PinePhone
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@kugiigi There some people interested in having a privacy driven phone and ask what is the best OS for it.
These potential users have the right mindset for UT I think, they don't care about kernel, about Open Source, they just need a good phone that will match their needs as a daily drive.And I think UT is the best alternative to Android and iOS on that matter.
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@kugiigi alternatively, they might want a linux desktop until something goes wrong... then the safety of UT's system design will be appreciated. I think UT strikes a really nice balance between hardware flexibility, and software dependability.
I think you might be right, people often want something that sounds good in theory, but once reality sets in UT will be there to offer a solution that was designed for a phone first; not the other way around.
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https://blog.bshah.in/2019/12/20/plasma-mobile-as-daily-driver/
For those patiently waiting
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https://invidio.us/watch?v=-7X0aa5XKjQ
And comments by Lucas -
@normandc Disappointingly, neither here nor on the pine64 forums have have I found an answer. Lots of views of the post, but no answers. OTG support for the PinePhone continues to be an open question...
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@vandys
This Pinephone review by a postmarketOS developer seems to indicate that OTG is supported... But maybe he's making an assumption?https://danct12.github.io/PinePhone-Review/
I guess we'll get the definitive answer when @PINE64 comes back to the topic.
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If I recall the hardware supports OTG, which is a separate issue from OS support of course. Since all OS options have missing features right now, I suspect that at worst no one has implemented it yet.
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Some camparison between PinePhone and Librem5
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@AppLee, these comparisons are a little less than useful because not many people have these devices in their hands and not all details about the experience on either is correct. Also we don't need to feed the "us vs. them" mentality, one company getting theirs does not mean that the other company can't.
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@UniSuperBox The goal was not to make a contest with a winner and a loser.
Just to have a bit more information about both products.
I wish Librem5 will come to market as soon as possible because everyone will benefit from the success of each project.It's also interesting to have a overview of what is working and the necessary effort to have a fully functional PinePhone (cause it's the topic here)
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https://youtu.be/11eObhH8MKA
OS comparisons -
Hey guys. How does UT on the Pinephone compare to UT on the FP2? Anyone tried both? Thanks.
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@Opolork
only the dev pinephones are out ,so far ,the bravehearts ,toward the end of Jan -
@Marathon2422 Ok, thank you.
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Is anything known already about flashing Ubuntu Touch from the SD card to the eMMC storage? When I receive my Brave Heart, I would not be comfortable with a factory (probably blob-ridden Android) ROM being present. Right now, the PINE64 wiki page states that installation to eMMC requires a magic script yet to be written.
Is anybody working on writing said magic script?
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@the7thstranger Two things: 1) Brave Heart will likely ship with a Linux factory test image and 2) I'll put together a 'rough' SD->eMMC image in time for when phones are delivered later this month.
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It seems that BraveHeart is sold out.
I heard about someone who tried to order one and got this notice :Sorry, we do not have enough "PINEPHONE - “BraveHeart” Limited Edition Linux SmartPhone for early adopters" in stock to fulfill your order right now
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@AppLee Yes
That said, after a skillful mathematical calculation:
(4320/60)/24, it might be possible to try that chance again after three days! -
I really thought it will sell out in just days after launch. I wonder if only 3k were really sold for BraveHeart Edition.