Linux Smartphone

Developer gets Linux kernel booting on iPhone 7 and A10-equipped iPads

Many years after the OpeniBoot/iDroid utopia that brought early Android versions to some iDevices back in 2010, a new attempt at running a Linux kernel ("mainline" 5.4.14

Software

"CutiePi Shell" is a new, open-source UI for mobile devices

Mobile-oriented Linux UIs and window managers are still rare, and a fair share of them happens to be based on old technologies or look understaffed, or even abandoned. However, we

Ubuntu Touch

Xiaomi Redmi 4X receives unofficial Ubuntu Touch release

Despite all the work on "pure" Linux distributions for smartphones in 2020, Ubuntu Touch is likely still the safest choice for most devices, and the only one ready for complete

postmarketOS

Running Linux on your smartphone: everything you need to know in 2020

One of the main issues with modern smartphones is the extremely short lifespan of this category of devices, which makes even high-end ones painfully slow within years. In fact, studies

GTK

Building responsive apps for Linux Smartphones with GTK and libhandy, Part 1

With the delivery of the first, developer-oriented Librem 5 and PinePhone prototypes to the bravest backers, we can now officially state that modern Linux smartphones are a thing. But, as

Linux Smartphone

Yet Another Librem 5 and PinePhone comparison

Let's start off with mentioning that both these new phones are great steps forward for Linux. While they will probably not beat Android and iOS in popularity, they will at

Purism

First Purism Librem 5 "Birch" user reviews report good build quality and display, software still WiP

Some days after the first Purism Librem 5 smartphones from the second, still developer-oriented "Birch" batch release, user reviews and videos have started appearing on the Internet. The most popular

PINE64

PinePhone "Brave Heart" early bird developer edition now available for $150

About two months after the first Purism Librem 5 batch was shipped, Pine64 has finally made the very first batch of PinePhones openly available for sale. We discussed the differences

Linux on Android smartphones

Announcing "Can My Phone Run Linux?": listing over 200 Linux-supported smartphones

It took a while, but Can My Phone Run Linux? is finally available at many.tuxphones.com in its earliest release. This web app lets you know if you are

Further Plasma Mobile improvements bring better stability, music streaming, Gtk app integration and much more

In case you tried Plasma Mobile some months ago, and found it somewhat limited and unstable, chances are you will have a completely different experience by trying it now. As

KDE

Improved KDE Plasma Mobile introduces "Plasma Nano" minimal shell for embedded devices

KDE's Plasma Mobile project was ahead of its time when its "preview release" was announced back in 2016, about three years later than Ubuntu Touch, and had to follow a

Linux Smartphone

Video shows PinePhone prototype detailed assembly and boot to Plasma Mobile

Just some days after Purism released its first Librem 5 walk-through video, with the final device running its "GNOME" Phosh shell with impressive smoothness, postmarketOS developer Martijn Braam uploaded a

PINE64

PINE64 reveals PineTime technical specifications, pricing and release date

Two weeks ago, the PineTime was teased on Twitter as an extremely inexpensive (~$25) open source PinePhone companion smartwatch, running FreeRTOS on a low-power ARM Cortex-M4 core. More detailed information

Librem5

First Purism Librem 5 "Aspen" batch shipped

Purism's Librem 5, arguably the first modern privacy-oriented Linux smartphone, has just started shipping its early Aspen batch to their earliest users. This very early batch of Librem 5 devices

Smartwatch

Meet PineTime, the official $25 PinePhone companion smartwatch

UPDATE: more details on the PineTime have been released Over the last few months, the PINE64 has become one of the most discussed brands within the Linux community. Providing ultra-low

PINE64

Librem 5 vs. PinePhone: comparison of two Linux smartphones

Shortly after Purism crowd-funded the Librem 5 $650 privacy-oriented Linux smartphone, Pine64 announced the PinePhone, a $150 entry level alternative with similar design, aim and specifications. So which one should

New Fairphone 3 modular, ethical smartphone is "built to last" (with a lower price tag)

As we know, consumer electronics is something that could almost never be considered "ethical" nowadays. No matter what brand you choose, there are high chances that the construction of your

PINE64

All we know about the PinePhone: pictures, specs and release date

Over the last months, PINE64/Pine Microsystems has been working hard on the PinePhone, an affordable ($150) privacy-oriented Linux smartphone. As currently available information is relatively fragmented among the PINE64

PineTab

$79 PineTab Linux tablet supports SATA and LTE expansions, boots postmarketOS

While PINE64 has often been in the news in the last months for their PinePhone, the $150 Linux smartphone (and low-cost Purism Librem 5 alternative), the same can't be said

Librem5

Purism showcases Librem 5: thin bezels, GNOME apps and boot in under 15 seconds

If there is a Linux smartphone that does not need any introduction, that is probably Purism's Librem 5. After a successful crowdfunding campaign launched back in 2017, which helped Purism

postmarketOS

postmarketOS Linux makes 🎂️ 2 years 🎂️: bringing over one hundred smartphones back to life

It's a fact: smartphones tend to have a dramatically short lifespan, no matter the price range. While features remain more or less the same, even high-end smartphones tend to become

Manjaro Phone

Official, Plasma-based "Manjaro Phone" teased on Twitter

Over the last year, there has been a peak in smartphone oriented Linux distributions, probably due to the huge interest in projects like Purism's Librem5 and, more recently, the entry-level

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

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

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