I just bought another android phablet with 5.1 and 3G.
Android is shit. It locks up and things quit working.

Somebody needs to do a smart phone with Linux installed.

I am about fed up.

Paul Lamar


Actually, Android is based on the Linux kernel, Paul ;)

Jacobo Guimeráns

Yes but Google has modified it ( I think)  so it's minute by minute functioning
depends on an on going connection to google. Consequently if if your
Internet connection is marginal so is your cell phone. (I think.)
Not phone calls. That is a tower connection.

They talk about the Google cloud. This is all I have been able to figure
out so far. My Linux on my notebook is 100 times more reliable.


Paul Lamar


    I must agree to the most part Paul. Internet can be sketchy. The phone is great.
    I have a problem with the i phones. Every new one has a different charge cable plug. My Samsung uses the same cable as the previous Samsung phone. Not sure about Crackberry or others.

    Dale Davies

Paul, HACK the phone, and put a version of LINUX that runs on the phones processor. That,s the reason I have my toughbook, runs all OS and
has cellular. Bulky, yes but really nice when you can just use the touch screen.

Paul, maybe something like this would help,


http://www.techradar.com/how-to/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/how-to-install-linux-on-an-android-phone-1322579

Steve Carlisle

I have a book on android called my android phone and it says on page 8
"Android is tightly integrated into Google"
Here is a scan of that page. See for your self. Do you want to share all
the information on your phone with Google?

It is not just stuff you put on the Internet. It is TOTAL CONTROL of
your phone. How well it works and even if it works at all and all information
therein including exactly where you have been in the last few days
recorded by the GPS. They can also probably disable it  ANY TIME they feel like it!!!!!


Paul Lamar.

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