Self-labelled neo-Luddites and the tech-stressed are searching for phones with fewer features. Industry experts cite precarious profit margins and a wobbly market around this need.
    • Turbofish@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      1 month ago

      I can’t use my banking app on lineage and those wonderful folk at the bank have made it so that you cant confirm online purchases without.

    • Possibly linuxEnglish
      11·
      1 month ago

      Well, if you can unlock the bootloader you can port it assuming the device manufacture is in compliance with the GPL.

      Might be easier to just look into a supported device when the old one breaks.

      • BluesF@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        Yeah I don’t know what any of that means so I’m stuck with good ol’ daddy Samsung for now 😂

      • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
        11·
        1 month ago

        Most people can port anything. And most of the ones who can have better uses for their time.

        • Possibly linuxEnglish
          1·
          1 month ago

          That’s why I said it might be easier to find a device that already has maintainers