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Quick notice: I'll be on holiday (🇸🇪/🇳🇴 hopefully) for the next two weeks, so (probably) no #Linux news from TuxPhones.com for a while, I'm sorry :(

See you soon!

A feature I might add to TuxPhones.com soon is a unified database of what smartphones are supported by what projects (pmOS etc) to allow even relatively inexperienced users to find out whether their device can already boot some sort of #Linux, and in what state (alpha/usable/...).
As such feature might potentially take a while to implement, do you believe it will be an effectively useful resource also for inexperienced users or not really?

Votes, but also detailed opinions welcome.

Thank you!

Xiaomi Redmi 4X, a Snapdragon 435 $150 smartphone, now runs Ubuntu Touch, though still in pre-alpha stage.

https://tuxphones.com/xiaomi-redmi-4x-smartphone-getting-linux-ubuntu-touch-port/

GNOME is getting ready for next-generation Linux smartphones

https://tuxphones.com/gnome-desktop-phosh-ready-for-purism-necunos-linux-smartphones/

If you miss a community for discussing about #Linux smartphones and/or asking whatever related question, the subreddit r/tuxphones, created and co-owned by @danct12, might be what you are looking for!

Feel free to join for constructive and polite discussion about anything concerning Linux and mobile devices.

https://reddit.com/r/tuxphones

TuxPhones.com is now on Patreon! If you like our content, please consider supporting us here: https://www.patreon.com/tuxphones

As the #PinePhone ($150 Linux smartphone) development is moving fast, a series of articles might be redundant and confusing for most people. This article, to be dynamically updated as development proceeds, gathers what is known at this stage, and will hopefully be an answer to some of your questions.

You can read our latest article on TuxPhones.com: https://tuxphones.com/pinephone-pictures-specs-release-date-software-support/

#pine64 #linux #privacy

📌 A postmarketOS developer, Halamix2, is creating a series of videos on how to port #postmarketOS to new devices (especially Android smartphones), to make the task easier, faster and intuitive even for relatively inexperienced users.

In order to make those videos, your opinion is needed, for example on what topics should be covered. If you believe this project would be useful, please don't hesitate to say your opinion in this post!

https://www.reddit.com/r/postmarketOS/comments/cpvyx3/creating_video_guides/

#linux

The #PineTab is a $79 Linux tablet
by Pine64, the same manufacturer of the #PinePhone and PineBook low-cost Linux devices.

This low-power Linux machine, however, has some hidden perks: for example, via an internal m.2 slot it supports SATA and LTE expansions in a somewhat modular way. And now it boots postmarketOS with several UIs, such as KDE #PlasmaMobile and Purism's "Phosh".

You can read more about it in our latest post: https://tuxphones.com/pine64-pinetab-pinephone-linux-tablet-postmarketos/

#linux #postmarketOS

TuxPhones is now on LiberaPay! Feel free to leave a tip if you like our content:

https://liberapay.com/TuxPhones/donate

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Work in progress 🔧

Another Twitter user who managed to turn their phone into a TuxPhone, without much fuss: https://twitter.com/SuzuDev/status/1157646635389923329?s=19

Quick notice: I'll be on holiday (🇸🇪/🇳🇴 hopefully) for the next two weeks, so (probably) no #Linux news from TuxPhones.com for a while, I'm sorry :(

See you soon!

This shows how #ReactOS needs more support than ever. Building a Windows-compatible OS isn't an easy task, and this is just one further proof.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/03/reactos_windows_research_kernel_claim/

(via @danielst)

#Purism showcases the #Librem5 Linux smartphone: thin bezels, GNOME apps and boot in under 15 seconds

https://tuxphones.com/purism-librem-5-progress-borderless-design-render-gnome/