I hope for a Linux phone to pop up and become widespread someday. Maybe if Android emulation on Linux improves so people can at the very least use Android apps while running Linux a phone like that might become a possibility in the future.
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One would think the fact that Android is Linux should jumpstart that somewhat. But here we are.
Nah, the kernel isn't that important for apps - you can replace the kernel and update the massive Android framework to work with the new one relatively easily (you will need some Linux compatibility for native code that does syscalls on its own, but that's pretty much it - even WSL1 could do that).
It's all the APIs and system apps provided by Google that have no reasonable alternative in AOSP that are the problem for compatibility. Look how incomplete projects like MicroG (an open-source implementation of Google Play Services) are, and their only goal is to provide Android compatibility for unofficial ROMs without installing the proper Google services.
I'm hoping for a really good translation layer. Like WINE, but for APKs.
Say goodbye to banking apps :(
I can't think of a single thing my banking apps do that I can't do in a web browser
Double pay, constantly time out, always ask to save login information every single time no matter what answer you get.
Browser never does any of that.
it is a possibility now. i had waydroid running on a pinephone running postmarketos. pinephone is horribly slow. im planning on replacing the screen on my last phone (why i switched) and putting postmarketos on my fairphone, to give it a fair shake on decent hardware.
Never spoke to my phone and never will. I have hands for a reason.
I used to work in home automation, and we didn't do any voice activated shit (or cloud based at all if we could avoid it). When customers would ask for it, I would point out that the most commonly spoken word to a voice recognition device is "Cancel." Even when it works, it's just a switch you flip with a special phrase. People want Jarvis, but they end up with a glorified Clapper.
The only use I ever found for it was setting alarms and starting timers. That was reliable, and faster than opening the app, navigating to an alarm, and manually setting it.
I disabled my assistant entirely though. Setting alarms a little faster is not enough to justify it.
It's especially useful in the kitchen when you've got raw egg on your hands. Or when you want to check the weather in the morning while getting dressed.
I also have mine controlling stuff like lamps and HVAC when I'm out of the house, so I can turn on the AC before I get home.
Turning AC on and off actually consumes more power then just leaving it on to do its job.
I also just wash my hands, and look out the window. But that's me.
That depends on a number of factors, including how long it's left off. Running for 20 minutes straight is less runtime than three minutes out of every 20 minutes in the eight hours I'm gone (72 minutes total). I haven't actually measured it, but that's in the ballpark.
I could stop, wash my hands, unlock my phone, set the timer, and resume what I'm doing. Or I could just say "hey Google, set a timer for 40 minutes" and not have to do any of those things.
I could look out the window, but that doesn't help much when it's still dark out, nor does it tell me about the weather conditions eight hours from now when I'm leaving work. It could be clear and warm now, but there could be a storm system on the way.
If you ever want to try a privacy respecting alternative, look up FUTO Keyboard and their voice-to-text service.
What about GOS?
Thanks for reminding me that I wanted to disable Gemini. done.
I have 2 things to say about this.
Either…
Done for the time being…
Or
At least it says it’s done.
If my phone starts AI-ing at me, I'll have to shoot it.
your android phone...
Nope. Not mine.
That's fine by me. I've always found the trigger word to be awkward, since this doesn't flow off the tongue.