Hi John (and other FSM folk), On Thu, Feb 22, 2024, at 09:26, John wrote:
I've been using a pine phone pro, and have a number of issues with it, I've also made a few improvements, like respecting the volume setting during a voice call on a kali install.
But I've plenty of other issues you might be able to help me with. Alexar suggested this as a list to ask on. Anyone here with ppp experience?
I've had a PinePhone for over three years now. It's been my second phone, and carries my travel SIM when I'm travelling overseas. All up it's worked pretty well, though it can be a bit sluggish. Beyond being a phone, it's very handy to be able to carry a proper Linux machine in your pocket. These days I mainly run Mobian with Phosh. The installer lets you do an encrypted setup. I also got a PinePhone Pro nearly two years ago. At the time, the software wasn't really quite ready, so I mainly set it aside, and didn't have time to do much with it, aside from booting it up occasionally. But only last week, in a burst of energy, I installed Tow Boot (as recommended) on my PPP and then installed Mobian. I'm pretty happy with it, but really haven't had much chance to play around with it. When I'm satisfied with how it's running as a pocket Linux machine, I'll switch across my spare SIM from my old Pinephone, and try out how it also works as a phone. I can let you know how it goes. All these things take time. My medium-term plan is to get Waydroid running on both. Then I can install those Android apps necessary to keep in touch with friends and family (especially those overseas), like Signal and even WhatsApp and WeChat, the last two being regrettable necessities to communicate with folks not committed to Free Software. Compromises have to be made... Until then I have to use an old Google Pixel phone for everyday. If Waydroid works, I'll be using the PPP as my everyday phone. Happy share experiences with the PPP (and PP). I'll be pretty busy the next few days, so won't be able to respond until after that. — Smiles, Les.