I installed Ubuntu Touch on my phone in 2026 and used it as my main daily phone to see if a Linux phone is finally ready.In this video, I test Ubuntu Touch i...
I’d gladly replace Android with any flavor of Linux whenever possible. But the phone and TV set top industries make it difficult/impossible. And the next barrier is whether my family could operate these without patience for bugs and missing features.
I don’t see why you’d need to run pure Linux over Android. Android phones at their core are a Java app running under Linux. There were even lawsuits because Android was originally a Java app.
Working on the open Android projects seems more productive.
I’d gladly replace Android with any flavor of Linux whenever possible. But the phone and TV set top industries make it difficult/impossible. And the next barrier is whether my family could operate these without patience for bugs and missing features.
I don’t see why you’d need to run pure Linux over Android. Android phones at their core are a Java app running under Linux. There were even lawsuits because Android was originally a Java app.
Working on the open Android projects seems more productive.
Android is a Google project, you’ll always keep fighting your upstream.