The Pinephone – a piece of pine wood for Linux enthousiasts to process it further?

Last Updated on June 17, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org

After I dealed with the Pinephone for several years without ever using it:

My view about the Pinephone is that it feels like a piece of wood, which is still in a relatively raw state, not a real Linux computer, but something more basic, just a Linux phone which allows to install Linux apps, but only view run on it. And it is something for Linux enthousiasts to process it further:

It requieres some Linux enthousiasm to install new applications. But if you are one of those you can do everything with your Pinephone:

You are for instance able to solve problems Google Inc. has caused to you on your Android phone: