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[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

is it ready for normies to daily drive?

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 4 points 1 month ago

Seems pretty polished, but I genuinely don't know. None of my devices support it, so I haven't had the opportunity to test drive it.

At some point, "normies" are just going to have to break down and learn something.

[-] lemmy_user_838586@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think postmarketOS will probably win out on market share for Linux phones, mostly because it can use regular flatpak apps, you don't have to develop special apps, which i thought you had to do for Ubuntu touch (which I guess is now called ubports). Not sure, someone correct me if I'm wrong about the specially built apps part.

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Palm OS was really good, but without a great app store it never stood a chance.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No. I have a second phone with it just to play with.

It's functional, but rough. App support is lacking, VoLTE doesn't work still which means on countries like the US which shutdown 2/3G you cannot make or receive calls. The UI is clunky and dated.

I think a lot of these issues would go away pretty quick if it got a lot of attention. But then it's unlikely to get much attention without that stuff. Vicious cycle. It's a good base to build on.

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