a spyware-based mobile ecosystem, why not just buy an Iphone?
@dangillmor Why not ditch both Apple and Google and help support alternatives like #GrapheneOS or #SailfishOS?
They need support, users and funding. It'll come at the cost of some convenience (very little for GrapheneOS) but it'll grow these platforms and give them more leverage.
I just cannot wrap my head around how people think iOS and Google's Android are the only two viable daily drivers for mobile usage.
Given the absolute insane rage over Google's Android decision (already 1806 points in HN), there is an opening for an alternative phone platform.
Maybe @jolla's Sailfish OS could get wind on their sails from this? https://sailfishos.org/
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Help shape the next Jolla Phone!
We’ve got access to a modern 5G smartphone platform, and we want to hear your take on what the next-gen Jolla Phone should be.
What screen size makes sense? How much memory is enough? What are your must-have features?
No strings attached, just cast your vote and help us explore the potential:
👉 https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/next-gen-jolla-phone/23882
Please spread the word so we get as many persons as possible to vote and share their views, and that we can make this happen! We intend to keep this initial questionnaire open for a couple of weeks.
Help shape the next Jolla Phone!
We’ve got access to a modern 5G smartphone platform, and we want to hear your take on what the next-gen Jolla Phone should be.
What screen size makes sense? How much memory is enough? What are your must-have features?
No strings attached, just cast your vote and help us explore the potential:
👉 https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/next-gen-jolla-phone/23882
Please spread the word so we get as many persons as possible to vote and share their views, and that we can make this happen! We intend to keep this initial questionnaire open for a couple of weeks.
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Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (28/2025): Automatically Focussed
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-28-2025/
#LinuxMobile #libcamera #postmarketOS #UbuntuTouch #Lomiri #SailfishOS #PineTab2 #DanctNIX #Mobian #LinuxOnMobile #NixOS
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (28/2025): Automatically Focussed
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-28-2025/
#LinuxMobile #libcamera #postmarketOS #UbuntuTouch #Lomiri #SailfishOS #PineTab2 #DanctNIX #Mobian #LinuxOnMobile #NixOS
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (27/2025): Releases, Reports and Setbacks
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-27-2025/
#LinuxMobile #LiberuxNexx #Phosh #PlasmaMobile #SailfishOS #Jolla #PinePhone #Librem5 #postmarketOS #UbuntuTouch #Mobian #Linux
This ties in with a lot of @bert_hubert's recent articles about Europe needing to become more independent from the US wrt technology.
Also @Mer__edith after the talk I mentioned #SailfishOS to you. Which is, IMHO, the only viable alternative to iOS and Android at the moment.
I've been using it as a daily driver since 2013. It's made by ex-Nokia employees after Microsoft destroyed it.
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Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (26/2025): Cell Broadcasting
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-26-2025/
#LinuxMobile #Phosh #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #LiberuxNexx #FairPhone6 #FuriLabsFLX1 #LIbrem5 #PinePhone
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (26/2025): Cell Broadcasting
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-26-2025/
#LinuxMobile #Phosh #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #LiberuxNexx #FairPhone6 #FuriLabsFLX1 #LIbrem5 #PinePhone
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as some might recall, we were working on a feature to allow multi booting different systems easily and without any hassle ( partitioning etc).
around that time we started to get in contact with known porters of different systems such as #UbuntuTouch and #sailfishos
after much effort and work, i can confidently say that the #flx1 will be added to the #UBports installer and OTA server soon allowing allow bare metal and multi boot installs!
as some might recall, we were working on a feature to allow multi booting different systems easily and without any hassle ( partitioning etc).
around that time we started to get in contact with known porters of different systems such as #UbuntuTouch and #sailfishos
after much effort and work, i can confidently say that the #flx1 will be added to the #UBports installer and OTA server soon allowing allow bare metal and multi boot installs!