Do you live in the US or Europe? There are some possibilities out there, but it's kinda region dependent.
bdonvr
joined 2 years ago
It seems like Linux-compatible android handsets stopped around 2021. Except a few bespoke models that are hard to get your hands on outside of Europe.
I have a OnePlus Nord N10 flashed with Ubuntu Touch as a tinker device, unfortunately in the US it's not daily-able because we shut down 3g and 2g networks and they still haven't managed to get VoLTE working on Ubuntu Touch yet (though it may be coming in the next year!) so phone calls don't work.
There's also the Pixel 3a/3a XL which are plentiful and cheap but I like the N10 a bit more because of the additional RAM. Makes it feel a little less old compared to the Pixel.
If you can get your hands on a Fairphone, Pinephone or Volla those are great but hard to get outside the EU.
In here absolutely everyone knows this stuff and it's all just common knowledge.
Absolutely not. Not even close.
You can typically replace the battery inside the UPS (and should every few years). Looking at $40-50USD for "official" replacements, less for questionable third party ones.
Because as a headless server it's likely to sit hidden for a long time. This and the always being plugged in is not good for lithium-ion batteries. If/when it starts ballooning will you notice? It's a fire risk.
UPSes use typically lead-acid batteries like a car.
Modern Android TV box with a custom launcher. Apparently Projectivity launcher is decent.
But if you already have a Shield that's cool keep it until it stops working. I'm just not gonna tell anyone to go buy one.
Because it's end of lifespan and you should spend your money on something that will at least get a few years of support and updates
Yeah but I wouldn't recommend anyone go and buy one at this point.
Heck yeah. Not always the best for power efficiency though.
Old laptops also a great choice but I really recommend removing the battery first.
Use a separate, not ad-riddled device plugged in via HDMI. If you have a game console it can do this.
I don't know what's good for Android TV boxes it used to be the NVIDIA Shield was a well regarded streaming device but it's really old now. Google makes one (Google TV Streamer) and you can install a custom launcher if you're a bit technical and the "suggested content" of the stock launcher bothers you. Same for other Android TV boxes.
Apple, like them or not, makes a really decent TV box with no system level ads and an interface that mostly stays out of the way.
You're off by some orders of magnitude.
It's 0.005%
But that's based off of the 1.1 billion number I saw. Somehow I very much doubt there's 1.1 billion people with accounts who login and browse at least once a month.
Sure. Looks like on Ubuntu Touch the only thing not working is the fingerprint reader
https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/fp3/
The OS in general isn't ready for daily use though. It's maybe doable if all you need is text, calls, camera, and a browser. And the calls only work in some countries. But it's fun to play with.