06-20-2022, 06:28 PM
(06-20-2022, 01:05 PM)wibble Wrote: I'm not clear on what's currently installed on the internal eMMC on your phone, whether it's working correctly, or what your aims are.
The factory installed software is probably best regarded as something to get you going before installing the OS you really want. Pine64 do the hardware, but the software is left to the community, and what is installed at the factory is inevitably old by the time it gets delivered, and hasn't always updated smoothly given some of the software changes between manufacture and delivery. If you were expecting everything to run smoothly like an Android or iPhone you will probably be disappointed. If you're after a linux enthusiasts' phone that gives you options that don't exist elsewhere you'll probably be happy. The software is very much a work in progress, trying to fill in the gaps where things don't work easily enough out of the box for some people's daily needs. The developers working on the different OS flavours have slightly different priorities and preferences, so vary in where the emphasis is. They're all contributing to some common upstream projects though, so improvements made by one often filter through to the others after a while.
What linux variety are you most familiar with? Sticking to something that's at least similar to what you know will probably make getting started easier.
first of all, there seems to be a problem with the battery, I don't seem to be able to charge it to 100%, when I was charging it overnight, it reached only smth like 85% and no more. So I'm not sure. Besides, it jumps from the level of 40% to 14% instantly, or I leave it on the table for a day, and it reaches 20% from 80% without me doing anything with it. It's quite disappointing.
I don't mind extra work, but it seems to function not properly.
I have used only Ubuntu so far. I have expected something similar- downloading some apps, maybe installations and solving some privacy-related things on my own, but here there seems to be just internal problems with the software.
I appreciate what you do.