Comment on Me when Valve releases a phone
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 20 hours agoSteam Deck: Already runs Linux.
GabeCube: Confirmed it will run Linux.
Steam Frame: Confirmed it will run Linux.
Obviously Valve has made no overtures whatsoever towards making a phone. But if they did, what on Earth would lead you to believe that it wouldn’t run Linux?
Amir@lemmy.ml 16 hours ago
There being zero ecosystem for Linux phones, unlike the desktop.
You’d need an Android runtime layer.
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 12 hours ago
They’re famous for making (or at least greatly improving) such comparability layers.
Steam os can run Windows apps.
There is talk of steam frame (with an arm processor) running x86 apps.
So I say there would be a fair chance that we’d get decent compatibility/ Although idk if they actually would want to get into that market.
sabin@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
How many things to you really use your phone for anyway.
Personally all I need is the basic things like a camera app, maps, authenticator, web browser, pdf reader, note taker, clock, etc.
It’s really not that much
Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Banking/financial apps are the biggest sticking point that I keep hearing about. They won’t run on a non-Google Android, let alone an AOSP container in Linux.
sabin@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Anything I can do through my banking app I could just as email do through the browser