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UngratefulLilToad @feddit.org

1d ago

Fairphone & Ubuntu Touch

What's your experience with Fairphone and Ubuntu Touch as an operating system? Or maybe you have other recommendations for European phones.

Samsung with some European operating system would work too.

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I love my fairphone. I am still on android tho :s

I haven't tried this setup yet but i have another linux phone, the pinephone pro.
I really want to like it, but its very rough to use. I would say its a miracle it already works as good as it does and i hope it improves to a fully usable daily driver, but currently its not quite there yet, atleast in my experience.

What about Fairphone with /e/OS?
- Got one for my non tech savvy mom, she seems happy with it.
- Use it as a daily driver. Works fine. Feels much more hygienic than stock Android.
  
  Are there any important apps that don't work?
- I prefer CalyxOS, the wannabe iOS UI of /e/ felt just way too unpolished for me, and would stick out like a sore thumb in the least expected places.
- Recently switched to this setup, as it's the most feature complete. So far, all apps work perfectly and the update come in decent intervals.
  Very happy with it.

As I have one critical application (S-Banking) which requires a locked root and shit, I won't be able to move toward a linux solution, even though I really really would love to.
- The Sparkassen app? It is working for me with LineageOS, root with Magisk and enforced deny list.
  
  yeah sure, but given the topic and my desire for a linux solution, lineageOS would fall out of it :)

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