LINux on MOBile - PineEyeLINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.Zola2020-12-20T22:12:00+00:00https://linmob.net/tags/pineeye/feed.xmlLinBits 24: Weekly Linux Phone news / media roundup (week 51)2020-12-20T22:12:00+00:002020-12-20T22:12:00+00:00https://linmob.net/linbits24-weekly-linux-phone-news-week51/<p><em>It's sunday. Now what happened since last sunday?</em></p>
<p>PINE64's last Update in 2020, GTK 4.0, Sxmo 1.2.0, Plasma Mobile news and more. <em>Commentary in italics.</em></p>
<span id="continue-reading"></span><h3 id="software-releases-and-announcements">Software releases and announcements</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://social.librem.one/@agx/105401991250603196">Phosh 0.7.1 has been announced</a>, a minor release containing a few bug fixes – <a href="https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/phosh/-/releases/v0.7.1">full release notes</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://lists.sr.ht/~mil/sxmo-announce/%3C20201214135928.ewj5bcbj53sn6pv4%40worker.anaproy.lxd%3E">Sxmo 1.2.0</a> has been released. <em>Make sure to watch the video linked below.</em></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/hadrianweb/status/1339327183182057475">OpenSUSE/slem.os has seen another release</a>, featuring Phosh, Phoc, new GNOME 3.38 apps and fixes to the Modem.</li>
<li>Mobian: <a href="https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=12511">Status update 2020-12-15</a>. <em>a-wai, head of the Mobian project, wrote a nice update here.</em></li>
<li><a href="https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-arm-beta4-with-phosh-pinephone/43299">Manjaro Phosh Beta 4</a> has been announced, featuring Megi's new 5.10 kernel and many other updates. <em>Stay tuned for my video on this new Manjaro release.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-reading">Worth reading</h3>
<ul>
<li>PINE64: <a href="https://www.pine64.org/2020/12/15/december-update-the-longest-one-yet/">December Update: The Longest One Yet</a>. <em>This is even longer than usual, as it also contains a "2020: Year in review section". Maybe just watch the video (linked below) and read Brad's take.</em>
<ul>
<li>LinuxSmartphones: <a href="https://linuxsmartphones.com/pinephone-keyboard-and-wireless-charging-add-ons-are-on-the-way/">PinePhone keyboard and wireless charging add-ons are on the way</a>. <em>Brad's take.</em></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>GTK Development Blog: <a href="https://blog.gtk.org/2020/12/16/gtk-4-0/">GTK 4.0</a>. <em>This is nice to see. There are already plenty new mobile optimized apps in the works based on GTK 4.</em></li>
<li>Plasma Mobile: <a href="https://www.plasma-mobile.org/2020/12/16/plasma-mobile-update-november-december.html">Plasma Mobile is finishing 2020 strong with new updates</a>. <em>Nice update. That 5.21 release is going to be quite something!</em>
<ul>
<li>9to5 Linux: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/kdes-plasma-mobile-ui-is-now-faster-and-less-resource-intensive">KDE’s Plasma Mobile UI Is Now Faster and Less Resource-Intensive</a>. <em>9to5 Linux's take.</em></li>
<li>FOSS2go: <a href="https://foss2go.com/december-news-from-the-world-of-plasma-mobile/">December news from the world of Plasma Mobile</a>. <em>FOSS2go's take.</em></li>
<li>LinuxSmartphones: <a href="https://linuxsmartphones.com/plasma-mobile-picks-up-performance-theme-and-app-improvements/">Plasma Mobile picks up performance, theme, and app improvements</a>. <em>Brad's take.</em></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Plasma Mobile: <a href="https://www.plasma-mobile.org/2020/12/14/plasma-mobile-technical-debt.html">Plasma Mobile: Technical debt and moving forward</a>
<ul>
<li>FOSS2go: <a href="https://foss2go.com/plasma-mobile-is-dropping-support-for-halium-devices/">Plasma Mobile is dropping support for Halium devices</a>. <em>FOSS2go's take.</em></li>
<li>LinuxSmartphones: <a href="https://linuxsmartphones.com/kde-plasma-mobile-ends-halium-support-shifts-focus-to-phones-running-mainline-linux-kernel-en/">KDE Plasma Mobile ends Halium support, shifts focus to phones running mainline Linux kernel</a>. <em>Brad's take.</em></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>UBports: <a href="https://ubports.com/blog/ubport-blogs-news-1/post/ubuntu-touch-ota-15-release-3736">Ubuntu Touch OTA-15 Release</a>. <em>Remember: OTA 15 is for all devices but the PinePhone.</em>
<ul>
<li>FOSS2go: <a href="https://foss2go.com/ota-15-for-ubuntu-touch-is-coming-whats-new/">OTA-15 for Ubuntu Touch is coming: what’s new?</a>. <em>FOSS2go's take.</em></li>
<li>LinuxSmartphones: <a href="https://linuxsmartphones.com/ubuntu-touch-ota-15-brings-bug-fixes-and-support-for-more-phones/">Ubuntu Touch OTA-15 brings bug fixes and support for more phones</a>. <em>Brad's take.</em></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>FOSS2go: <a href="https://foss2go.com/kernel-update-available-on-ubuntu-touch-in-pinephone/">Kernel update available on Ubuntu Touch in Pinephone.</a>. <em>5.10. Nice and promising. Remember, major improvements are likely to land as side products of the transition to Qt 5.12.</em> </li>
<li>LinuxSmartphones: <a href="https://linuxsmartphones.com/manjaro-mobian-and-opensuse-release-updated-os-images-for-the-pinephone/">Manjaro, Mobian, and OpenSUSE release updated OS images for the PinePhone</a>. <em>Nice release summary!</em></li>
<li>LinuxSmartphones: <a href="https://linuxsmartphones.com/sxmo-1-2-0-adds-support-for-gesture-controls/">Sxmo 1.2.0 adds support for gesture controls</a>. <em>Brad's take on the new Sxmo release.</em></li>
<li>Gamey: <a href="https://lbry.tv/@gamey:c/Matrix-Pinephone-Librem5:b">Matrix on the Pinephone & Librem5 #2</a>. <em>Great write-up! Please remember that <a href="https://hydrogen.element.io">Hydrogen</a> is another great option, working nicely in Firefox, Chromium and Epiphany/Gnome Web.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-listening">Worth listening</h3>
<ul>
<li>postmarketOS podcast: <a href="https://cast.postmarketos.org/episode/2020-12/">#1: History</a>. <em>Even if you don't usually listen to podcasts, to listen to this one. It's really worth it.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-watching">Worth watching</h3>
<ul>
<li>Arbitrary Tech: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m3T-jIanGE">Pinephone Usability Review</a>. <em>Despite the title, this video focuses on Sailfish OS and Mobian and does not take other distributions into account.</em></li>
<li>PINE64: <a href="https://lbry.tv/@PINE64:a/december-update-the-longest-one-yet:d">December Update: the Longest One Yet</a>. <em>Great video by PizzaLovingNerd!</em></li>
<li>Gardiner Bryant: <a href="https://lbry.tv/@TheLinuxGamer:f/librem5vpinephone:c">HEAD TO HEAD: The Librem 5 vs. PinePhone Manjaro Edition</a>. <em>This is something many people have been waiting for: A head to head comparison of Librem 5 and PinePhone. Surprisingly, the Librem 5 is not ahead everywhere, but honestly, I would have likely decided to shoot again while <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5ijK91Rlc0">editing</a>. Still, with all these caveats, it's worth watching.</em></li>
<li>Gardiner Bryant: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qa6hBRZJjA">"Are Linux Smartphones about to KILL Android?" RE: Mrwhosetheboss</a>. <em>A rare RE: video that might actually be worth watching.</em></li>
<li>proycon: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfWKYZDtm1k">SXMO 1.2.0: A minimalist UI for Linux phones like the pinephone</a>. <em>Nice video that also demos the new gestures in Sxmo that I had shown off <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0-JatWCDuo">way back when in my video</a>.</em></li>
<li>Pedro Francisco: <a href="https://video.hardlimit.com/videos/watch/9671d6de-05ae-48f6-be3e-fbe81a1734e2">Sailfish en Pinephone</a>. <em>Nice.</em></li>
<li>Privacy & Tech Tips: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYlLc1OXvLs">Pinephone: Linux Security Options + Current Setup & More</a>. <em>If you care about additional security and privacy on your PinePhone, you really should watch this video.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="manjaro-corner">Manjaro Corner</h4>
<ul>
<li>everydaypine: <a href="https://lbry.tv/@everydaypine:a/PinePhone-with-Manjaro-Arm-Beta-4-(Phosh):f">PinePhone with Manjaro Arm Beta 4 (Phosh)</a>. <em>Nice video!</em></li>
<li>Linux Lounge: <a href="https://lbry.tv/@LinuxLounge:b/pinephone-manjaro-ce-unboxing-first:9">PinePhone Manjaro CE Unboxing & First Impressions</a>. <em>YAPUV!</em></li>
<li>Linux Lounge: <a href="https://lbry.tv/@LinuxLounge:b/testing-calls-on-the-pinephone-manjaro:5">Testing Calls On The PinePhone Manjaro CE</a>. <em>Calls. They aren't easy to demo, which is why I hate doing it. From what I've experienced on Arch Linux ARM and heard about Mobian, the situation is less grim than this video makes it sound.</em> </li>
</ul>
<h4 id="ubuntu-touch-corner">Ubuntu Touch Corner</h4>
<ul>
<li>Elatronion: <a href="https://lbry.tv/@Elatronion:a/-PinePhone-UBPorts-Ubuntu-Touch-Lomiri--The-Most-Developed-Mobile-Linux-OS:8">PinePhone UBPorts Ubuntu Touch Lomiri: The Most Developed Mobile Linux OS</a>. <em>Great video on Ubuntu Touch!</em></li>
<li>UBports: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWmXy24X-H4">Ubuntu Touch Q&A 91</a>. <em>It's their last Q&A for the year, so it's a 2020 in review session. You've been warned.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="stuff-i-did">Stuff I did</h3>
<h4 id="content">Content</h4>
<p>I made two videos about PureOS on the PinePhone:</p>
<ul>
<li>a short walkthrough through it that got totally sidetracked by suddenly getting into gaming: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT9XUkui4zs">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://devtube.dev-wiki.de/videos/watch/278f6f88-cfc8-405d-9efb-fbbaef8fef50">PeerTube</a>;</li>
<li>and one just about SuperTuxKart (<a href="https://devtube.dev-wiki.de/videos/watch/b7cc9c6a-f16d-442e-97b3-a686129f2662">PeerTube exclusive</a>).</li>
</ul>
<p>Also, I procrastinated on a blog post that I am hopefully going to publish next week.</p>
<h4 id="linmobapps">LINMOBapps</h4>
<p>Not much happened here, just <a href="https://framagit.org/linmobapps/linmobapps.frama.io/-/commits/master">a few additions and some maintenance</a>. Please <a href="https://framagit.org/linmobapps/linmobapps.frama.io/-/blob/master/tasks.md">do contribute</a>!</p>
LinBits 23: Weekly Linux Phone news / media roundup (week 50)2020-12-13T19:20:00+00:002020-12-13T19:20:00+00:00https://linmob.net/linbits23-weekly-linux-phone-news-week50/<p><em>It's sunday. Now what happened since last sunday?</em></p>
<p>Phosh 0.7.0, PineEye and more. <em>Commentary in italics.</em></p>
<span id="continue-reading"></span><h3 id="software-releases">Software releases</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://social.librem.one/@agx/105357240877980866">Phosh 0.7.0 has been released</a>, adding automatic media mounting, initial support for background XML, handling of per app <code>show-banners</code> notification setting and fixes for swipe window closing. <a href="https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/phosh/-/releases/v0.7.0">Read the full changelog for more details</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-reading">Worth reading:</h3>
<ul>
<li>ThatGeoGuy: <a href="https://thatgeoguy.ca/blog/2020/12/06/Librem-5-Evergreen-vs-Pinephone/">Librem 5 Evergreen vs. Pinephone (Part 1 of ???)</a>. <em>A comparison article you might want to read, although it leaves some questions unanswered.</em></li>
<li>openSUSE news: <a href="https://news.opensuse.org/2020/12/08/advancing-opensuse-images-for-the-pinephone/">Advancing openSUSE Images for The PinePhone</a>. <em>Nice article on slem.os.</em> </li>
<li>Open VoIP alliance: <a href="https://openvoipalliance.org/blog/quick-guide-pinephone/">Pinephone: Open ecosystem & hardware</a>.</li>
<li>LinuxSmartphones: <a href="https://linuxsmartphones.com/pineeye-is-a-diy-thermal-camera-add-on-for-the-pinephone/">PineEye is a DIY thermal camera add-on for the PinePhone</a>. <em>PineEye is a cool project.</em></li>
<li>Purism: <a href="https://puri.sm/posts/preventing-fragmentation-with-the-librem-5/">Preventing Fragmentation with the Librem 5</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-watching">Worth watching:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Mrwhosetheboss: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSudn0qB6u0">Are Linux Smartphones about to KILL Android?</a>. <em>This video has a click-baity title and I don't agree with much of it, but it's always interesting to get opinions from those who are not a part of the Linux bubble.</em></li>
<li>Purism: <a href="https://puri.sm/posts/convergent-app-development/">Convergent App Development</a>. <em>Nice video!</em></li>
<li>Gardiner Bryant: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z29aJCTn-mY">You're WRONG about Linux phones</a>. <em>I would have preferred to see more of the Phones, but still, nice video!</em></li>
<li>GeoTechLand: <a href="https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/e9b0ba51-1450-4e8c-b661-1a962b2f7697">Ubuntu Touch On Pinephone: Calls & Text</a>.</li>
<li>HomebrewXS: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy2Kn3EdYCo">Gnome Shell on the PinePhone</a>.</li>
<li>PanzerSajt: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xULPYK2fKvM">Mobian on PinePhone pairing AirPods Pro</a>. </li>
<li>Pedro Francisco: <a href="https://video.hardlimit.com/videos/watch/956b9505-b357-4d8d-a4b5-b1e01e86a2d0">Vistazo al PinePhone Manjaro</a>, <em>For those who can understand Spanish, I thought. <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@Blort/105375808436203487">As Blort™ pointed out on Mastodon</a>, there's not much Spanish in it, but it's a nice walkthrough.</em></li>
<li>Calling All Platforms Tech: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMg3YvBTm6s">PinePhone Unboxing</a>.</li>
<li>Kip: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgxrJj37xOs">Ubuntu Touch vs SailfishOS side-by-side on the F(x)tec Pro1 keyboard slider phone</a>. <em>There has to be a video every then and now that's not about the PinePhone or the Librem 5.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="stuff-i-did">Stuff I did</h3>
<p>No videos, no articles, no time.</p>