@gemlog @emmecola in Europe, many banks require Apps these days to approve transactions using 2FA (even if you do all your banking on the PC).

@stovis it does feel very liberating to run #Emacs on my phone

@stovis the #fairphone6 even aims to provide support for the mainstream Linux kernel (Ubuntu Touch depends on an Android Linux kernel for now), so there is hope for a fully open #mobilelinux im the future.

@frumbly yes, that works, but my goal is to avoid Android as much as possible. My current plan is to set up a #matrix instance with a #signal bridge.

@emmecola a good option, too, I just wanted to go all the way.

@MalcolmMielle yes, it is maintained by volunteers (many in Germany and Austria) and they just released a new version based on 24.04 LTS. I am posting this from my very alive Fairphone running UT

Over the last year, I've wondered how to reduce my dependency on US tech giants. Especially for mobile phones, this is quite difficult - you either go for a de-googled system such as #GrapheneOS (but might end up having to buy that device from Google) or you accept some compromises (regarding the quality of the device or functions of the OS).

I've finally decided that perfect is the enemy of good and bought a #fairphone5 on which I installed #ubuntutouch. While a number of things are still missing (#Signal - @signalapp and banking apps, for instance), a lot of the stuff that I do on a daily basis already works (phone calls, text messages, emails, calendar, podcasts, photos, web browsing, Mastodon, and Matrix, for instance). Yes, I had to change my habits a bit, and I do still depend on a secondary device for some Apps, but overall, I'm quite happy. I am confident that in the not so distant future, #ubuntutouch and #postmarketos will become viable alternatives to #iOS and #android

And I haven't enjoyed playing with an electronic device that much in a long time.