Linux Smartphone First prototype for PINE64 "PinePhone" Linux smartphone sports thin bezels and modern design After being announced several months ago, Pine64's inexpensive "PinePhone" Linux smartphone looks like a cheaper, entry-level alternative to the relatively popular Librem5 Linux smartphone by Purism, which promises total privacy and a full
Linux on Android smartphones Xiaomi Redmi 4X might get an unofficial Ubuntu Touch porting soon Launched in 2013, Ubuntu Touch used to be one of the most ambitious projects by Canonical. This OS, based on Ubuntu LTS and the Unity 8 user interface, was probably ahead of its
KaiOS Inexpensive, compact, powerful: the revolution of "smart feature phones" runs Linux Since the first iPhone in 2007, the whole mobile industry has moved to the "smartphone" form factor: minimal hardware keys, touch screen navigation, desktop-like Internet capabilities. However, while the revolution was more than
Purism Purism Librem5 modem revealed, will provide LTE and GPS support The choice of a modem was arguably the most discussed topics during the Librem5 development. After evaluating many choices and shipping development kits with SimCom SIM7100 (Qualcomm MDM9215) modules, Purism's FAQ page has
GNOME Designing apps for Linux smartphones: a "quick start guide" by GNOME developer Tobias Bernard No matter how cool your smartphone (or its OS) is, you aren't going much further than with a feature phones unless there's a wide, good quality app ecosystem to back it up. As
GNOME GNOME is getting ready for next-generation Linux smartphones The GNOME Desktop Environment is, alongside KDE Plasma, probably the most supported and widely used platform for desktop Linux users. Its extremely modern and touch-supported user interface is nowadays the default out-of-the-box environment
