PinePhone | Using Linux Phone instead of Android or Apple

[@ChrisTitusTech]

2021 Update (Volla Phone): kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJaqY41oZsqjgqs Here is a video explaining that Android is NOT Linux: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5zWf3uhlMySe8U Follow-up - Desktop Apps on Linux Phone: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2rFgnmwd9idZ6M OS Lineup for PinePhone: wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PinePhone_Software_Release

[@CKlegion7272]

I love Sony phone's but removable battery, man I miss that. Keep going Chris 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Greetings from Netherland

[@CKlegion7272]

Got any other specs like memory, ramm, camera specs? Greetings from Netherland 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@KyngDblaze]

Why can’t you add link where to buy the device. Or speak on how to order one..

[@ChrisTitusTech]

@@KyngDblaze They are sold out and aren't shipping anymore because of the virus going around. It will be several months before production will start flowing again.

[@KyngDblaze]

Chris Titus Tech Thanks for the response. Will definitely buy one next batch

[@hthaneunt]

been jailbreaking and rooting phones for years... finally we have a phone that skips all the bs and does what it's supposed to do.

[@hthaneunt]

@M1ten I never said it wasn't a linux distro.

[@hthaneunt]

@M1ten ok

[@SpectreTT]

@@hthaneunt LOL i like how you're like,"ok" cause you didn't ask and don't care

[@sonpham3438]

M1ten android uses the Linux kernel that’s about it

[@sonpham3438]

M1ten, only if your definition of a linux distro is the kernel itself. For me a Linux disto is a operating system that must fall under the category GNU Linux.

[@R0MUl0]

I don't want a gaming phone, neither animations, fancy interface, etc, I just want things less controllable by huge countries... With a minimum of social mídia support apps.

[@mclilzenthepoet2331]

Ooo im not really in the community and I don't know how much you know so go to the hated one's channel

[@bharatmadho3742]

nokia

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

Right On Bro.

[@leeiam978]

@Romulo I want all that functionality, but in the form of the T Mobile Sidekick.

[@Kyouno-natsumi-T-VII]

@@mclilzenthepoet2331 That's a great channel.

[@barni865]

"before they turned into a heaping pile of proprietery garbage..." now you earned a like

[@EdwinFairchild]

He's such a trooper, I assume he is using a RISC V processor and not that Intel or AMD proprietary junk 😂

[@pinnaclesystemsgroup6472]

@المهاجر التونسي judging the pros and cons between RISC-V and Intel without choosing whether you use either processing for mobile or sever or desktop isn't very helpful. The RISC-V architecture changes the strategic options in it's an open standard unlike Intel's proprietary processor standard ISC. This puts a much different spin on the more fundamental issue of how to cheaply produce processor architectures.

[@aleksandrpetrosyan1140]

@@EdwinFairchild power 9 works too.

[@fleonard4]

Yeah, but a bit of an understatement. LOL

[@Luthiart]

So, does the Pine phone work right out of the box, or will it become my second full-time job, just like desktop Linux? Will I need to have TWO phones? One to tinker with, and one that actually works?

[@oscwavcommentaccount]

That's taking "I use Arch btw" to the next level.

[@nuudul7639]

you can actually install arch linux arm on pinephone with phosh github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Pine64-Arch/releases

[@nsa3967]

I use arch btw

[@CNMN-np4zf]

I use pine btw.

[@daffasyamsuddin4031]

I use pine with arch btw

[@mindbreak666]

we all use arch btw

[@kamertonaudiophileplayer847]

As for me, the concept behind of this phone is the future. Instead of owning tons different devices and synchronize them using the Cloud, you carry just one device and transform it in a form factor suitable for you now, like a phone, a tablet, or a desktop. And you do not need to create an excessive traffic to synchronize your data. Tons of benefits.

[@zoompt-lm5xw]

No. Too much autonomy to the user. The user know nothing. They know everything

[@IrelandVonVicious]

You had me at removable battery.

[@jimkeith7099]

You the phone is not trash when the battery dies? What a thought.

[@johnbamber7374]

@@jimkeith7099, I very, very rarely get to a point where my Galaxy Note10 dies. It's not hard. It is also new though, so that shouldn't be surprising. Maybe I'll be frustrated with battery life in a year or two.

[@isthisoneunavailable]

@@johnbamber7374 It's about the phone's lifespan being limited by the charge cycles of the battery that is the PRIMARY argument against nonremovable batteries, not carrying aaround an extra cell as often as you hear that argument.

[@johnbamber7374]

@@isthisoneunavailable, good to hear. That's a very fair point.

[@benjaminmiddaugh2729]

Another feature that people tend to forget is that phones where the back comes off and the battery comes out tend to be much better at handling being dropped, because the kinetic energy can be transferred away from the phone through the dreaded flinging of the back and the battery. Phones that glue all that stuff in have had to use stronger and stronger screens and still break quite easily (partly because they use the stronger glass as an excuse to make the screen thinner instead of more durable, but still) in many cases. I expect the PinePhone to handle drops without a protective case better than most of its contemporaries.

[@saurus738]

Showing phone starts at 10:00

[@globalinfo9290]

🤣

[@abdulgafoor6702]

Thank you 😊

[@nicegood7544]

Saurus ffs, ty

[@gbengaosho6698]

Thank you

[@ReneAlexisPenalozaMunoz]

Cheers

[@maciejrutkowski5710]

Flexing with Arch on your phone, imagine the possibilities

[@ChrisTitusTech]

Btw, I use Arch.... ON MY PHONE!!! LOL

[@mohamedtechnology5105]

Yeah the memes are gonna be like I use arch On My PHONE ,btw

[@ard-janvanetten1331]

UserLAnd users: allow me to introduce myself

[@replikvltyoutube3727]

@@ChrisTitusTech exactly what i thought LOL!

[@lambdanil]

@@ard-janvanetten1331 I'm a social disease I've come for your wealth leave you on your knees No time for feeling sorry, I got here on my own I won't ask for mercy, I choose to walk alone

[@pahukolofoou]

I’m throwing my iphone away and will buy a pinephone for “safety” reason. Seeing that today, you have no privacy anymore

[@SapioiT]

Don't throw it away, jeep it powered off, just in case you'll need it later on, or at least sell it to someone who needs/wants it.

[@ozmobozo]

Whatever you do you have no privacy. Using Linux and duckduckgo means nothing.

[@noblej7897]

@@ozmobozo while I can agree to a point... The main thing is to be as privacy focused as possible.. it's like saying not to lock up your valuables or your door because nothing is impossible to break into... It's about making you a more trouble than its worth in the event you can't make it completely safe which is normally the case

[@ozmobozo]

@@noblej7897 Well yes you can make it safer but never totally safe.

[@noblej7897]

@@ozmobozo the federal government cant say they make their stuff totally safe. Pentagon, pres, three letter agencies.. non of them are completely safe either.. but they still take measures to be safer and reduce risk.. there is a point of picking your battles but I think Linux phone especially one you can completely power off is worth it.

[@ErikDaGreat]

"Using power manager gave me little more power managment" - Chris

[@thepigeongod2526]

Haha lmao

[@mshake0123]

I laughed at that too

[@Jdjsksjdhdj]

The removable battery is enough for me to buy the damn phone lol.

[@markh.6687]

Battery in my Motorola with Android 8 is removable. Now if Android would just allow users to delete apps they don't use.

[@nosuchthing8]

Same here

[@TheOfficialOriginalChad]

Good. You’ll need to swap the battery every 2 hrs 😂

[@Jdjsksjdhdj]

@@TheOfficialOriginalChad at least i can...

[@kae2678]

I own lg 5g. Phone 5 years old still works pristine with new 3rd battery

[@joschafinger126]

Just having a phone, any phone, that allows you to take out and/or replace the battery without any mess is worth a mint🤩

[@barfo281]

And yet people insisted on buying Android or Apple anyway, even though Windows Phone did everything they said they wanted in a phone, just without 100K versions of the same app.

[@andrew_koala2974]

Just having a phone that allows users to replace the battery without complications is worth a mint ✔

[@MyReviews_karkan]

Linux phones now a days feel like a brand new experiment in the 50's. We need at least 5 more years of dedicated developers (or a corporate) behind them to be ready to hit the market and replace android and iOS. I'd love to have one, but they're nowhere near ready.

[@ChrisTitusTech]

I agree with everything you said here.

[@ReloadedK]

I'd argue these first steps are the most important. Convenience will always win, sure, but a dedicated phone for hardcore linux users is the first step to take. Decent hardware and plenty of software updates could give a serious edge on these sorts of projects, as niche as they are. It's wonderful to see this finally happening

[@izaicslinux6961]

This phone isn't trying to compete with mainstream phones. It's for Linux users who want to carry over their Linux experience to a phone that they have control and privacy with. TL, the owner of Pine Microsystems has said that there wont be a new Pinephone released for three to five years, in order to ensure the software in this generation is well optimized, and to give time to select a new SOC that is the best balance of features and function.

[@MyReviews_karkan]

@@ReloadedK @IzaicNix @EpicJonah but why not, though? I DO want a linux phone that competes in the market because I'm sick and tired of android and iOS and the bullshit they come with. Teasing us with a phone with our favorite OS isn't what linux users are looking for. Releasing a phone for linux "hardcore users" is just useless. I'd understand if they're releasing to those harcore users for early stage tastings.

[@wonghow]

No, there were Linux phones before Android or iPhone. Motorola Ming for example

[@floatingpointbr]

Removable battery is actually an amazing outstanding feature.

[@BALJIT147]

If I can reliably make calls and get text messages with this, It'll be my next phone.

[@braillynn]

Same

[@noblej7897]

Calls, texting, and web browsing and headphone jack. ... If I need I can carry a laptop or degoogled phone for something else..

[@77Avadon77]

Honestly it could have a potato as a camera . I am over Google and Apple and Samsung. I will not be using their products ever

[@noblej7897]

@@jondoe820 phone and text work.. web browsing seems fine too. Although I've heard not all web browsing is optimized for phone size screen.. I . E. Desktop version of sites unless the software knows to ask for mobile version.(I prefer desktop more anyways )

[@IAm-zo1bo]

@@77Avadon77 do like me and flash LineageOS rom for android, and you will be degoogled

[@LNVACVAC]

I just want something doesn't track my every move.

[@hmmmexistentialawareness3639]

Nearly impossible

[@element1192]

Then never use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, or any other social media, don’t use any google related services, don’t use any websites without a vpn, and don’t agree to any privacy policies or terms of service. Doesn’t sound so easy, does it?

[@element1192]

Kurt M. How can a company make a product if there is no company

[@larslemn4835]

Yes we called it MP3 or MP4 Players

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

Then don't use a smartphone or device that requires sort of radio communications technology.

[@breakername9995]

I really want them to become great for daily use, cant wait to get rid of this android blob

[@kathanshah8305]

Chris looks like elon musk if he became a middle class suburban dad

[@IPassedC1German]

Underrated comment

[@7seasons31]

@@IPassedC1German overrated reply

[@belovedlioness151992]

Lol

[@rlholo]

Chris - Thank you for seeing this for what it is and recognizing its potential. Most influencers don't have the ability to imagine a world in which the current leading solution won't always be the leading solution. People like you, who are capable of seeing nuance and potential, light the way for the people who create the future. Thank you for that. BTW: Not affiliated with this project - just an old retired tech development guy.

[@Bahrta_sai]

I wouldn't say I have a problem imagining it, I would say I'm honest enough to admit that it's unlikely to happen. If Ubuntu/Canonical & Jolla (post MS buyout Nokia) both fail to do it an unknown company isn't going to. BTW I'm not the least bit opposed to a true linux phone, I'm just telling the truth.

[@somebody69747]

@@Bahrta_sai I agree It has a great potential but there is a long way still to go

[@hamatawah3698]

I truly love your reply, amazing, you got it...

[@jalapenopoggers8310]

It kinda still makes me laugh, people pay more for phones with less features and end up being less repairable

[@RogueTravel]

Not getting rid of my iPhone 11 Pro until the iPhone 12 comes out. iOS is too good

[@robustta5898]

not everybody are hacker or programmer, people just want it for entertaiment and basic daily use

[@jalapenopoggers8310]

@@robustta5898 thats true, i'd just never willingly get myself stuck in the apple ecosystem

[@geekmantechsupport9959]

*cough* *cough* iPhone *cough*

[@alkaupadhyay7650]

@@geekmantechsupport9959 take it, most of world's population thinks that showing off your apple gadget is overkill, and ones who own them are the rich son of a beetch. So yeah, now tell those apple fanboys to stfu

[@zonbiimusic4750]

The removable battery made me check what year this video was uploaded :D

[@iben1195]

And your comment made me check that too.

[@emmanuel.oosawaru8305]

Lol I know right

[@andyfreeman2805]

you cant remove the battery, so they can listing everythings since you buy your phone

[@frataltay4543]

"I won't make an unboxing" Good man, kind man...

[@peterjansen4826]

Indeed. 1 Unboxing sucks. 2 Never do anything that you are not comfortable with when you make KZbin-videos. The viewers will notice and it won't work.

[@MarkRidlen]

"Here's the box... here's the phone... it came with a cable..."

[@MyReviews_karkan]

Unboxing is literally just youtubers milking the fuck out of KZbin's viewership.

[@drwatson221b]

He doesn't look like the unboxing guy too. Would've immediately noticed how uncomfortable he is with it

[@Maplaplaplapla]

Instead he spent the same time explaining that he's not going to do it, the classic nerd way

[@TheoSmith249]

"heaping pile of proprietary garbage" ... subscribed!!

[@VioletDragonsProjects]

Its true

[@hermanbest8106]

same here

[@Kyouno-natsumi-T-VII]

I love this.

[@markmoreno7295]

"This is history, you and I are merely passing through it."

[@bearbear5394]

Here I am watching this on my old S4 running Lineage OS thinking.... damn its about time, about damn time.

[@destruction74]

A mobile phone that I can use as a full-blown PC is something I have wanted for a long time! Great video!

[@Dawie103-9]

EthelianSun winth iphone ios13 you can mouse keyboard monitor load office programs and you have a computer

[@craigw4644]

Company I work for has a BYOD phone policy, I'd like to buy this just to drive my IT department crazy. They want to control everything and a Pine would prevent all their tracking software.

[@dlol.]

Do it when it’s better for use

[@VulcanOnWheels]

Have you done it already? How did it go?

[@leonardo9259]

I mean if you have $1500 to make an impractical joke, by all means do it

[@wlonsdale1]

They’ll simply say no.

[@crsereda]

Yo the pinephone costs like $150.

[@AceOfSpadez79]

Chris: Roasts Samsung for turning their phones into a heaping pile of propietary garbage Also Chris: Uses Google Pixel 3 -_-

[@hiddenmonkeyofdoom]

Which a Pixel 3 you can do whatever with, remove any software, change all things, etc. Unlike Samsung....

[@Feyangel23]

@@hiddenmonkeyofdoom Hate to say it but on the Play store you can get BK Manager to disable and fanagle with the apps on Samsung had to grab it to disable the Bigsby button on my s8+

[@AceOfSpadez79]

​@@hiddenmonkeyofdoom Fair point but this channel being hugely anti-Google, just thought that was funny

[@AceOfSpadez79]

@@Feyangel23 I remapped my Bixby button to turn on the flashlight on my S9. Preety convienent, should give it a shot

[@hiddenmonkeyofdoom]

@@Feyangel23 but you're still tied to the overall bloated Samsung os that they use.

[@derecwilsom4546]

i love the idea of a phone that you plug into a monitor and keyboard when you need a desktop, playing games, writing, and then unplug it and it goes into your pocket and you can use it as a phone. So freaking futuristic, unplug your computer, put it in your pocked and walk away.

[@konstantinshulga2271]

Theres a thing like that already but the opposite. Its called the phone book and its a laptop based on your phone.

[@iani2611]

"I hate unboxing" you earned my like

[@ZachFBStudios]

I've never seen a video that started at 10 min

[@bethshoaf]

It starts at the beginning. In the drop down he actually posts what time each topic will be discussed. I’ve never seen that before.

[@kartikthakur5325]

"Replaceable battery" Dude that hit me hard.. 😂😂 Good old days😔😔

[@matthew78uk]

Thank you for sparing us 10+ mins of unboxing, just got a new subscriber!

[@KlaudiusL]

I'm wating for this since the 90s 😍

[@guyboisvert66]

So excited about this! As a Linux SysAdmin for years, i was watching the Librem coming and at the same time, i discovered that Pine would do a phone. I was very skeptical seeing people receiving an unassembled phone, doing welding, etc. But what i saw in your video just convince me to buy one! I'm so FED UP of Androïd and i hate IOS even more... Keep up the good work!

[@nathanc6516]

I will buy this phone when it comes out and never look back.

[@bactanite]

This is the first thing I've heard that has caused me to want a cell phone. I've never had one in my life. Please keep updating us on how the PinePhone experience is progressing for you.

[@deliriumcode]

I'm dreaming of that future you mentioned! Hoping that opportunity comes this year. 😉

[@andrewderksen3342]

I forgot how much I miss being able to take out my battery 🔋

[@commonsense7877]

Wish I knew about this phone before getting my new one. Can't wait to de-Google.

[@RaiseYourVibes333]

T they allowing shipmeNt into us yet! Think google and Apple and Microsoft (co tea tee Together since 2019 for AI) are thwarting it! Any other brand recommended we can download other software on easily ?

[@Omi_Kasigi]

Ah the removable battery. I want that phone just for that. I wonder how much it's gonna cost to ship it to my country.

[@TheMontbra]

Cool, remove the battery! Privacy is coming back!

[@deluc6821]

maybe I have paranoia, but a removable battery doesn't guarantee it. There could be a hidden small battery for surveillance purposes. 🧐

[@TheMontbra]

@@deluc6821 uau, I didn't see that coming, always a possibility

[@destrierofdark_]

can still just take the thing apart and cut that battery

[@peasantrobot]

@@TheMontbra, always store it overnight in a glass with water.

[@Thisunlaneaintdead]

I think Removable Battery Sounds like High Schoolers Will Make Fun of You when It Drops for Having The Battery On It.

[@chloemcholoe3280]

1:48 woah what kind of advanced technology is that 😲

[@iben1195]

Oh stop it please 😂

[@citytram9066]

Go Titus man! Exactly what i have been wanting. A small pocket computer, with docking capability, that can make phone calls and text. Keep working it.

[@smdias65]

Thanks for the video! I'm even more excited for the Librem 5 now. My phone contract was up and I almost considered getting the Pine Phone while I'm waiting for my Librem, but I got an el cheapo Android instead. It sounds like I made the right move, since the Pine Phone is not quite ready either. I'm happy that ssh works!

[@call_me_stan5887]

well this is something - I'm genuinely interested in this now.

[@RonnieNissan]

This was much sooner than I thought when you said "soon". Congratulations on the phone man.

[@halbodb]

Chris, I agree with you, I would like to utilize the opportunity to explore the world of cellular technology the hard and correct way. Please keep us posted on your progress!

[@blackmirror5601]

Got myself another geeky project in the near future. Think one of my mates has got a Librem and now after switching to Linux, I'm even more curious. Thanks for the video!

[@BR0KK85]

The sweet sweet sound of opening and closing your phone to replace the battery..... ill by one

[@WolfiiDog13]

That's something I've always dreamed of, using a phone e like an actual computer, not as a black box where you do that know how it works and cant do the things you actually want to do. It still is not ready for daily usage for me, but I'm all for it in the future

[@alerey4363]

the purpose of the Pine is to be 100% open source based (thus safe/transparent); it turns out to be maybe 85% opensource because there are some hardware modules (radios i.e.) that have proprietary closed blobs; you can use many mainstream phones running Android or iOS if you root/jailbreak them and install "computer apps", tools and services (terminal, ssh server, web server, vnc, etc) but the major problem with them is the data mining/tracking by those corps

[@bayuplay10]

People don't wanna be tracked, take that Big Brothaaa

[@Steven-yp7jy]

I am ordering mine this week for my birthday!

[@ChrisTitusTech]

Its pretty sweet, I'm rocking ubuntu touch on one sd card and debian phosh on the other. Not quite to daily driver status yet, but getting close!

[@JeremyCoppin]

Best unboxing video I've ever seen... You should do more. Loved it.

[@benitobourne]

Thank you, Chris! I have to share this video 😃 you really got me exited about the pine phone!

[@mdjey2]

My Xperia goes for 5 days on Sailfish OS.

[@peterjansen4826]

"Ubuntu is the devil" but for the phone it is ok. :) Fair enough, given that Canonical doesn't own it and it is open source. Yes, Chris, we will never let go of that one. :p It is good that the community picked it up after Canonical dropped it.

[@ricardoricardo3232]

Mom a said it's the devil!

[@izaicslinux6961]

It also uses Wayland now like all the other distros on the Pinephone are.

[@hewfrebie2597]

I can use a privacy phone that fits my needs office documents, images, presentations, spreadsheets, phone calls and messaging. What about social media, honestly I would rather use it in browser instead of webapps except Signal or Telegram which is better, the problem is telegram is banned in my country because of the Riot in Bahrain happened couple of years ago I think but it still felt it is recent, but that's ok! I can GnuPG for encryption which includes PinePhone, Librem, and Fairphone as well (not Spyphone like the rest *cough*) terminal for development most importantly for me! And as my personal Personal Digital Assistant (Hello MyCroft! My good companion, sorry and goodbye Google Deepminds, Siri, Alexa and Cortana no hard feelings, oh wait a minute feelings are not implemented just yet, physically to be more specific lol) and all in one Utility out of the box to solve any problems in my way, and as an IT person nothing can stop this thing! Remember we need more Free Software not more Distros!

[@gotbass5869]

well chris. after i just found the covid 19 exposure crap in my google settings im now wanting to get away from microsoft and google/samsung. you have helped me venture over and i have finally found the os for me, zorin ultimate. love it!! and highly recommend for anyone coming from windows. now im about to turn this galaxys8 into a linux phone.. thank you for all you have done for your viewers and future viewers, its time we got the headstart on our own stuff!!! cheers

[@SATANMYNINJAS]

I would love to see this phone improve over time. If it has full functionalities you would expect from a typical smartphone from Android/iOS then I would buy it without second thought. I’ll definitely check in periodically to see how the phone is improving over time.

[@pmode4]

I've been ligjtly dabbling in Linux off and on for years. I like repairable stuff and the replaceable battery is nice to see. What's the voice quality like on the Pine for phone calls?

[@Dakota_B_]

Update please. We'd love to see if you've been enjoying it.

[@CptMooney]

Did Manjaro drop Deepin? Its pretty much designed with touch in mind, and would actually make a really interesting alternative.

[@micaiahflores1592]

Tobias Stamenkovic I heard that they did but hopefully this might bring deepin back

[@johnbamber7374]

Isn't Deepin Chinese in origin? If so, and I know this might sound unfair, but I would be leery of it.

[@izaicslinux6961]

Deepin wasn't designed for Phones. Manjaro is using Plasma Mobile which is basically Plasma Desktop with a Mobile shell instead of the regular desktop one.

[@rivergrrrl1256]

@@izaicslinux6961 is there a plasma mobile for a tablet?

[@marzbound]

Amazing evolution of this company. I bought their Pine A64 off Kickstarter awhile back... BNIB if anybody is interested. Still in the plastic.

[@alexwild4350]

I've subscribed to your channel because I liked your style of presentation, discussing, warts and all, on what is an interesting project. Great sound quality. Glad it wasn't an unboxing, one distro after another etc, as all that sort of stuff is painful to walk though. Your decision to skip all that was spot on. I'd like to see how you get on in this project, and that is what you presented in the video.

[@torspedia]

I look forward to getting one myself, eventually. 😀

[@pdashman659]

Nice. I like the effort -- my phone computer! But as the PinePhone Disclaimer says: >

[@michelletewhata4287]

Your videos are Awsome! You helped me reboot my Windows, you explain so well I want to learn more. every video is different and interesting your knowledge with technology is ka mau te wehi! Pine phone is a must look at Ka pai for the vids ✌️

[@kaojaicam]

Man I can't wait to have a full Linux computer in my pocket to carry around. Hook it up to a monitor, maybe bring a portable keyboard with you. this is such a glorious future ahead if we can make this work

[@gordonreeder3451]

I like your vision of the future. Have you looked into using Lineage OS, the open source Android alternative? That's the direction I'm leaning toward. The true test of these open source phones is going to be how well they work as phones. Otherwise, it's just a cool little tablet.

[@seanbrisson7928]

This is sick i need to my hands on one :O! :D

[@heyarno]

Wow, I'm glad I can do online banking on the PC since I heard about the limitations US people still have today. I never used apps and they only came out a few years ago anyway. Before that online banking was in a web browser only.

[@truthislam6481]

Excellent work on this, as usual, Chris!

[@evm6177]

Dude those monitors running the Matrix code in the background are just dope as sh!! 🍷 🕶...

[@TamimProduction]

Do you realize that Android is also a Linux karnel based OS and you can run most linux commands if you set up the right environments?

[@destrierofdark_]

Except: no, you can't. It's an µClinux base, or at least was a while back, and you'd be hard pressed to find all standard commands, nevermind in a standard, non-Busybox package, or god forbid only a Busybox that isn't neutered to all fucking hell with only maybe five useless commands.

[@ChrisMontgomery-xtrmagamr]

Not really and the point is a phone you control not Google control.

[@MegaManNeo]

I honestly wait for the consumer versions to be released. Along with the Debian version you showed at the end, it should be a nice companion. Especially once the Dock feature works fluent.

[@MidnightPixies]

woow that's amazing man , I Love LlINUX

[@richardwood6183]

I like the idea of being to replace the battery. When needed

[@epi2045]

I’m really excited for another competitor in the mobile OS world.

[@preston8557]

Cool man geeking out just thinking about getting one, and putting Debian on it!

[@rosemarieosborn8625]

what's the point if I can't make phone calls, I despise my android phone but I need it to make calls......

[@ChrisTitusTech]

I should have gone deeper in this video as you can technically make calls depending on your carrier, but I didn't want to show it working on video just to have people disappointed it doesn't work for them. Give it a month or so for the rest of the carriers to be implemented before attempting this.

[@rosemarieosborn8625]

@@ChrisTitusTech ah ok well I will wait then and hope that the technology gets even better, thanks Chris for both rplies, I appreciate it

[@GHOST-mg7uu]

Why u talk so much?...real thing started on 10:00

[@sykoteddy]

This gets me so damn excited! I'm not a complete Linux guru like yourself but have 7 years of experience fixing problems I've had using mainly Linux Mint but have the 3 last years been using Bunsenlabs Linux more and more and they have done a really great job on the latest version called Lithium in my opinion. I also just want to ask you to try out Bunsenlabs Linux because I want to hear your opinion about it. Because I couldn't find any video from you mentioning Bunsenlabs. Thanks for a excellent chanel. 🤘

[@mclang5932]

This is the phone I want use next five years... I only hope they get Sailfish OS in usable condition so that I can phone, send messages and listen music whole day without need to charge, and I'm set. Please keep us updated.

[@mrcrackerist]

Now we just need Gentoo on the phone =P

[@tolgagamer6139]

İf they can give you build scripts and external compiling , yes!

[@Praxss]

Is this phone have calling function....

[@ChrisTitusTech]

It is dodgy as it depends on your carrier and some bugs still being worked out.

[@kuhluhOG]

yes, but not with Plasma Mobile (Plasma Mobile in general is not there yet)

[@seanbrisson7928]

what, does it have the hardware ; yes, does it have the function; just implement it.

[@izaicslinux6961]

@@kuhluhOG Not true, Calling and SMS do work in Plasma Mobile on PostmarketOS and KDE Neon. Infact, it's the more mature options such as Sailfish or Ubuntu Touch with Unity 8 that can't do calling yet. There definitely are a couple bugs, but it does work. Plasma Mobile was also just updated to Plasma Mobile 5.18, which is considered the 1.0 milestone for the Plasma Mobile (AKA: Instead of Plasma Mobile 1.0, it's Plasma Mobile 5.18 which is inline with Plasma Desktop) (Plasma Desktop and Plasma Mobile are pretty much the same thing minus the shell, as they use 90% of the same code and libraries) Manjaro Alpha 3 is using 5.17.5 still. Also, keep in mind the operating system images change daily, so you have to test the latest images each time.

[@izaicslinux6961]

@@kuhluhOG www.reddit.com/r/PINE64official/comments/f7iwre/how_to_get_calls_and_sms_working_in_plasma_mobile/ And as you can see from the comment from the PMOS developers, it should now work right out of the box

[@AfrowBass]

If you imagine “UN” behind his head this video become even more enjoyable! 😂

[@KandMe1]

This is really good to know. So glad to see it. thank you. Been using a Samsung S8+ Galaxy 3rd year. Purchased this originally for this very purpose it has the Dex docking station. Had to get new battery and screen but it has lasted fine and still good going into 4th year of use soon but need to look into an alternative. Being able to use it as a computer is definitely a plus. Wouldn't like to have to do without it but rather have a linux based phone for sure.

[@jtcazorla9739]

I don't understand all the 'thumbs down'. This is a very cool concept....applying linux to a phone.

[@klarion]

I want to know if I can use it as a phone and check my email at the least. And, I would like to be able to do it without hangups or it taking 15 min.

[@ChrisTitusTech]

Not at this time. The big thing is the app integration and making it mobile. Yes, I can check my email on it through the browser, but I want really clean integration and that isn't there yet.

[@izaicslinux6961]

The software isn't ready. It's a early adopter unit called Braveheart specifically designed with getting the software ready and finding any undiscovered hardware issues (which there are a few that will have to be fixed).

[@klarion]

Back to waiting, I guess... I tried Ubuntu on a phone some years back when rooting them wasn't such a pain, but the OS was not functional then either. I just wish it was possible to leave the Snapple/Google trap already.

[@00ddub]

Dude, the one OS that you said worked so well you’d use it as your daily driver, and you don’t even show it on your video. Fail

[@michaelharings9913]

Excellent! I like the idea of a linux phone 1) as a means for being able to stay away from proprietary options and 2) with docking, a PC! I think Ubuntu was playing with a phone docking-to-PC option years ago but their phone didn't make it.

[@izaicslinux6961]

Yup, it was. You can buy a Nexus 5 or Oneplus One and flash it with UBT as many have done, and it not only is still supported by the community, but you can still hook it up to a external monitor. It's pretty cool, but unfortunately those android devices can't run a mainline Linux kernel like the Pinephone, and UBT merely uses libhybris on top of the android kernel for those devices.

[@billscott356]

Looks interesting today. The future for this platform is awesome!!!

[@Manguitom]

This truly redefines desktop-mobile integration!

[@TheB3n0]

Still waiting for some crazy guy who's gonna make i3wm for those Linux phones

[@izaicslinux6961]

Already done. Drew Devault is creating a Sway touch shell for the Pinephone. Also you can just run I3WM in PMOS and use it as a mini computer as people have already done (though i personally think it's a terrible experience).

[@kindzadza134]

Cool, I also want a smartphone on a platform without any kind of usable apps.

[@alkaupadhyay7650]

Plz stop, or else.. yotube made the servers very unsafe

[@rpd5126]

I thought android was Linux based Well this was a good video

[@jollyonair]

It's funny. I remember talking to a software engineer mate of mine, roughly 10 years ago, about a vision I had of the future workplace. I clearly can't help myself from the following mini-rant. I said I reckon we'll have phones as our new desktop computers and the office of the future will only need to supply you a monitor, keyboard, and mouse--connecting via USB/HDMI/VGA adaptor or hub, and a Bluetooth headset for calls. You'll be completely mobile and since you keep the phone/computer when you leave the office, you can work at multiple sites with ease--considering everything you need is in your pocket. He said there's no way you'll be able to get video through a HDMI/VGA hub or connector and that it would struggle with all of those USB connections and Bluetooth. Not to mention storage size, etc. I responded by asking him to look at where mobile phone tech had gotten by then (roughly 2010) and to consider where we could be in the future. Well here we are in 2020 and how can we _not_ see this as a viable office of the future? /rant

[@erikeggenbakstad]

Very interesting! Going to follow everything you get on this in the future 😁👍