{"id":416923,"date":"2022-03-16T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/are-there-any-linux-phones\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T12:00:00","slug":"are-there-any-linux-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-there-any-linux-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"#Are There Any Linux Phones?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e1aa02a21\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e1aa02a21\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-there-any-linux-phones\/#%E2%80%9CAre_There_Any_Linux_Phones%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Are There Any Linux Phones?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-there-any-linux-phones\/#What_Exactly_Constitutes_a_Linux_Phone\" >What Exactly Constitutes a Linux Phone?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-there-any-linux-phones\/#True_Linux_Phones_Exist_You_Just_Have_to_Find_Them\" >True Linux Phones Exist, You Just Have to Find Them<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-there-any-linux-phones\/#You_Can_Convert_Android_Phones_Into_Linux_Phones\" >You Can Convert Android Phones Into Linux Phones<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAre_There_Any_Linux_Phones%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Are There Any Linux Phones?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-790170\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/linux-smartphone-tux-logo.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/linux-smartphone-tux-logo.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/linux-smartphone-tux-logo.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Person holding up a smartphone showing the Linux &quot;Tux&quot; mascot.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/almeria-spain-november-11-2018-holding-1263332323\">Alberto Garcia Guillen\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leaving \u201cbig tech\u201d ecosystems on the desktop is fairly easy with\u00a0a Linux laptop\u00a0or\u00a0a manual Linux install. Smartphones, though, seem strictly the domain of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le and Google. Do any Linux-based smartphones exist? Let\u2019s take a look at this mostly nascent smartphone genre.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Exactly_Constitutes_a_Linux_Phone\"><\/span>What Exactly Constitutes a Linux Phone?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, let\u2019s make a technical caveat. Both iPhones and Android phones are, in a way, Linux phones, or at least related to Linux. Google built its Android operating system on top of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/source.android.com\/\">AOSP<\/a>, which is an open-source project based on the Linux kernel\u2014the foundation of all Linux distributions. AOSP\u2019s code is free and available for anyone to modify and use for their own purposes. The version of Android you use on your phone, however, is closed-source. That means the modifications Google has made are proprietary and not publically available.<\/p>\n<p>iOS and macOS are descendants of Unix (via the BSD kernel), which the Linux kernel is also based on. However,\u00a0iOS is largely closed-source. Technically, then, both iOS and Android are in the same family tree as Linux. The key distinction is that neither preserves the free and open-source software tradition. So to be clear about what we mean by \u201cLinux phone\u201d let\u2019s define it as a smartphone with\u00a0an operating system whose source code remains open-source. And these phones do exist.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"True_Linux_Phones_Exist_You_Just_Have_to_Find_Them\"><\/span>True Linux Phones Exist, You Just Have to Find Them<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 649px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-790333 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/purism-librem-5.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Purism's Librem 5 smartphone.\" width=\"649\" height=\"450\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/puri.sm\/products\/librem-5\/\" data-credittext=\"Purism\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/puri.sm\/products\/librem-5\/\">Purism<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019re in the market, there are a few retailers that sell smartphones with one or another custom Linux operating system (also called a ROM) preinstalled. A few examples are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/esolutions.shop\/\">eSolutions<\/a> with an operating system called \/e\/OS, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/puri.sm\/products\/\">Purism<\/a> using PureOS, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/volla.online\/en\/index.html\">Volla<\/a>\u00a0with Ubuntu Touch, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pine64.com\/product-category\/pinephone\/\">Pine64<\/a> with a mobile edition of Manjaro Linux.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fxtec.com\/pro1x\">F(x)tec<\/a> sells the PRO<sup>1<\/sup> X, which actually allows you to choose between LineageOS, Ubuntu Touch, and traditional Android.<\/p>\n<p>These operating systems are often billed as more respecting of privacy than Android and iOS, and some support that claim with physical kill switches for the microphone and camera. Purisms\u2019 PureOS also boasts \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Puri_sm\/status\/1499852205301673997\">full convergence<\/a>,\u201d meaning you can open an app on your phone, then seamlessly drag and drop it onto your desktop to continue using it there, and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>All of that may sound great, but start clicking on the links above and, if you\u2019re a reader in the US, you\u2019ll quickly notice something: there aren\u2019t many shipping options outside of Europe and the UK. Additionally, these phones tend to be less than cutting edge. Don\u2019t expect the impressive hardware specs sported by the latest iPhones or Samsung Galaxies.<\/p>\n<p>You should also keep in mind that, while not always the case, some of these phones are intended for enthusiasts, tinkerers, and sometimes people with an exceptional need for privacy\u2014not the average consumer. You\u2019re likely to run into problems and may have to be your own troubleshooting service. This is especially true if hope to run classic Google apps on the phone.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_Can_Convert_Android_Phones_Into_Linux_Phones\"><\/span>You Can Convert Android Phones Into Linux Phones<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re tempted by the idea of a smartphone experience that doesn\u2019t involve either Google or Apple, it\u2019s possible to install a Linux OS\u00a0on an Android phone you already have. Since there are some risks involved when installing custom ROMs, we don\u2019t recommend doing it with a phone you currently rely on. Flashing a ROM also isn\u2019t a simple undertaking and involves using tools like ADB.<\/p>\n<p>Undeterred? A good place to start is finding out if your phone is supported by looking at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.e.foundation\/devices\">\/e\/OS\u2019s device list<\/a>, or that of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wiki.lineageos.org\/devices\/\">LineageOS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/devices.ubuntu-touch.io\/\">Ubuntu Touch<\/a>. You may also want to check out\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/grapheneos.org\/faq#supported-devices\">GrapheneOS<\/a>\u00a0and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wiki.postmarketos.org\/wiki\/Devices\">postmarketOS<\/a>. If you can\u2019t find an appealing Linux ROM that supports your phone, a good plan is to identify a device with well-documented support under the OS you want. Then you can purchase that phone with confidence that your Linux\u00a0installation should go off without a hitch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Install LineageOS on Android<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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