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Anyone running a Furilabs FLX1/s/+? (furilabs.com)

submitted 1 month ago by schwim@piefed.zip to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca

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If so, what's your experience with both the phone and the company? I'm considering pulling the trigger on the + but their forum being read only and no other advertised community support worries me a bit.

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[–] declanruediger@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm typing this on one right now! It can be janky and there's quirks to get used to, but I love how my phone is Linux and I can hack and build on it like my computer, and use the same software. Being able to SSH into my own phone is nice

[–] testaccount789@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

use the same software. Being able to SSH into my own phone is nice

You can also do a lot of that in Termux (not a VM), though without root access the options may be limiting at times.
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux/

For example, it's funny, but since all my music is on my phone's SD card, why not also run a Navidrome server on it? Unfortunately, Android doesn't have a firewall, so be careful about software that listens on all interfaces by default. Especially if you have IPv6.

Absolutely the most important Android app.

[–] schwim@piefed.zip 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thanks so much for your reply, I really appreciate it. I think based on your and the other comment regarding the experience with the phone, I'm going to give Linux more years to figure out how to provide a usable phone experience. I last used sailfich and Ubuntu touch a couple of years ago and it sounds like no real progress has been made.

I love tinkering with Linux but I want my phone to phone and I don't want to have to solve problems to do that.

Also, furilabs never bothered responding to my trouble ticket and with a phone that will most definitely have issues, I don't trust them to help when its needed.

A shame but you guys really saved me a huge chunk of money and I thank you both for that.