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A global "scale-to-fit" for the PinePhone Pro

One of the challenges of running Linux on a phone is finding apps which are suited to the small, typically portrait, screen. Mobian has a scale-to-fit system, which can be enabled on an app-by-app Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 18 April 2022 Category Tech Tags PinePhone Pro PinePhone

PinePhone (Pro) keyboard case v. Planet Gemini v GPD Pocket 2: a photo comparison

(Left: PinePhone Pro in keyboard case. Middle: Planet Gemini. Right: GPD Pocket 2.) I cannot find my Sharp Zaurus, sadly, and the Surface Go running Debian is a bit too big to count, but these are Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 7 February 2022 Category Tech Tags Gemini gpd pocket 2 PinePhone PinePhone Pro debian linux

PinePhone: WireGuard, dns-over-https, and other thoughts

I've already written about installing Mobian, with full disk encryption, on a PinePhone, and some initial software notes. This is a bit of an update. I was pleased by what "just works" And, no, I'm Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 14 December 2021 Category Tech Tags PinePhone Mobian Linux PineTime wireguard dns over https Wi-Fi

Mobian on PinePhone: software notes

This is place for my notes and experiences of getting various bits of software running on Mobian, on a PinePhone. There's an "official" list on the Mobian wiki. tl;dr: if you want lots of apps, as Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 19 November 2021 Category Tech Tags Mobian PinePhone software FOSS

Installing Mobian with full disk encryption on PinePhone

I bought a PinePhone on eBay. Not the shiny new PinePhone Pro, but the original "convergence" model. My plan is that, if I can get this doing what I want, it gives me a good justification for getting Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 18 November 2021 Category Tech Tags Mobian Debian encryption PinePhone phone

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