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I used Linux on a phone for 30 days, here's why I'm sticking with it, and why you likely won't! (tilvids.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca
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[–] 4 points 4 months ago

Some people work around this by not using the WhatsApp app on the Linux phone and instead using XMPP and a https://slidge.im transport running on a Pi in the closet. :D

I personally do that to avoid using slow Matrix clients that eat up a lot of resources.

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