Quick reminder that starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn’t registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID: https://www.theregister.com/software/2025/10/29/keep-android-open-movement-fights-google-dev-requirement/1470903
Addition:
Several of these OSes, including Sailfish, FuriOS, Mobian, and postmarketOS are all pure Linux OSs. They’re not derived from Android, but they can all run an Android VM or container, and so allow you to install and use Android apps.
Add decent camera too, but make it unselectable.
I think camera is optional. This year I started to “cut off” features in other devices. Getting a New DAP felt weird without Spotify but still kinda fun (didn’t expected that)
Last week I bought myself a toy camera (Kodak chamera with 1.3 Megapixel) and I love it!
Made me also realize how I most of the time i used my phone only to translate or scan/“backup” documents real quickly