PostmarketOS is a Linux distribution specifically designed for those who wish to repurpose old smartphones as general-use computers, to a degree. This can be a great way to reuse old hardware. However ...

Every year, as consumers gobble up the latest Android devices, more old, but perfectly serviceable, units end up collecting dust in drawers. Or worse, they end up getting tossed in the trash. One of ...

PostmarketOS is an operating system based on Alpine Linux which is designed to run on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. It can at least boot on over 200 devices, and it supports a number ...

PostmarketOS is a Linux distribution designed for smartphones and tablets that’s been under development since 2017. The operating system can at least boot on 250 different devices, but until recently ...

This week the creators of postmarketOS came out of the shadows to show what they've been making for the past year. The software system they've created takes old Android devices – and some new – and ...

The PinePhone and PinePhone Pro were great Linux-based phones, with an open hardware design and affordable hardware. Unfortunately, there’s still no follow-up model on the horizon, for a few different ...

The Linux distribution for smartphones relies on systemd in version 25.06. 60 devices are now supported by postmarketOS. “Finally here!” celebrate the developers of postmarketOS: “This is it, the ...

The maintainers of the Linux distribution optimized for tablets and smartphones have released version 24.06 of PostmarketOS. In addition to the obligatory package and basic updates, new supported ...

Android has the lion's share of the smartphone market partly because of the wide variety of devices available and the wide range of prices they carry. There may also be one other factor influencing ...

Do you want more flexibility and control over how the Kobo Clara HD works? A new Linux based system is available to install called postmarketOS. It basically turns your e-reader into a Linux tablet.

Most smartphones have iOS or Android OS, but older smartphones may not be able to receive updates due to the manufacturer's end of support and may become unusable. The latest version of the mobile OS ...