Hey all,
I want to get away from Android, at the moment my solution is a flip phone. it runs an old version of Android GO, but the lack of practicality drives me away from using it frequently.
are there any good phone/distro combos with working VoLTE? anything to avoid? any advice or recs would be great.
Thanks!
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Motorola have announced a partnership with Graphene OS, a Canadian company. If the models Moto ships are semi affordable I would jump at that.
Graphene is not a GNU/Linux distro, it’s an Android fork.
Perhaps not, but there is no GNU/Linux distro that is “ready for primetime” as a mobile OS right now. I WISH there was, but UBPorts, PostmarketOS, etc all either have significant features disparity or are straight up still marketed as “developer experimental”.
GrapheneOS is a solid choice for now to provide an alternative, whether a permanent replacement or a stepping stone.
FuriOS’s FLX1s works pretty well; it’s been my primary device for 3 months, now.
Are their phones even any good? Serious question, I haven’t heard of Motorola in the last 10 or so years, I didn’t even know they still existed.
It would be deliciously ironic if they launched GrapheneOS on their Thinkphone models though. They would totally match my thinkpad laptop which I already use.
Motorola have always done great low and mid range phones. They were a hold out on removable batteries longer than any other company for example. Don’t know if they still do such phones though but I do know there still good in that race comparatively. Good value for money.
VoLTE supposedly works on the One Plus 6/6T in postmarket and Mobian with some fucking around.
What has the link got to do with your question?
it made me add a link, i didnt have a link to add, found one that was like, vaguely related. idk.
Lemmy does not make you add links. You just have to choose the type of post you want to make. If your client does, get a better one.
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Get a better client or learn how to use the one you have.
PostmarketOS, while certainly not production ready, does have mobile data working for some devices: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices
There’s also the upcoming Mecha Comet which has been able to make calls and use mobile data in testing but is yet to be released so we’ll have to wait and see how usable it is.
Why is VoLTE important for you?
If you are worried about privacy, you should not use normal phone services.
because my old-ass grandparents like to call me. what do you want me to do, get them to use telegram? my grandfather doesnt even know how to type. at all.
I know many grandparents that made the effort to stay in touch with Children and Grandchildren.
They are not incapable of learning, they just need sufficient motivation and support.
Something like signal is simpler and less likely to push slop their way.
Also look at some of the simplified launchers available for android. It allows you to setup a locked down UI for them that hides everything they don’t need.
EDIT: I used BIG launcher in the past with my 84 year old grandfather to great success.
> I know many grandparents that made the effort to stay in touch with Children and Grandchildren well, I’m not selfish, so I’m not going to bully my grandparents into jumping through hoops to talk to me. They’re busy and stressed enough as it is, the last thing in the world i want to do is add one more thing to their plate.
Its not about forcing anyone.
Its about empowering them with a more complex communication medium that allow them to send and receive photos videos and voice notes. Not just with you, but with other people as well.
The process can be quite empowering for them. I would say discuss the option with them and let them decide.
thats stupid. go outside.
What’s that six vertical line character?
im not sure i know what youre talking about
This is what they’re referring to:
ohh, those are linebreaks
