• Covenant@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    I bought the pixel 9 because i wanted the option to install grapheneOS. Now that Google is doing his thing I’m looking for Linux, to bad the supported pixel device is the 3. I guess I’m going to look to trade my phone with a device that is supported. Not the pixel 3.

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      2 months ago

      I jumped on pixel for the 6 and 10. Did nexus before that. Used to use CyanogenMod. Now I’m with you. But unfortunately, it means I have to admit I would be using Ubuntu 🤮 (I use Manjaro btw)

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    2 months ago

    Ubuntu touch would be pretty sweet on a folding phone.

    The supported phones list is odd though. Pixel 3 only? We are on the pixel 10 now…

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      2 months ago

      The porting of devices is done by volunteers owning the devices and not being afraid to brick them, which leads to a pretty weird list of supported devices.

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        2 months ago

        Is there much that can be done in terms of brick mitigation? Entirely the kind of project I’d like to tinker with, but the brick factor is a big disincentive to learning by doing.

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          I’m no porting expert, but to me there seems like they pick mostly well documented phones that already has a history of being worked on by other tinkerers like Lineage, Mobian, PMOS. They also tend to be cheap ish to buy used or they come from a company with a good history with open bootloaders, like the Fairphones.

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      2 months ago

      pretty sweet on a folding phone.

      The supported phones list is odd though. Pixel 3 only? We are on the pixel 10 now…

      Right‽ If this was available and stable on my fold 9 that would be so cool