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Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration (hackaday.com)
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[–] 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm still hoping they can get to a state for more general users. I really want one still. I need a Linux phone doing the old sidekick designs.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    The main issue will be application support.

    Linux running on the desktop in 2025 is helped immensely by everything being web based. So long as you have a browser you are fine for a lot of general computing.

    The phone space is ruled by apps. The phone makers and the companies developing apps prefer it this way.

    Getting a banking app, or Uber or Facebook Messenger to work on a Linux phone is going to be a massive pain in the ass (ignoring the rest of the OS which is definitely not even close to useable for the general public).

    I would love a Linux phone but we are so far away.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    The phone space is ruled by apps. The phone makers and the companies developing apps prefer it this way.

    That's true, but for everything non-free, they always end up having a perfectly working web app that will accept my money.

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