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I've owned a Pinephone Pro since launch, and have tried to daily drive it on and off for years with limited success. It's sitting in a drawer at the moment because echo cancellation doesn't work on phone calls regularly.

Anyways, I have a Pixel 3a sitting around that needs a battery replacement, but I wanted to ask here if anyone else is running Linux on it? And if so, how is the experience? I've been using Linux for decades, so I have no problem working around quirks, but I just want a Linux phone I can text and make phone calls on. I really don't have too many advanced app needs other than podcasts and web browsing.

Thanks in advance to anyone that replies.

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[–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

I'm using a pixel3a with postmarketOS (now Nura) and sxmo as my daily driver (but I hardly ever call).

Calling and SMS works but there is indeed no echo cancellation so people complain they hear themselves if the volume is not low. I have a more reliable calling experience on the pixel3a than I had on the more powerful oneplus 6 where call audio was often broken.

Web browsing and podcasts should be no problem. The battery also holds well and suspend works. Wifi and mobile data work fine.

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