DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 25 days agoHow long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)message-squaremessage-square254linkfedilinkarrow-up1685arrow-down18
arrow-up1677arrow-down1message-squareHow long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 25 days agomessage-square254linkfedilink
minus-squareTuukka R@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·25 days agoCalls and SMS work in more than half of the phones that can run Linux. Here’s a list: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices
minus-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-224 days agoI’d argue that if it doesn’t do calls it’s not really a phone. Edit: Also most of the phones are pretty ancient, the newest one is 4 years old, are 7-8+.
Calls and SMS work in more than half of the phones that can run Linux. Here’s a list: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices
I’d argue that if it doesn’t do calls it’s not really a phone.
Edit: Also most of the phones are pretty ancient, the newest one is 4 years old, are 7-8+.
Most of them do do calls, though.