I really want to turn this phone into my daily driver, so i started working on one of the features i would want in a daily driver, working GPS.
This is the current component support table of postmarketos:
i think audio is too complex for me, so i decided to tackle GPS, as you can see its currently listed as broken, but not anymore!
It really helped i have another FP6 running android, i could directly inspect how it was talking to the modem to get it working.
So i started pulling threads and here we are. I want to upstream this and i’m making an account so i can submit patches for modemmanager and libqmi, but i have never upstreamed something before, so advice is appreciated!
If you have a linux phone and want to use it as a daily driver, see if you can contribute it! this is how we build up the linux ecosystem.
How does postmarketOS handle for you on your Fairphone? I’ve got a Fairphone 4 running e/OS and have been debating the best options for when I finally need a new phone.
It runs pretty well for me, the things listed on the wiki as works do in fact work.
When swithichg tabs you get a flickering glitch, so please don’t get it if you are photosensitive.
I wrote an full review here: https://ani.social/post/33469765
TYVM! I unfortunately actually am photosensitive, so that’s a dealbreaker sort of out the gate. I’ll have to wait for that to be patched. I appreciate the info, though!
The flicker might not be there with other DEs so it might be fine with another one but i can’t confirm it, all i can say is that for plasma mobile the flicker is present.