can an average person use a linux phone?

@linuxphones

I’ve been reading some articles about mobile Linux and many of them state one must be an “advanced user” or that the software isn’t secure. How true is this?

I already use Linux on my laptop, but I’m not a software developer or anything like that. Would I be able to slap a new OS onto an old Android phone and be on my way, or would I run into problems?

#MobileLinux #Linux #LinuxPhone #FOSS

  • Scorpion8741@mastodon.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    @duckweed @linuxphones

    Linux phones lack in all aspects compared to AOSP: security and privacy enforcement (mandatory sandboxing, permission control, full-system MAC, verified boot), usability and compatibility with the mobile app ecosystem. The much better approach would be to get a Google Pixel and install GrapheneOS. This will get you a very secure and private smartphone with almost perfect Android app compatibility. Recommend reading about Linux phones on madaidans-insecurities.github.io

      • Scorpion8741@mastodon.social
        3·
        1 year ago

        @didek @duckweed @linuxphones

        That’s utter nonsense. Open-source doesn’t necessarily mean private or secure. In fact it’s quite easy to build an open-source app with a bugdoor which is very unlikely to be found just by looking at source code, especially if you use memory-unsafe languages, as long as it’s not just a tiny code base. The things I mentioned are important security measures and shouldn’t be neglected just because you run open-source apps. They are the basics of modern secure OS’s.