Comment on This Espressif ESP32-Powered 4G "Smartphone," Programmed in the Arduino IDE, Packs The Essentials
FelixCress@lemmy.world 1 month agoI wouldn’t consider it reinventing the wheel
I do. What they are trying to create already exist. What is really needed is non intrusive software rather than hardware.
notthebees@reddthat.com 1 month ago
Which already exists and has existed for ages.
Lineage os (Android), e/os (Android), postmarket os (straight up Linux) would all be excellent answers for cutdown/debloatable mobile phone OSes. (also Ubuntu touch and whatever the pinephone shipped with)
Its probably a lot harder making an unintrusive os than it is making this.
This is cutdown hardware leading to simplified and cutdown software as it’s a necessity here.
FelixCress@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I strongly disagree. Spyware, bloatware, forced updates etc are a function of profit driven choice, not the necessity.
notthebees@reddthat.com 1 month ago
I’m not sure if I’m missing something or not.
I was referring to the Arduino phone. In general you’re not wrong.
The scope of the conversation is just the phone itself.
Hardware was designed first, and then they applied software.
FelixCress@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You don’t need to redesign a hardware. It is software which needs redesigning, within the existing hardware.