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AVMultiPhone is a peculiar MATE-on-phone desktop spin

AVMultiPhone is a peculiar MATE-on-phone desktop spin

After SXMO [https://sxmo.org/], the DWM-on-phone mod that became popular for its practical minimalism with the PinePhone, and the lesser known ExpidusOS [https://expidusos.com/] XFCE-based shell, many of the traditional lightweight Linux desktops are receiving touch-friendly adaptions. A relatively new project, AVMultiPhone [https://archivista.ch/cms/de/aktuell-blog/

You can now live-boot postmarketOS on Android phones

You can now live-boot postmarketOS on Android phones

To spread awareness of the Linux ecosystem, the very first "Live CDs" played a crucial role: by taking away most of the fear of overwriting their hard drives, they allowed more people to test and effectively use any spin of the Operating System, and by keeping the filesystem in RAM,

PinePhone modem gets easy OTA update support via fwupd

PinePhone modem gets easy OTA update support via fwupd

As most readers will know, the PinePhone is essentially considered to be the reference mobile Linux hacker's playground. And while this achievement may be for the most part thanks to its flexible software, its hardware structure, and the Quectel EG25-G baseband in particular, are no exception. The modem firmware can

Another Xiaomi device platform is getting Linux support

Another Xiaomi device platform is getting Linux support

By now, most readers will be aware of the quick progress of Qualcomm phones in the mobile Linux ecosystem. This became especially true with the SDM845 platform, powering the near-stable Linux ports of devices like the Oneplus 6/6T and Poco F1 which we often mentioned in the past. However,

postmarketOS + mainline for the OnePlus 5/5T!

postmarketOS + mainline for the OnePlus 5/5T!

The OnePlus 5 is a popular high-end phone from 2017, featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC and Adreno 540. It has a 1080p display and up to 8GB of RAM. Mainline support for the device has been around for a while, since early 2020 in fact. Unfortunately, the Snapdragon 835

Kupfer is a postmarketOS-like Arch Linux spin for phones

Kupfer is a postmarketOS-like Arch Linux spin for phones

In the last years, the number of Linux distributions aimed at smartphones and tablets [https://tuxphones.com/all-linux-distributions-for-smartphones/] has grown considerably. What was initially a land of projects like UBPorts, Armbian and postmarketOS has grown to interest projects like Manjaro, and several Debian and Arch spins. However, the newborn Kupfer

More support for UNISOC and Spreadtrum chips lands in the Linux kernel

More support for UNISOC and Spreadtrum chips lands in the Linux kernel

UNISOC (and formerly Spreadtrum) chips have always been a very popular choice for Android device manufacturers. However, they were not commonly known for having wide mainline compatibility. Similarly to Rockchip and AllWinner, these chips became popular for their fast performance and relatively low prices, to the point of being used