LINux on MOBile

This past week: Phosh 0.54.0 released, mobile-config-firefox 5.2.0 adds vertical tabs support (may become default in future), postmarketOS Duranium gains system extensions support, Ubuntu Touch Q&A and good news regarding VoLTE on Pixel 3a Halium 12 port, and more! Enjoy!

Commentary in italics.

Worth Reading

• postmarketOS Blog: postmarketOS in 2026-03: conference announcement
• Phosh.mobi Blog: Development News March 2026
• David Heidelberg: Linux kernel contributions 6.7 → 7.0-rc6
• Martijn Braam: Upgrading the FOSS Camera
• Community News - Sailfish OS Forum: Sailfish Community News, 2nd April 2026 - Final payment

Worth Watching

• Continuum Gaming: Jubilee Calculator – App to calculate date differences in different units (Continuum Gaming E515)
• Continuum Gaming: Sailcards – Native Sailfish OS App for Reward cards (Continuum Gaming E514)
• UBports: Ubuntu Touch Q&A 187. Good one!
• RootXploit: Arch Linux + Hyprland on OnePlus 6T | Kupfer Linux ARM Project #archlinux #linux #ricing #oneplus6t
• Matthias Wilkens: Fairphone 5 with Sailfish OS 5: Everyday testing & honest conclusion
• Ezequiel: Linux on mobile? Absolutely!
• The redstoneblock: The ultimate mobile Linux experience (Sailfish OS + LXC)
• Jelly Terra λ: Flash postmarketOS / Phosh the Alpine Linux on Redmi 2 wt88047 in 5 minutes
• SAMTIME: I Bought Another Linux Phone in 2026
  • Lemmy.ca - linuxphones: I Bought Another Linux Phone in 2026

Worth Noting

• craftyguy: Coming soon to #postmarketOS Duranium...System extensions!
• bshah: @kde @plasmamobile at Open-source weekend in Gandhinagar at @fossunited boothcc: @mechasystems
• ybon: "Imagine a small open source phone running #linux, that fits in your pocket and you can control from your laptop when plugged in ? Like type an SMS with a real keyboard, receive notifications within your desktop UI…Experimenting with SMS, DBus forwarding, Gtk…Powered by @postmarketOS !#dumbphone #slowphone #mobilelinux"
• ollieparanoid: "mobile-config-firefox 5.2.0 is out!The most exciting change is support for vertical tabs by @linmob. Give it a try and let us know what you think, we might make this the default in the future!Release:https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/mobile-config-firefox/-/tags/5.2.0LINMOB.net post on vertical tabs:https://linmob.net/mcf19-going-vertical/New docs pages:https://docs.postmarketos.org/mobile-config-firefox/main/index.html#linuxmobile #firefox #postmarketos"

More Software News

Gnome Ecosystem

• This Week in GNOME: #243 Delayed Trains
• GNOME Shell & Mutter: What is new in GNOME Kiosk 50

Phosh

• phosh: "phosh 0.54.0 is out 🚀📱:There's 🐛 fixes, improvements and some new features this time.Check out the full release notes at https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.54.0/ for details or see 👇 for a short 🧵🙏 to everyone who contributed to this release:#phosh #gtk #wlroots #gnome #linux #mobile #LinuxMobile #Librem5 #PinePhone"
• Phosh.mobi releases: Phosh 0.54.0
• Phosh.mobi Blog: Development News March 2026
• Phosh.mobi e.V. News: Phosh.mobi @ Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2026
• #phosh: Audio calls are possible with #mobileLinuxI managed it with #firefox browser #proton meets #Fairphone5 #phosh edge #postmarketosI was using bluetooth headphones, but not sure if they necessary.

Plasma Ecosystem

• Nate Graham: This Week in Plasma: UI and Stability Improvements
• Volker Krause: FOSSGIS Conference 2026
• This month in KDE Linux: March 2026
• kwer.ca: Strand PWA Runtime (Part 2.5)
• wojtek: @kde @plasmamobile looks gorgeous 😍https://blogs.kde.org/2026/03/31/making-plasma-setup-more-mobile-friendly-a-sok26-conclusion/#KDE #plasma #plasmamobile
• Phoronix: KDE's KWin Continues Working On Vulkan Support, Other Improvements For Plasma 6.7

Sailfish OS

• Community News - Sailfish OS Forum: Sailfish Community News, 2nd April 2026 - Final payment
• ilpianista: Hey Sailors, I've mixed feelings about OpenRepos. What are yours?I believe the average user should not use it, but I see why we need it.All my apps are published to OpenRepos, but I want to change this.Harbour is the first choice and then I publish to Chum to allow community ports to get them. My OpenRepos repo should list only those app that don't fit Chum.#SailfishOS
• abranson: "Vibe coding is making it possible for people with very little experience to build apps. QML on #sailfishos is simple enough to support that, but the cross-platform packaging side with the SDK is still pretty tricky.So I put this together:https://github.com/abranson/build-sailfishos-skillInstall into the Codex home of your IDE, and it will know how to build and package your apps using Coderus' brilliant dockerized SDK. Hopefully it lowers the barrier a bit and helps more people turn their ideas into real apps."
• #sailfishOS: Dee 0.0.2 released and submitted to Harbour as well 🤞 #SailfishOS
• #sailfishOS: Dodo’s Planner v0.1 — native Trello client for Sailfish OS: boards, lists, cards, basic editing. Early release in open repos: https://openrepos.net/content/kokorins/dodos-planner#SailfishOS #Trello #OpenRepos
• frankps: Welcome to the wonderful world of patches in SailfishOS!Patches are created by the community, and are small system enhancements or change of behavior.What is your favourite enhancements?https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/please-share-your-used-patches-i-have-also-reactivate-some-old-patches/21866?u=frankps#SailfishOS #SailfishCommunity #OpenSource #LinuxMobile @jolla
• Jolla: Brilliant news! We’ve set the course and left the dock, with the majority of Jolla Phone Batch #1 pre-orderers now paid and locked in for delivery starting July 8, 2026. Pre-order holders from Batch #2: your payment link is ready. Choose your colour, your preferred accessories and complete your order by April 30, to lock in your delivery.Check your email for your personal order link and please read the instructions carefully so you won’t forget to use your personal pre-order discount code.⚡Remember, Day1 spots are limited — hurry up and claim yours before they're gone!Happy sailing!#Jolla #SailfishOS #DigitalSovereignty #PrivacyFirst #CommunityPowered #European
• Jolla: Jolla Phone accessories are now available to order! 📦If you missed to order accessories once completing your Jolla Phone final payment, don't worry — you can always place an order and we can combine those to avoid duplicate shippings - or just get one spare while you're eagerly waiting your Jolla Phone to arrive ❤️ We get you covered in either case, no worry!#Jolla #SailfishOS #DigitalSovereignty #PrivacyFirst #CommunityPowered #European

Ubuntu Touch

• Ubuntu Touch Forums News: Ubuntu Touch Q&A 187 call for questions
• fredldotme: "RE: https://mastodon.social/@fredldotme/116302148279096575 Status update: We've had our first successful call over VoLTE tonight! It's still rough around the edges and not every constellation (inbound vs outbound, UI glitches) works as we want but it's a great start, further than the Halium 9 port ever came in terms of VoLTE support.If you like what you read here, please consider a donation (https://fredl.me) so that I can try finding a carrier which supports the P3a with VoLTE."
• #UbuntuTouch: RE: https://mastodon.social/@fredldotme/116330873167658656To those who haven't seen this before: this is what #ubports #UbuntuTouch (e.g. on a phone or tablet) looks like when you hook it up to a full-size screen. It switches into “windowed mode”. So cool.

Distributions

• postmarketOS Blog: postmarketOS in 2026-03: conference announcement
• postmarketOS pmbootstrap tags: 3.10.0
• postmarketOS mobile-config-firefox tags: 5.2.0
• Phoronix: Debian Is Figuring Out How Age Verification Laws Will Impact It
• Lemmy - postmarketOS: #47 FOSDEM 2026 Special

Apps

• LinuxPhoneApps.org: Apps: KonbuCase
• LinuxPhoneApps.org: Apps: Solitaire
• LinuxPhoneApps.org: Apps: Hideout
• LinuxPhoneApps.org: Apps: Blood Pressure
• linuxphoneapps: "Phew, finally another content update merged:https://linuxphoneapps.org/apps/(MR: https://framagit.org/linuxphoneapps/linuxphoneapps.frama.io/-/merge_requests/188 )"
• okias: "Ever wanted to use your phone's NFC reader on Linux? Now you can — right from GNOME! I built a minimal NFC app using neard and D-Bus — no hacks, no proprietary drivers. Just run the daemon, tap a tag, and it works. 👉 https://gitlab.gnome.org/dh/gnfc/ 1/2 #nfc #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #Mobian #NixOS #postmarketOS"
• okias: "What works today: read & import vCards from NFC tags, and detect any tag read — great for verifying your hardware is actually enabled. It's early but real. Contributions and feedback very welcome — let's make Linux NFC happen! 🏷️ 2/2"
• sesivany: "I've called the new #MeshCore client Meshy and put it on Codeberg:https://codeberg.org/sesivany/meshyThere is still a lot to be done to get to the feature parity with the official app, but all the basics are there and it's already quite usable."
• sophie: "It's not only Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ but also World Backup Day! Therefore, Pika Backup 0.8 is available as of today. After two years of work, this release not only brings many small improvements, but also a rework of the code base that dates back to 2018. This will greatly help to keep Pika Backup stable and maintainable for another eight years.Learn more on https://apps.gnome.org/PikaBackup/ and help Pika Backup via a donation on https://opencollective.com/pika-backup or to me directly https://blogs.gnome.org/sophieh/projects/"
• pi_crew: Oh nice, the newest version of the GTK4 music client Gelly supports #Navidrome server. This will be great on #postmarketOS #mobileLinux
• reiver: I got a Linux phone a while ago — the FLX1s.I started writing apps for it recently — which are just a GNOME + Linux apps.I started working on a wallet app for GNOME Phosh.I am adding support for Taler.#GNOME #GNUTaler #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone #Phosh #Taler
• reiver: An update on the wallet app I am creating for GNOME Phosh on Linux.I am continuing to add support for Taler.Here is what it currently looks like to add a Taler exchange.(A Taler exchange is where you would get Taler coins from.)(Some of the stuff in the screen will change. Such as the buttons at the bottom.)RE: https://mastodon.social/@reiver/116333586637907550#GNOME #GNUTaler #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone #Phosh #Taler
• reiver: So far I have written a (mobile optimized) file manager app.And, written a finger painting app for kids ages 3 to 5. (I have young children.)....There are other apps I plan to write, too.#GNOME #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone #Phosh
• reiver: "I started working on my small-net browser / client again — named: SpaceMonkey.I got a Linux phone a while ago — the FLX1s.So, I made it so SpaceMonkey would work on my FLX1s Linux phone by turning it (SpaceMonkey) into a GNOME Phosh + Linux app.#GNOME #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone #Phosh #SpaceMonkey"
• okias: "Apple Wallet passes on Linux — getting better.Mobile Linux support has been pretty weak. My favorite app [ https://github.com/pablo-s/passes ] had a few rough edges.New version (v0.11, released 2 days ago).🚀 České dráhy now show date & time.I contributed a few improvements today (3 PRs, ~5 hours):🐛 Proper date & time rendering🐛 QR code clearly visible on the button✅ Transport iconsLinux pass support is finally starting to feel usable #MobileLinux #LinuxMobile #GNOME #CeskeDrahy"

Kernel

• phone-devel: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] arm64: dts: qcom: Add Motorola Edge 30 (dubai) DTS
• phone-devel: Re: [PATCH v3 5/5] arm64: dts: qcom: sdm845-google-common: Enable NFC
• phone-devel: Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] arm64: dts: qcom: sdm845-oneplus: Enable NFC
• phone-devel: Re: [PATCH v3 4/5] arm64: dts: qcom: sdm845-shift-axolotl: Enable NFC
• phone-devel: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] iio: adc: qcom-pm8xxx-xoadc: remove redundant error logging in pm8xxx_read_raw
• phone-devel: Re: [PATCH v2 2/7] dt-bindings: bluetooth: qcom,wcn6750-bt: Document WCN6755 Bluetooth
• David Heidelberg: Linux kernel contributions 6.7 → 7.0-rc6
• Phoronix: Snapdragon X2's Adreno X2-85 GPU Sees Driver Improvements For Linux 7.1
• Phoronix: Linux Fixes Performance Bug Affecting Qualcomm Ath11k & Ath12k WiFi Drivers

Stack

• Phoronix: Vulkan 1.4.348 Ships Four New Extensions - Including One To Help OpenGL Emulation
• lwn: Servo 0.0.6 released

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