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Needless to say, it does not support Android apps and the app support is limited. However, Mobian sets out to bring an alternative mobile OS to Android which is quite nice. Mobian uses Phosh, a mobile shell built by...
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I haven't messed with mine recently so not sure what the status of mobian is right now, but it would be worth giving it a try. Source: over 3 years ago
Sounds like you want https://postmarketos.org/ or https://mobian-project.org/ ? - Source: Hacker News / almost 4 years ago
This is still in active development. I would recommend trying postmarketOS or Mobian if you have a compatible device. They are both mainly packaged with Phosh, which is also a GNOME project, although most development is headed by Purism. Source: over 4 years ago
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