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Google Pixel 3A achieves 100% Ubuntu Touch support score

Google Pixel 3A achieves 100% Ubuntu Touch support score

The Pixel 3A was released in 2019 by Google as a cheaper alternative to the Pixel 4, and is powered by a Snapdragon 670 processor coupled with 4GB RAM, an OLED display, and a 3000mAh battery. Being somewhat popular among the developer community, it was two years ago that this

Short guide to Linux phone desktops

Short guide to Linux phone desktops

If choosing a graphical environment for traditional Linux computers is already confusing for some users, deciding one for Linux phones is twice as hard. Most mobile interfaces still lack the maturity and usability of their traditional counterparts, also because integrating all kinds of desktop applications without keyboard can be tricky,

WayDroid brings lag-free Android app integration to the OnePlus 6/6T Linux port

WayDroid brings lag-free Android app integration to the OnePlus 6/6T Linux port

The OnePlus 6 and 6T are quickly becoming among the most popular Linux phones around, thanks to near-full, stable mainline Linux support, active community and fast-evolving features. The latest improvement to be deployed by its main maintainer, Caleb Connolly, is full support, including graphical acceleration, for the popular Android compatibility

Purism announces Android app support for the Librem 5

Purism announces Android app support for the Librem 5

While the Purism Librem 5 may not be getting the same level of attention it was during its early crowdfunding phase, its developers seem to be working harder than ever to bring all needed functionality to make this phone ready for semi-casual users as well. With their blog [https://puri.

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

"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 might soon have a new contender in this niche: the primarily tablet and Raspberry Pi-oriented CutiePi Shell [https://github.com/

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

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 similar fate: underlooked and understaffed at first, it started getting mainstream interest in 2018 after getting a Nexus 5 port,