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The "no apps" isn't "that big of an issue" (at least for me), as there's Waydroid available, and it's just standard Linux with all the desktop apps right from Flathub. There's also plenty of webapps available.
There's tons of other issues with Linux mobile, like general usability, battery life, responsiveness (especially when receiving calls or notifications), and hardware support.
The biggest one I'm running into is sleep states. I can either have 4-ish hours of battery life, but if my phone is charged, I get notifications, alarms go off, and calls come in immediately. Or I can have about a day idle battery life, but have to check my phone before any of that stuff comes in.
There's also the fact I use my phone for media a lot (Jellyfin, Lemmy), and the experience isn't great on Linux mobile. "Apps" integtate less with each other, and video playback is kind of a mess. (For example, I can't "share" on a photo from Lemmy to send it to a friend on Matrix).
Are you using PMOS? Have you checked SailfishOS? It sounds like it would be quite a lot more polished and more usable
I'm running on postmarketOS, SailfishOS includes significant proprietary components, besides firmware. Like the user-interface. My Android daily driver is already running strict FOSS-only ROM and apps (with an exception in firmware), there's no reason for me to switch to sometbing proprietary.
That is definitely choice. In my mind SailfishOS is open enough as most of it is open. But of course it is good to have options. For me carrying two phones would be no-go, which leads me to be mostly interested as polished options that can meet my app needs --> don't know other Linux option (currently) in this case than SFOS