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diff --git a/content-org/blog.org b/content-org/blog.org index 7acf2f61..5db313f7 100644 --- a/content-org/blog.org +++ b/content-org/blog.org @@ -7,10 +7,57 @@ #+HUGO_WEIGHT: auto #+HUGO_SECTION: blog -* 2024 [8/8] :@blog: +* 2024 [9/9] :@blog: :PROPERTIES: :EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: blog/2024 :END: +** DONE Phone usage and thoughts on Linux phone +CLOSED: [2024-02-08 Thu 22:08] +:PROPERTIES: +:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: phone-usage +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: abstract I want Linux phone, but it doesn't seem ready yet +:END: +Recently, I've become very angry with my iPhone. +Not only Apple is actively trying to become the worse company in the business[fn:apple], but the UI of the phone is getting worse with each version. +This makes me sure that my next phone won't be an iPhone. + +But then, what do I need the device for? +Do I even need an /Android/ and toy with de-googling it? + +It seems that I primarily need: +- phone calls +- SMS +- Browser +- SSH Client +- XMPP client +- Email +- Acceptable camera +- Audio jack and local music playback.[fn:ip] + +It isn't much, so it looks like /Linux/ phone, like /PinePhone[fn:pine]/ would be more than enough. + +The one thing which stops me from ordering one (together with that amazing keyboard case[fn:pinekb]) are the not-great reviews, like the one [[https://zerwuerfnis.org/daily-driving-the-pinephone-pro][Zerwuerfnis]] recently posted. + +Now, as listed above: I don't need a lot. +But I want the phone do those things great. +I can accept ok-camera (with sadness), as there still are great point-and-shoots on the market - often much better than the ones in phones. +I stopped taking lots of photos[fn:photos] some time ago anyway. + +What I can not accept is bad reception and bad battery life. +I am a father, and therefore phone is primarily an emergency device. +I need to be able to call the doctor whenever I need to, and I need to be reachable by the daycare. +And, from what I read, /Linux/ fails here. +It is much better than /iOS/Android/ and being geeky toy, but it is not ready to be a phone. + +Seems I will need to wait a while longer to surround myself with superior mobile experiences, like SXMO[fn:sxmo] + +[fn:pine] [[https://pine64.org/devices/pinephone_pro/][PinePhonePro on pine64.com]] +[fn:pinekb] [[https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-pinephone-pro-keyboard-case/][Keyboard on pine64.com]] +[fn:apple] [[/blog/2024/apple-dma/][Software devolution in the hands of Apple]] +[fn:ip] iPhone, of course, looses this test. +[fn:photos] Which, itself, is a subject for a different day. +[fn:sxmo] A tiling WM for a phone. Vide [[https://sxmo.org][official website]]. + ** DONE Music Monday: Owl Song 1 by Ambrose Akinmusire CLOSED: [2024-02-08 Thu 21:11] :PROPERTIES: diff --git a/content/blog/2024/phone-usage.md b/content/blog/2024/phone-usage.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ba0a6581 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2024/phone-usage.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ ++++ +title = "Phone usage and thoughts on Linux phone" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-02-08T22:08:00+01:00 +categories = ["blog"] +draft = false +weight = 2001 +abstract = "I want Linux phone, but it doesn't seem ready yet" ++++ + +Recently, I've become very angry with my iPhone. +Not only Apple is actively trying to become the worse company in the business[^fn:1], but the UI of the phone is getting worse with each version. +This makes me sure that my next phone won't be an iPhone. + +But then, what do I need the device for? +Do I even need an _Android_ and toy with de-googling it? + +It seems that I primarily need: + +- phone calls +- SMS +- Browser +- SSH Client +- XMPP client +- Email +- Acceptable camera +- Audio jack and local music playback.[^fn:2] + +It isn't much, so it looks like _Linux_ phone, like _PinePhone[^fn:3]_ would be more than enough. + +The one thing which stops me from ordering one (together with that amazing keyboard case[^fn:4]) are the not-great reviews, like the one [Zerwuerfnis](https://zerwuerfnis.org/daily-driving-the-pinephone-pro) recently posted. + +Now, as listed above: I don't need a lot. +But I want the phone do those things great. +I can accept ok-camera (with sadness), as there still are great point-and-shoots on the market - often much better than the ones in phones. +I stopped taking lots of photos[^fn:5] some time ago. + +What I can not accept is bad reception and bad battery life. +I am a father and therefore phone is primarily an emergency device. +I need to be able to call the doctor whenever I need to, and I need to be reachable by the daycare. +And, from what I read, _Linux_ fails here. +It is much better than _iOS/Android_ and being geeky toy, but it is not ready to be a phone. + +Seems I will need to wait a while longer to surround myself with superior experiences, like SXMO[^fn:6] + +[^fn:1]: [Software devolution in the hands of Apple](/blog/2024/apple-dma/) +[^fn:2]: iPhone, of course, looses this test. +[^fn:3]: [PinePhonePro on pine64.com](https://pine64.org/devices/pinephone_pro/) +[^fn:4]: [Keyboard on pine64.com](https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-pinephone-pro-keyboard-case/) +[^fn:5]: Which, itself, is a subject for a different day. +[^fn:6]: A tiling WM for a phone. Vide [official website](https://sxmo.org).
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