november@piefed.blahaj.zone to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoIs the Furi Phone actually good?message-squaremessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareIs the Furi Phone actually good?november@piefed.blahaj.zone to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square17linkfedilinkfile-text
I’ve heard good things about it but I’m wary of the price tag. Also, does anyone know if it can run the Lyft Driver app?
minus-squarenovember@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI’m not familiar with Halium; is it sketchy?
minus-squareMaya@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoeh, kinda? they explain it well on their website
minus-squareCevilia (she/they/…)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI don’t see anything on that website that immediately screams “sketchy” though, what’d I miss?
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·28 days agoIt reuses the Android drivers and outdated Linux kernel, meaning you are just as stuck with it and a lack of security updates as you are on Android. But I consider it a good transitional technology.
I’m not familiar with Halium; is it sketchy?
eh, kinda? they explain it well on their website
I don’t see anything on that website that immediately screams “sketchy” though, what’d I miss?
It reuses the Android drivers and outdated Linux kernel, meaning you are just as stuck with it and a lack of security updates as you are on Android.
But I consider it a good transitional technology.