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.
Well their previous phones have been usable, but barely apparently. Every discussion with users, it is just riddled with bugs and doesn’t function as a phone often times. Though cheaper Samsung’s often also don’t function as a phone either I guess.
I thought about getting one for a while until a lot of users said they have to carry a second phone also, which defeats the purpose for me.
Like N9 back in the days. I hope I won’t need to carry two phones and I’m ready to cut off apps if they don’t work, but there’s no excuse if phone calls don’t function.