[hommelix]

> We need a third alternative, based on freedom with your device. No root access, remote control by apple and google, all wrong.

There is https://postmarketos.org/

Maybe 2026 will be the year of Linux on mobile phone.

[krautsauer]

The list of devices in the highest support category hints at how likely this is. https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices

And yeah, you can even buy phones with a non-android linux pre-installed, e.g. from pine64. But they come with all kinds of "for early adopters" warning labels. Deservedly so, in my opinion.

[ptman]

https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-preorder

[fsflover]

Why are all commenters on HN ignoring the only smartphone running an FSF-endorsed [0] operating system, Librem 5, and only list everything else? I just can't get it.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25504641

[charcircuit]

Because it was a kickstarter that was run like a scam, was years late to deliver the first device, the hardware was already not good at the start due picking an automotive SOC, the form factor was bulky, and the software was really buggy.

GrapheneOS is a much more practical open source OS to use Linux on a phone.

[MarsIronPI]

Because it's prohibitively expensive for something that isn't guaranteed to be a usable daily-driver for most people. Also IIRC the hardware isn't quite worth the price tag in-and-of-itself.

[JCattheATM]

Partly because most people don't really care if something is FSF endorsed or not. Partly because it's far from a great user experience.

[goku12]

> Maybe 2026 will be the year of Linux on mobile phone.

Considering the ongoing DRAM and SSD crunch, I won't hold my breath.

[opan]

This could actually be a reason to work on better supporting older "Android" phones in postmarketOS, to keep the hardware people already have working.