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LINux on MOBile @linmob.net · 2d

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (41/2025): More than just Librephone

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#LinuxMobile #FSF #LibrePhone #SPIRITsmartphone #postmarketOS #Mobian #UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #Phosh #Jolla #FuriLabsFLX1 #PinePhone #PinePhonePro #Librem5

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (41/2025): More than just Librephone

The Free Software Foundation announced a Librephone project (which remains guesswork, as their's no public recording), a project to build a smartphone based on RaspBerry Pi Compute Modules, postmarket...

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.net · 9d

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (40/2025): #UbuntuTouch 24.04 1.0, #Phosh 0.50.0 and more numbers

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#LinuxMobile #LinuxPhoneApps #SailfishOS #postmarketOS #Mobian #Droidian #FuriOS #FurilabsFLX1 #PinePhone #PinePhonePro #Librem5

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (40/2025): Ubuntu Touch 24.04 1.0, Phosh 0.50.0 and more numbers

Ubuntu Touch 24.04 lands and seriously modernizes Ubuntu Touch (and supports the Fairphone 5), Phosh sees some more polish and niceties with 0.50, another quarterly Update on LinuxPhoneApps.org, new t...

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LinuxPhoneApps.org @linuxphoneapps.linuxmobile.social.ap.brid.gy · 10d

New blog post: Q3/2025 Progress: Over 30 apps added, again

https://linuxphoneapps.org/blog/additions-of-q3-2025/

Q3/2025 Progress: Over 30 apps added, again

How can it be October already!? Time to look back and see what happened in third quarter of 2025.

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.linuxmobile.social.ap.brid.gy · 17d

Weekly GNU-like #mobilelinux Update (39/2025): Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA 10 and a birthday

#ubuntutouch #furilabs #linuxmobile #sailfishos #postmarketos #phosh #plasmamobile #pinephone #librem5 #linux

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.linuxmobile.social.ap.brid.gy · 23d

Weekly GNU-like #mobilelinux Update (38/2025): GNOME 49 and a new phone from FuriLabs

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-38-2025/

#linuxmobile #furios #furilabsflx1s #postmarketos #mobian #ubuntutouch #sailfishos #plasmamobile #phosh #datenspuren #akademy #linux

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (38/2025): GNOME 49 and a new phone from FuriLabs

LINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.net · Sep 14

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (37/2025): Alarm Week

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#LinuxMobile #Phosh #PlasmaMobile #FOSSPublicAlerts #CellBroadcasting #UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #Jolla #Sxmo #Linux

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (37/2025): Alarm Week

It was Cell Broadcast Test week in Germany, Droidian 101 was released, Jolla launch a voluntary subscription, Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 Call for Testing and more! Enjoy!

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Project Insanity @pi-crew.social.project-insanity.org.ap.brid.gy · Sep 7

Finally iOS 14 running on #postmarketos, emulated with QEMU 🥳

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.linuxmobile.social.ap.brid.gy · Sep 7

Weekly GNU-like #mobilelinux Update (36/2025): Past and Present

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-36-2025/

#linuxmobile #phosh #lomiri #plasmamobile #sailfishos #ubuntutouch #mobian #postmarketos #emulation #openstore #akademy #linux

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (36/2025): Past and Present

LINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.linuxmobile.social.ap.brid.gy · Aug 31

Weekly GNU-like #mobilelinux Update (35/2025): Plasma on odd screens and Camera fun on mainline

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-35-2025/

#linuxmobile #ubuntutouch #plasmamobile #plasmabigscreen #postmarketos #mobian #librem5 #pinephone

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (35/2025): Plasma on odd screens and Camera fun on mainline

LINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.

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Internet Hedgehog 🦔  @ezhik.jp · Aug 21

why are you so mid... it's just not fair.........

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.net · Aug 24

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (34/2025): Reporting from Elsinore

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#LinuxMobile #UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #PlasmaMobile #Phosh #sxmo #postmarketOS #Mobian #FuriOS #Droidian

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (34/2025): Reporting from Elsinore

Another week, another update: Another FuriOS update, help postmarketOS test Phrog, a Ubuntu Touch Q&A, a round-up of Sailfish OS Community news, and a lot more! Enjoy!

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.net · Aug 17

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (33/2025): RIP Pro, yay wireplumber!

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#LinuxMobile #postmarketOS #Mobian #Wireplumber #UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #PinePhonePro #PinePhone #FrOSCon #Linux

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (33/2025): RIP Pro, yay wireplumber!

PINE64 have discontinued the PinePhone Pro, postmarketOS share details about a project to replace callaudiod with a wireplumber plugin (call audio issues be gone!), Phosh 0.49.0 (actually, Stevia 0.49...

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.net · Aug 10

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (32/2025): Pipeline progress

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#LinuxMobile #Debian #postmarketOS #Mobian #UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #Sxmo #libcamera

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (32/2025): Pipeline progress

Debian 13 released, Librem 5 camera improvements (coming soon, I guess), Ubuntu Touch Q&A and Sailfish OS Community News, FrOSCon coming up and a lot more stuff! Enjoy!

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.net · Aug 3

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (31/2025): Merged Users

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#LinuxMobile #SailifishOS #Jolla #UbuntuTouch #postmarketOS #DanctNIX #Mobian #Waydroid #Linux

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (31/2025): Merged Users

Jolla runs a poll for what their next Phone should have, two calls for pre-release-testing from UBports, new DanctNIX images (Arch Linux ARM for PINE64 devices), postmarketOS makes progress on /usr me...

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UBports @ubports.bsky.social · Aug 1

New Release Blog

There is now a release blog available for OTA-10 Focal and 24.04-1.0 Noble:

ubports.com/blog/ubports...

#UbuntuTouch #UBports #OTA10 #Ubuntu #Focal #Noble #MobileLinux

Ubuntu Touch 24.04 1.0 and 20.04 OTA-10 Call for Testing | Ubports

Join the call for testing of Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 and 20.04 OTA-10! Highlights of new features, improvements, and how you can help ensure a successful release. Help us enhance app compatibility as w...

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UBports @ubports.bsky.social · Aug 1

New #Releases

We are very pleased to announce two releases of #UbuntuTouch today

The first is the much anticipated Beta 1 release of 24.04, the second is 20.04 #OTA-10 RC

Both need your help in testing

Please use the links:

forums.ubports.com/topic/11201/...

forums.ubports.com/topic/11202/...

Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 Beta 1 is now available for testing

Hello everyone. We are pleased to announce that, after much anticipation, Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 Beta 1 is now available for testing! Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 ...

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.net · Aug 2

Awesome, good news! Thanks for all the hard work!

BTW, given mastodon.social/@ubports radio silence, that unfortunately is not a first, could you please consider using fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky... (or a similar service)? Thank you!

UBports (@[email protected])

497 Posts, 134 Following, 5.18K Followers · We develop Ubuntu Touch, an Ubuntu based mobile OS, to increase freedom of choice with an user respecting and community developed option.

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Project Insanity @pi-crew.social.project-insanity.org.ap.brid.gy · Aug 1

Added instruction to the #nixos wiki on how to configure GPS/location forwarding to the #waydroid container 🛰️ https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Waydroid#GPS/Location_forwarding

#postmarketos #linuxmobile

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LinuxPhoneApps.org @linuxphoneapps.linuxmobile.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 31

New blog post: Q2/2025 Progress: Over 30 apps added, JSON API

https://linuxphoneapps.org/blog/additions-of-q2-2025/

Q2/2025 Progress: Over 30 apps added, JSON API

It's almost August! Time to look back and see what happened in the past quarter.

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.net · Jul 27

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (30/2025): Video Time

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#LinuxMobile #postmarketOS #Mobian #UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #Phosh #Librem5 #FuriLabsFLX1 #PinePhone

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (30/2025): Video Time

Not much to read, so let's have some videos, e.g. from DebConf 25. Also, a Ubuntu Touch Q&A, NewPipe for SailfishOS progress, and other fun improvements! Enjoy!

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.net · Jul 22

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (29/2025): Immutable Release Dates

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#LinuxMobile #UbuntuTouch #Debian #Mobian #postmarketOS #FuriOS #Librem5 #PureOS #SailfishOS #PinePhone #LinuxOnMobile #PlasmaMobile #Phosh #GNOMEonMobile

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (29/2025): Immutable Release Dates

Better late than never - here's what happened from the last one until 2025-07-22, 06:25 UTC: Ubuntu Touch 24.04 and Debian 13

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.net · Jul 13

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (28/2025): Automatically Focussed

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#LinuxMobile #libcamera #postmarketOS #UbuntuTouch #Lomiri #SailfishOS #PineTab2 #DanctNIX #Mobian #LinuxOnMobile #NixOS

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OS-SCi.com @erik-mols.bsky.social · Jul 13

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 OS-SCi launches the Lomiri Bounty Program! 🎉 Contribute to Lomiri, an open-source project for mobile devices, and earn rewards. Join now! #Lomiri #BountyProgram #OpenSource #OSSCi"
https://os-sci.com/blog/our-blog-posts-1/lomiri-bounty-program-118

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Devin Lin :kde: @espidev.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Jul 8

@koitu and I have been working on porting Plasma Camera to have a libcamera backend! I am excited to announce that we have made an initial release.

https://plasma-mobile.org/2025/07/08/releases-25-07/

More detailed blog post on the details […]

[Original post on fosstodon.org]

A screenshot of Plasma Camera in its photo UI, with the viewfinder showing a plushie dog doll on a piano keyboard.

A screenshot of Plasma Camera in its video UI on the OnePlus 6, with the viewfinder showing a plushie dog on an xbox controller. A video is being recorded, showing the current timestamp at 7 seconds. A warning is displayed that the video encoder is struggling to keep up.

A picture of flowers taken with Plasma Camera on the Pixel 3a.

Picture taken in Plasma Camera with the Pixel 3a, showing a plushie doll on an xbox controller. The photo quality is reminiscent of early 2000s mobile phones.

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LINux on MOBile @linmob.net · Jul 6

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (27/2025): Releases, Reports and Setbacks
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#LinuxMobile #LiberuxNexx #Phosh #PlasmaMobile #SailfishOS #Jolla #PinePhone #Librem5 #postmarketOS #UbuntuTouch #Mobian #Linux

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (27/2025): Releases, Reports and Setbacks

Another week, another update: The failed crowdfunder is not the end for Liberux, two usage reports, Jolla unveils plans for open-sourcing SailfishOS apps, Phosh 0.48.0, and more! Enjoy!

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