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How do I develope apps for Linux Smart phones? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by Bullerfar@lemmy.world to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca

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Hi, I was wondering. iOS ans Android development is a pain in the ass, and requires (for the most part) some sort of native framework and language to make them work on those platforms.

I was wondering. How is development for Linux phones? I am guessing you would have to develop to the specific OS branch, like /e/os or PostmarketOS, to make it work on each devices, or is there a common language that just makes it executable for all linux platforms, so I only have to develop and deploy once, and then I will be able to put it on Ubuntus marketplace, etc? Anyone in here got any experience with this?

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[–] myotheraccount@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

For /e/os: basically like android. For postmarketos: similarly to how desktop apps are developed - you use a programming language of your choice, and a GUI toolkit. Popular toolkits are QT (used by KDE) and GTK (used by Gnome). Whichever you choose depends on taste - apps written using either should integrate reasonably well with all mobile shells in postmarketos, but of course GTK apps will feel more "native" in a GTK based shell (and the same for QT and KDE)

[–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

/e/os take sdks?

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

eos isn't a mobile Linux distribution

[–] anon5621@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

/e/ os is same android no difference at all, just use android studio, only difference they removed Google services put microg and put launcher end

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago

Yep download and go.