KDE supports the "Keep Android Open" campaign

[kde@floss.social]

@PerryPeak @ambiguous_yelp @olivenolje @plasmamobile

The preferred test hardware is OnePlus 6 and 6t these days.

[decapitae@mastodon.social]

@kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen Maybe let's port lineage OS and Ubuntu touch to more devices and let Google stagnate like the pond it's become?

[jessienab@wetdry.world]

@ambiguous_yelp @olivenolje some banking apps are almost required. Ex. some banks I'm with require it to do certain expected features, excluding withdrawal/deposit.

I've also seen one provider (wish I remembered the name) that explicitly stated they'll close your account if the app is not used every 30 days or so...

Hence why I have two phones...

[ambiguous_yelp@veganism.social]

@jessienab @olivenolje Ha thats ridiculous of them - if banks actually cared about 2FA for security they wouldn't use mobile phones for that they're too easily hacked; they'd insist on key fob devices instead.

Of course its actually about building a surveillance network and the banks get a cut of the profits

[toadofsky@mastodon.social]

@kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen Not to be rude, but as an average user/developer what's the issue at stake here?

[fdroidorg@floss.social]

@toadofsky @kde @keepandroidopen https://keepandroidopen.org/ has a section for users too.

Simple example, you want to install a nice app your friend made/recommended, you run stock Android, installation is rejected. The end.

[alephnumber@mastodon.social]

@Stem @kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen But this is the only thing we can do.

[scaletheory@mastodon.social]

@kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen

Apple and Google, 2 choices for apps from where we sit, and both are partners in crime. END MONOPOLIES. Capitalism has become extortion when conglomerated.

Tear everything apart and build it from scratch, the entire system has been subverted to evil.

[kellictiger@tiggi.es]

@ambiguous_yelp @kde @olivenolje @plasmamobile

Not even remotely ready. I'd almost say its 10 years away but you need a foundation for it to run on. And the number of phones it can run on right now I can count on one hand. Which is not a good start. Classic chicken and the egg situation, sadly.

[flan@bonito.cafe]

@kde

Tokodon for Android? Where?

[9_bit@mastodon.social]

@flan @kde

Simply add the kde android repository to your fdroid and enjoy!

https://cdn.kde.org/android/stable-releases/fdroid/repo

I can recommend Tokodon (also) on android, i find is so much better than mastodon's official android client!

[olivenolje@mastodon.social]

@KellicTiger @ambiguous_yelp @kde @plasmamobile Actually, even if it goes against the concept of user freedom, I'd prefer all the efforts going into making Linux solid for a handful of phones, instead of trying to adapt the OS to many different brands and models.

Even better, exclusively work on something like the PinePhone and make it the flagship of Linux phones. Perhaps the Linux Mobile would then finally really take off?

[kilgoretrout@fedi.idesmi.eu]

@Stem
keepandroidopen.org has information about what you can do besides begging Google.
@kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen

[gopherpete@techhub.social]

@ambiguous_yelp @olivenolje @kde @Stem I agree. I believe one solution is to start/continue to design hardware that's generic enough to do the job. Think dune buggies which are bare-bones but can move around quickly. Bolt on accessories as needed. Perhaps bring the #Permacomputing crowd in? Framework Computer style?

[far1925@misskey.id]

@kde@floss.social @flan@bonito.cafe KDE F-Droid Repo obviously. KDE rarely use Google Play to distribute.

[gokushrm@mastodon.social]

@kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen lol so much drama in comment section

[gokushrm@mastodon.social]

@Stem @kilgoretrout @kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen a super tank also need driver to run.. Just kill the driver and ur supertank will become useless

[jenx@toot.community]

@kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen

[lepirelot@mastodon.social]

@kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen It's time to have a Linux Mobile 100% functional as an alternative to Android.

[pankraz@freunde.ma-nic.de]

@kde @fdroidorg @lepirelot @keepandroidopen I am daily driving the #Librem5. How much more functional do you need it?