Is the Linux mobile phone still developing?
#1
It seems the forum's last message was posted in 2023? Are the Linux Phone and the forum still continuing and active?

I noticed PINE64 Linux Phone two years ago, at time there seems many comments about hardware / software issues, such as connect to a keyboard, is that phone mature and fixed all issues? what is that phone latest hardware and software versions?

If the phone is still well developing, can it supports 4G VoLTE in Australia? Can it be accessed by ssh local wifi from another computer?

Thank very much

Kind regards
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#2
The only one of those questions I can answer is that you can access the pinephone via ssh the same way you can with any Linux computer. You just have to enable sshd and configure any active firewall accordingly. I log into my Pinephone (running Mobian) from my desktop and laptop computers pretty regularly.
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#3
I can confirm that VoLTE works in Australia.

This forum isn't really the main place for PinePhone development (but of course feel free to ask questions here). The PostmarketOS people (https://wiki.postmarketos.org) and Megi (https://xnux.eu/) do seem to be actively maintaining PinePhone software. Certainly there are software updates via the package manager. But definitely not "mature and fixed all issues." Smile
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#4
I turned my phone (which acted as an internet modem only) permanently off about 2 months ago and probably will throw it away for recycling.
A year before that I couldn't depend on it as a phone (it worked somewhat ok only for a brief period). Calls developed audio problems (probably new software bugs at the time) and 4g modem restarted and didn't receive calls. I switched to a mainstream smartphone with more support.

I think Mobian dropped support for the phone at some time which can explain some of the issues I have experienced, but I'm just too used to debian-style distros to try other options and now my decision is already made.
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#5
The call audio problems might be: https://forum.manjaro.org/t/original-pin...ing/153873, I have written the fix in that thread.
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#6
"Throw it away for recycling"
Why not find someone who wants it? You know it isn't going to be "recycled" anyway.
:wq



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