05-06-2025, 07:36 AM
(04-21-2025, 12:34 AM)luney Wrote: Hello folks,Good luck! Here is a video of me replacing the Pro's screen. The OG PinePhone is the same!
I am about to repair the broken screen on my Pinephone that has been sitting in a drawer for years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLOHfYhM7XQ
(04-21-2025, 12:34 AM)luney Wrote: I want to attempt to daily drive. Given that I haven't tested and distro-hopped this device in years, I thought I would appeal to you all for info.Welcome back! I am glad you want to daily drive the PinePhone!
What is currently the best distro and UI for battery life running phone calls, texts, and perhaps GPS.
I use Arch Linux on EVERYTHING, so... I think Arch works well.
(04-21-2025, 12:34 AM)luney Wrote: Also remind me, Wifi will drain more than cellular data?Both Data and Wifi are ON all the time for me.
See this post for a complete install and setup.
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18192
See this post for my experience on functionally
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?...#pid118783
2023 May through today my daily driver is a PinePhonePro running DanctNIX Arch with Phosh
2021 May through 2023 May my daily driver was a PinePhone running DanctNIX Arch with Phosh
I am running DanctNIX Arch with Phosh on a PinePhonePro and I have not had any of the issues people keep talking about. Calls, VoLTE, SMS, MMS, cell broadcast messages, voice mail, internet, Wifi, 4G data, mobile hot spot, calendar, calendar notifications, contacts, syncthing, Navigation with GPS and offline maps via osmin work, connecting Google accounts work, Groupme via firefox, Facebook via firefox ALL WORK. Calls, SMS, MMS all work from sleep.
I have not tested alarms from sleep. I have not tested any bluetooth items.
Device: PinePhone 32Gig (Used for building packages)
Device: PinePhonePro (Daily driver)
OS: DanctNIX Arch with Phosh
Carrier: USA - Patriot Mobile (T-Mobile SIM)
EG25 Firmware: Biktorgj 0.8.0
ADSP Version: 01.003
