Quoting: tfk

Quoting: LoudTechie

Quoting: tfkI've ordered the FLX1s bundle. Let's see if this phone will set me free of Google's claws.

Can we see too, when you do?
Documenting your experience in a forum post or something can really help others.

Well, the forum is back online, so I think I can do that. While it is in transit, I can think about how to do this while keeping things private. One thing I can already tell you is that you have to calculate in the import costs. I expect those to be around 160 extra.

The import costs are unfortunate but I paid those with the PinePhone as well. For a very small team they're doing wonders, I really hope it takes off this year and they can get established. I know you'll enjoy the FLX1s 😀

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Quoting: Jarmer^ Interesting! Unfortunately I'm on Verizon in the US and it's unsupported. I could do tmobile and it'd work though. I wager that's not specifically this phone though, I bet all the linux options are this way. Verizon is horrible for stuff like this. But they're the best network. Oh well.

Some US carriers do seem to be the most problematic. This could also be down to a whitelist, where if your phone make is not on the list, then you're barred. Personally I'd boycott any such carriers and vote with my wallet.

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Quoting: JarmerI would LOVE to switch to a linux phone, but for me a daily driver has to have the following:

• banking apps for remote deposit and other stuff


• reliable maps with gps and navigation


• whatsapp & signal & sms


• bluetooth connection to car audio


• all day long battery with medium usage


• decent camera - don't need fanstastic features, just need to be able to quickly open and snap kids moments

so far I don't think there is anything?

The phone I already mentioned does all of those things apart from maybe the banking app (depends on the bank). I use PureMaps (Linux) with voice navigation. I have bluetoothed to my car, bluetooth speaker, TV, earbuds and headphones. Also records video.

Edit: disclaimer: there are teething troubles with the new phone (I have the original) but they will get ironed out very quickly (as with the original, no issues for me), the devs are amazingly productive for a small team and super helpful.

Also, you can't switch your Granny to one of these from Android (that's what they're ultimately aiming for though), you'll need some Linux experience to get the best out of it and really enjoy it.

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Quoting: ArehandoroWhat about banking apps? Is the camera quality good? Does it have NFC? What's the battery duration?

I have it on my radar, but I'm still sceptical, and after having tried the PinePhone and the Librem 5 I'm also more conservative on money spending for phones.

Banking apps tend to be a no-go due to the Integrity API. Some do work though according to reports in the Telegram channel. I've never done banking on a phone. Camera is decent and will be improved in time with post processing. Battery is excellent for me, for example overnight it loses about 5%. I'm not a heavy user and could go a few days without charging but tend to top it up everyday to about 80%. The PinePhone lasted a few hours, doing nothing!

Read the reviews and check the Telegram, it's all there 😀

Edit: my FLX1 has NFC (never used!) but the new FLX1s does not.

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Quoting: LoudTechieYeah, there're actually several.
The problem is just as always third party software compatibility(and this time also less expensive competition).

There are people in the Telegram support channel that have tried every Linux phone and reckon this is the only one which is truly daily drivable. I've only had a Pine Phone, which was not and there's just no comparison to my FLX1. You can read the reviews on their web site or join the Telegram channel. Support is first class.

It's running Debian so either install from the command line or Gnome "Software", including Flatpaks. The Android container (Andromeda) runs F-Droid, Aurora Store, whatever and compatibility's pretty good (Integrity API is a no go, obviously). The Wife's due a new phone so I tried Whatsapp for her and that worked, so I may get her a new FLX1s and she can ditch Google as well.

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Quoting: dannielloAnd in the near future - Steam Pocket. The first true Linux phone with decent performance! (of course advertised as only for gaming, so Google should be OK with it... In the same sense like Steam Machine is just Linux PC so Sony and Microsoft also should be OK with it;)

That's already available, it's called the FuriPhone <https://furilabs.com/>. I've been daily driving the FLX1 for almost a year and it's fantastic. Don't really game on it though, apart from chess and the like.

It's incredibly liberating to be free of Google, using Linux 😀

As for the Frame, really looking forward to getting one.

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Have a good one everyone, sounds like 2026 is going to be busy 😀

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When was quoting re-introduced?!

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Quoting: BigJIs this game worth buying?

Absolutely, it's amazing (IMO, obviously). However, it's still not 100%. There is an update out in about 3 months or so (I believe) that will update the game engine to a newer version. That will expand the spawn/sight "bubble" which will then introduce binoculars. A-Life still needs some work as well.

What I find absolutely staggering is they haven't fixed a bug that was introduced in the last update where Burers/Poltergeists can now shoot/throw through walls.

The big advantage this game has is the modding. I have no doubt whatsoever that any remaining A-Life issues will be fixed and expanded on by the community. This game has many years of play time left.

One other thing, I actually think this game is better played through Proton than Windows native, from reading the "discussions". The amount of "issues" Windows users have is bewildering 😆

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As long as the "AI" remains disableable I can keep using a firejailed Firefox as my second browser, behind Pale Moon. I refuse to ever use anything Chrome-ish.

I miss the good old days!

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