after many days of work, here is another functional demo of #GNOME shell running on the secondary display connected to the #flx1. it took many hours to build the app and make everything act nice and not crash and integrate cleanly. still a long way to go but i think it is a good time to showcase the progress in the past 7 days.
i hope to get this ready and done by 13.0.9 which is the next release but obviously no promises.
https://furilabs.com/fastflx1/
At FuriLabs, we’re all about open source and the power of community. Today we speak to Alaraajavamma, the creator of the fastflx1 repository on GitLab.
#flx1 #furios #furilabs #FuriPhoneFLX1 #FastFLX1 #LinuxOnMobile #LinuxMobile
@distrotube @ppulfer @furilabs
...My bank's app works perfectly! That app is able to access the camera, while another app - Fetch (rewards for receits) - is not. Speaking of camera, as you can see from attached images and video, the quality is pretty good. However, there were a few issues. When you first open the camera app, it is set to 4:3. Switching to 16:9 causes screen to be compltely blurry. You can fix that by clicking on video button...
@distrotube @ppulfer @furilabs
...My laptop uses Pipewire, while FLX1 uses PulseAudio. Another annoyance is the artifacts left by Android apps uninstalled by Aurora store (seen in the attached screenshot). To properly uninstall these apps, you nee to go to Android part of settings and remove app data and then remove the app from there to not have artifacts remain. I haven't figured out how to remove the artifacts...
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#flx1 #furios @furilabs #LinuxMobile #phosh
@distrotube @ppulfer @furilabs
This is a review of a FLX1 phone. I am located in USA and as a phone it works fine (I use T-Mobile). Calls and messages work well, although sound is not very loud, it is very clear. Android works out of the box! Not every app will install, let alone fully functional, but because it runs inside of container apps might not have access to everything they need. Then there are apps that look for google services...
@distrotube @ppulfer @furilabs
...The biggest annoyance for me is the bluetooth, specifically connecting audio devices. I tried connecting 2 different sets of earbuds.When initially paired, the sound is great. When you put the away and then try to use them again, the sound breaks so badly, it is unusable. You have to forget the device and pair it again for it to work. Works fine with my car though. My earbuds work fine with my Linux laptop...
@distrotube @ppulfer @furilabs
To summirise, it can absolutely be a daily driver! It wil be for me. Relative to expectation, it is a great device! I am very happy with my purchase and a big thank you to Furi Labs for all the work on this. Five stars! If you want me to post about other features or have questions, let me know.
@distrotube @ppulfer @furilabs
...Another issue, as you can see from the attached video, recording the video in lanscape position does not work properly. GPS works! It works with installed Maps app and it works with android version of OsmAnd. I did not see a button on Maps to start navigating and on OsmAnd, there is no sound. Battery life is what you expect out of Linux phone. 5000 mAh battery barely lasts a day, but it is replaceable...
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (2/2025): A Comet about to hit
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (49/2024): Progress reports and home servers
I just recently found out about a mobile Linux company called FuriLabs. They made a fork of Droidian called FuriOS and are offering a phone for sale that uses it called the "FLX1". The phone has a 5000 mAh removable battery, a headphone jack, is IP68 rated for waterproof, 128GB of storage, 6GB of RAM, and has an 8 core SOC in the Mediatek Dimensity 900. FuriOS plans to offer monthly updates to the stable branch, plans to collect zero data from the user, and allows using normal Linux programs on your mobile device. They seem to ship to a variety of countries. If you want a phone that can be fixed, isn't a throwaway, and want to use an OS that is closer to straight Linux on your phone then this is very interesting. It looks like a good addition to other such devices like the Volla phones and Teracube 2E.
The main website for FuriLabs is here:
The store page for the FLX1 is here:
https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/
The company has a Github page where their code can be found:
