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'''Linux for mobile devices''', sometimes referred to as '''mobile Linux''', is the usage of [[Linux]]-based operating systems on portable devices, whose primary or only [[Human interface device]] (HID) is a [[touchscreen]]. It mainly comprises [[smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer]]s, but also some [[mobile phone]]s, [[personal digital assistant]]s (PDAs) [[portable media player]]s that come with a touchscreen separately.
'''Linux for mobile devices''', sometimes referred to as '''mobile Linux''', is the usage of [[Linux]]-based operating systems on portable devices, whose primary or only [[Human interface device]] (HID) is a [[touchscreen]]. It mainly comprises [[smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer]]s, but also some mobile phones, [[personal digital assistant]]s (PDAs) [[portable media player]]s that come with a touchscreen separately.


Mobile Linux is a relatively recent addition to the [[Linux range of use]], with [[Google]]'s [[Android (operating system)|Android operating system]] pioneering the concept. While [[Canonical Ltd.]] tried to follow suit with [[Ubuntu Touch]], a wider development of [[free software|free]] Linux operating systems specifically for mobile devices was only really spurred in the latter [[2010s]], when various smaller companies started projects to develop [[List_of_open-source_mobile_phones|open source phones]].
Mobile Linux is a relatively recent addition to the [[Linux range of use]], with Google's [[Android (operating system)|Android operating system]] pioneering the concept. While UBPorts tried to follow suit with [[Ubuntu Touch]], a wider development of [[free software|free]] Linux operating systems specifically for mobile devices was only really spurred in the latter 2010s, when various smaller companies started projects to develop [[List of open-source mobile phones|open source phones]].


==Lists==
==Lists==
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This is a list of [[Linux distro]]s directly targeted towards use with mobile phones, being offered preconfigured with the mobile-oriented software listed below. There are both phone producers who develop their own operating systems and independent developments by community projects. Outside of these, several traditional distros have versions compiled for [[ARM architecture]], which could be configured to use these components. This is done, for example, with [[Manjaro]] by the [[PinePhone]].
This is a list of [[Linux distro]]s directly targeted towards use with mobile phones, being offered preconfigured with the mobile-oriented software listed below. There are both phone producers who develop their own operating systems and independent developments by community projects. Outside of these, several traditional distros have versions compiled for [[ARM architecture]], which could be configured to use these components. This is done, for example, with [[Manjaro]] by the [[PinePhone]].
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====Active====
====Active====
* [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
* [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
** [[/e/ (operating system)|/e/]]
** [[/e/ (operating system)|/e/]]
** [[Android-x86]]
** [[Android-x86]]
** [[Android Go]]
** [[EMUI]] (Non GMS compliant)
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** [[Fire OS]]
** [[iodéOS]]
** [[LineageOS|Lineage OS]]
** [[LineageOS|Lineage OS]]
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** [[One UI]]
** [[Replicant (operating system)|Replicant]]
** [[Replicant (operating system)|Replicant]]
** [[VollaOS]]
** [[VollaOS]]
** [[Wear OS]]
** [[GrapheneOS]]
** [[List of custom Android distributions|Other custom Android distributions]]
** [[List of custom Android distributions|Other custom Android distributions]]
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* [[PureOS]]
Smaller operating systems:<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vaughan-Nichols |first1=Steven |title=KDE is partnering with Purism to create a Linux smartphone |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/kde-is-partnering-with-purism-to-create-a-linux-smartphone/ |website=ZDNet |access-date=29 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:MeeGo and co timeline.svg|thumb|[[Maemo]] Timeline]]
[[File:MeeGo and co timeline.svg|thumb|[[Maemo]] Timeline]]
[[File:Mer and mobile operating systems.svg|thumb|Relationships between [[Mer (software distribution)|mer]] and [[Tizen]]]]
[[File:Mer and mobile operating systems.svg|thumb|Relationships between [[Mer (software distribution)|mer]] and [[Tizen]]]]
* [[AsteroidOS]] (for wearables)
* [[AsteroidOS]] (for wearables)
* [[ChromeOS]] (for 2-in-1 PC and Chrome Tablet)
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* [[KaiOS]]
* [[EMUI]]/[[HarmonyOS]] (EMUI 12 onwards)
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* [[LuneOS]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tuxphones.com/2019-everything-running-linux-smartphone-guide/|title=Running Linux on your smartphone: everything you need to know in 2019|website=TuxPhones - Linux on smartphones|language=en|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> (based on HP [[webOS]])
* [[Fedora Linux|Fedora Mobility]]
* [[KaiOS]]
* Kindle firmware
⚫
* [[LuneOS]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tuxphones.com/2019-everything-running-linux-smartphone-guide/|title=Running Linux on your smartphone: everything you need to know in 2019|website=TuxPhones – Linux on smartphones|language=en|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> (based on HP [[webOS]])
* [[Maemo Leste]] (fork of discontinued [[Maemo]] based on [[Devuan]])
* [[Maemo Leste]] (fork of discontinued [[Maemo]] based on [[Devuan]])
* [[Manjaro|Manjaro ARM]]
* [[Mobian OS]] (based on [[Debian]])
* [[Mobian]] (based on [[Debian]])
* Mobile NixOS<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mobile.nixos.org/|title=NixOS on my phone?|website=Mobile NixOS|language=en|access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> (based on [[NixOS]])
* [[postmarketOS]] (based on [[Alpine Linux]])
* [[postmarketOS]] (based on [[Alpine Linux]])
* [[PureOS]]
* [[Sailfish OS]] (based on [[Nemo Mobile]])
* [[Sailfish OS]] (based on [[Nemo Mobile]])
* [[SHR (operating system)|SHR]]
* [[SHR (operating system)|SHR]]
* [[SteamOS]] (Powering [[Steam Deck]])
* [[Tizen]]
* [[Tizen]]
* [[Ubuntu Touch]] (discontinued by Canonical, adopted by UBports Community)
* [[Ubuntu Touch]] (discontinued by Canonical, adopted by UBports Community)
* [[webOS]]
* [[webOS]]
* [[Kali NetHunter Pro]] (Based on Android and Kali linux)


====Discontinued====
====Discontinued====
* [[Bada]]
* [[Bada (operating system)|Bada]]
* [[Firefox OS]]
* [[Firefox OS]]
* [[MeeGo]]
* [[MeeGo]]
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===Smartphones===
===Smartphones===
{{See also|List of open-source mobile phones}}
{{See also|Comparison of open-source mobile phones}}
{{See also|Comparison of open-source mobile phones}}
[[File:Librem5 phone convergence - screen keyboard mouse.jpg|thumb|[[Technological convergence#Cell phone convergence|Cell phone convergence]] with the Librem 5]]
[[File:Librem5 phone convergence - screen keyboard mouse.jpg|thumb|[[Technological convergence#Cell phone convergence|Cell phone convergence]] with the Librem 5]]
Phones with a GNU/Linux preinstalled:
Phones with Linux preinstalled:
* [[Librem 5]]
* [[Librem 5]]
* [[Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition]] and [[Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition]]
* [[Necuno]]
* [[Necuno]]
* [[PinePhone]]
* [[PinePhone]]
* [[Volla Phone]]
* [[XFone]]


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===Middlewares===<!-- Please respect alphabetical order -->
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===UI===<!-- Please respect alphabetical order -->
===UI===<!-- Please respect alphabetical order -->
* [[GPE Palmtop Environment]]
* [[GPE Palmtop Environment]]
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* [[MauiShell]] (and MauiKit)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crume |first1=Jacob |title=Maui Shell is Here, Ushering in a New Era of Desktop Linux |url=https://news.itsfoss.com/maui-shell-unveiled/ |access-date=16 January 2022 |work=It's FOSS – News |date=30 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maui Shell is a Beautiful Vision for the Future of Linux |url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/12/maui-shell-convergent-desktop-for-linux-devices |access-date=29 January 2022 |work=OMG! Ubuntu! |date=27 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Higuita |first1=Camilo |title=Introducing Maui Shell |url=https://nxos.org/maui/introducing-maui-shell/ |website=Nitrux |access-date=16 January 2022 |date=26 December 2021}}</ref>
* [[Phosh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developer.puri.sm/Librem5/Software_Reference/Environments/Phosh.html|title=Phosh|website=developer.puri.sm|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref>
* [[Phosh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developer.puri.sm/Librem5/Software_Reference/Environments/Phosh.html|title=Phosh|website=developer.puri.sm|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref>
* [[Plasma Mobile]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plasma-mobile.org/get/|title=Plasma Mobile|website=www.plasma-mobile.org|access-date=Oct 23, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Plasma Mobile]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plasma-mobile.org/get/|title=Plasma Mobile|website=www.plasma-mobile.org|access-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Lomiri]] (previously known as Unity)
* [[Lomiri]] (previously known as Unity8)
⚫
* [[MauiShell]] (and MauiKit)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crume |first1=Jacob |title=Maui Shell is Here, Ushering in a New Era of Desktop Linux |url=https://news.itsfoss.com/maui-shell-unveiled/ |access-date=January 16, 2022 |work=It's FOSS – News |date=December 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maui Shell is a Beautiful Vision for the Future of Linux |url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/12/maui-shell-convergent-desktop-for-linux-devices |access-date=January 29, 2022 |work=OMG! Ubuntu! |date=December 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Higuita |first1=Camilo |title=Introducing Maui Shell |url=https://nxos.org/maui/introducing-maui-shell/ |website=Nitrux |access-date=January 16, 2022 |date=December 26, 2021}}</ref>
* SXMO<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sxmo.org/|title=SXMO|website=sxmo.org|access-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Anbox]] – allows Android apps to run on GNU/Linux distributions
* [[Anbox]] – allows Android apps to run on Linux distributions


{{Embedded systems}}
{{Embedded systems}}

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Linux for mobile devices, sometimes referred to as mobile Linux, is the usage of Linux-based operating systems on portable devices, whose primary or only Human interface device (HID) is a touchscreen. It mainly comprises smartphones and tablet computers, but also some mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) portable media players that come with a touchscreen separately.

Mobile Linux is a relatively recent addition to the Linux range of use, with Google's Android operating system pioneering the concept. While UBPorts tried to follow suit with Ubuntu Touch, a wider development of free Linux operating systems specifically for mobile devices was only really spurred in the latter 2010s, when various smaller companies started projects to develop open source phones.

Lists

[edit]

Operating systems

[edit]

This is a list of Linux distros directly targeted towards use with mobile phones, being offered preconfigured with the mobile-oriented software listed below. There are both phone producers who develop their own operating systems and independent developments by community projects. Outside of these, several traditional distros have versions compiled for ARM architecture, which could be configured to use these components. This is done, for example, with Manjaro by the PinePhone.

Active

[edit]
Maemo Timeline
Relationships between mer and Tizen

Discontinued

[edit]

Smartphones

[edit]
See also: List of open-source mobile phones
See also: Comparison of open-source mobile phones
Cell phone convergence with the Librem 5

Phones with Linux preinstalled:

Middlewares

[edit]

UI

[edit]

See also

[edit]
  • Anbox – allows Android apps to run on Linux distributions

References

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  1. ^ "Running Linux on your smartphone: everything you need to know in 2019". TuxPhones – Linux on smartphones. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "NixOS on my phone?". Mobile NixOS. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Phosh". developer.puri.sm. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Plasma Mobile". www.plasma-mobile.org. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Crume, Jacob (December 30, 2021). "Maui Shell is Here, Ushering in a New Era of Desktop Linux". It's FOSS – News. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Maui Shell is a Beautiful Vision for the Future of Linux". OMG! Ubuntu!. December 27, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  7. ^ Higuita, Camilo (December 26, 2021). "Introducing Maui Shell". Nitrux. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "SXMO". sxmo.org. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
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