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"If it doesn't support #WhatsApp natively, it's going to be a failure" was one of the common criticisms during #UbuntuPhone times ten years ago.

"Does it support #Signal?" is a common question about #linuxphones.

Good reminder that we still haven't figured out messaging at all and #lockin can easily happen even with solutions that look more free and open at first glance. There are still no good alternatives to Signal's iOS/Android apps.

I didn't get the memo that there is "Landesweiter #Warntag" in RLP today and was surprised by the sirens. The #pinephone I use for testing catched the #cellbroadcast message 😅 :

[/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/CBM/4] new cbm: received
4383: TEST ALERT for Rheinland-Pfalz Thu 2025/03/13 - 10:00 am - Test alert - for Rheinland-Pfalz - There is no danger. - Further information: warnung.bund.de/m/VzsFymNy9PEW - Published by: Lagezentrum Bevölkerungsschutz Rheinland-Pfalz

warnung.bund.deLandesweiter Warntag Rheinland-Pfalz - Rheinland-PfalzIn Rheinland-Pfalz findet heute der Warntag 2025 mit einer landesweiten Probewarnung statt. Es besteht keine Gefahr für die Bevölkerung.

With @furilabs latest release they added in a pretty big UX improvement for folks that need android apps. There is now a gnome software plugin that will let you interface with fdroid apps as if it was native. This removes the need to open up fdroid to install applications or update them. You can now manage all that in a single place. Here's a recording of me installing pixelix android app via gnome software. Its got kinks but the idea is great!

FOSS mobile OS FuriOS has been updated to version 13.0.8 The update includes battery management improvements, modem improvements, MMS improvements, and more. I was able to upgrade my FLX1 from 13.0.7 to 13.0.8 simply with a couple rounds of "sudo apt update" and then "sudo apt upgrade". I had no issues with my upgrade.

The main website for FuriLabs is here:

furilabs.com/

A full changelog for the update can be found here:

furilabs.com/changelog/

The store page for the FLX1 is here:

furilabs.com/shop/flx1/

The company has a Github page where their code can be found:

github.com/FuriLabs

The company has a presence on Mastodon here:

fosstodon.org/@ furilabs

FuriPhone FLX1 Linux PhoneHome - FuriPhone FLX1 Linux PhoneThe FuriPhone FLX1 is here! Ready to purchase and ready to ship! Buy the FLX1 Now Read the FLX1 owner reviews! It’s finally here 4G...

so yes the rumors are correct (this was leaked on reddit a few days ago, oh well)

the #FLX1 will be getting support for hooking up to external displays. the difference here compared to other approaches is that it will be running full #GNOME shell instead of #Phosh desktop mode (with some integration). as much as we love Phosh, GNOME shell simply provides a superior experience on a large display (and our community members voted for this too)

Ever since adding the `Haptic` API to #feedbackd for games I wanted to make the `VibraPattern` available to feedback themes as well as this allows for more nuanced feedback.

This allows us to e.g. use more subtle feedback for OSK button presses than for 📢 of incoming SMS.

Opened MRs to make that possible and
while at that I made the maximum strength for all events confiurable too. It's a bit hard to 👂 in the 📽️ but it's there. Hopefully this makes it into #phosh 0.46: