Anyone have a pine phone and running Linux (Ubuntu) as your EDC?
Thinking of buying a cheap phone with new number to see how it goes. Would like to talk and text though.
Any excitement on these new developments and with what is going on with frame works also?
Edit: What phone would you recommend to do it with? Pine phone is med range pricing.
I currently have a GP6a
pine phone gave me no joy at all
I have a pinephone (not pro) collecting dust, because it’s nowhere near as usable for anything, sadly. But I look forward to linux on phones. I recommend a OnePlus 6 with your choice of linux on phones to be honest.
Be ready to flash your phone often if you do, but they can work well when they want to
See @linuxphones. I have PP and PPP. I run ArchLinux. PP is slow, but the battery lasts a bit better then PPP. PPP is more powerful, but CPU is too hungry and the phone heats a lot. If you need long battery life or you type a lot, then buy with the Pine keyboard. It’s chunky and have some quality issues, but I would say it worth it. Software currently immature. I would recommend buying only if you are a very experienced user.
IMO the most functional pine64 gadgets are the pinetime and pinebook pro, those you can daily drive. The phones are not ready yet, they are good devices to play with but I wouldn’t use them as a daily driver, you could miss an important text or phone call and you want a reliable phone in case of an emergency. If you just want a cheap phone that doesn’t spy on you I would get a ‘dumb’ phone.
