Just type in a few commands and you’ll have an image you can flash.

I’ve got a detailed description of what to do: https://git.erebion.eu/forgejo/erebion/sargo-temp

It is to Android apps what WINE is to Windows programs, while Waydroid is to Android apps what something between Docker and a VM would be to server software.

Actually, Waydroid is not too dissimilar from running, for example, an Ubuntu Desktop system in a Docker container on a Debian desktop system, just so you can use snap packages… Instead of installing snapd on Debian. (Not that I want snapd.)

Waydroid is more like an Android container appliance that runs a full Android system, while ATL, as the name Android Translation Layer suggests, translates functions and API calls, used by Android apps, into the appropriate methods of doing things on a regular GNU/Linux system (in contrast to an Android Runtime/Linux system), thereby being much more efficient, more comfortable to use and having the potential of integrating into the system really well.

Let me know how it goes! You might notice an issue I have missed and can then fix. :)

Yup. It definitely is now ready for everyday use, though there are still a few smaller issues I’ve got to fix. But nothing that stops me from using it now.

The only thing special about the Pixel 3a is that I had it already. Maybe it is special in that it is now the smallest Linux phone that is supported by a mainline kernel AND which is actually usable as a phone (for some other phones audio does not work, for example). Some might call a headphone jack something special… or an eSIM, as there are not many Linux phones with an eSIM.

To get involved, I recommend joining the Moban Development Matrix room: #mobian-dev:matrix.debian.social

Pretty sure we can find something where skills in C would be helpful.

Thank you. :)

Have a nice day!

Definitely do! It’s a lot of fun and it feels great to have Mobian on the phone instead of having old Android on it or even a phone in the trash and no phone.

No idea, but you could of course install Waydroid on Mobian. I hope Android Translation Layer (https://gitlab.com/android_translation_layer) will at some point get to a state where it is usable as the superior Waydroid alternative for many people.

No idea, but you could of course install Waydroid on Mobian. I hope Android Translation Layer (https://gitlab.com/android_translation_layer) will at some point get to a state where it is usable as the superior Waydroid alternative for many people.

Also, I keep some notes up to date over on my Forgejo instance: https://git.erebion.eu/forgejo/erebion/sargo-temp

Yeah, I have. It does not solve the isse.

I’ve tried installing an icon theme. Still no icons. I installed breeze-icon-theme, still the same result.

Edit: I’ve also tried setting it in GNOME Tweaks, but that just made all of Phosh look weird and did not make icons appear in Kasts.

I’m on Debian, that’s the reason I asked whether anyone knows the right Debian packge. :)

For now I use the Flatpak version, but that one has other issues, it does not keep the phone awake and once it suspends Bluetooth gets disconnected as well, which is fiddly.

I really don’t want to break every other program if I can avoid it.

Try git pull and see whether the updated fork works now. If not, I will have a closer look.

Also, I’ve just built it successfully. Make sure there are no left-overs from a previous run which failed.

Help would certainly be appreciated. I also have tags, but no idea how to test NFC. :)

I don’t know how well this is supported for other devices, I only know that some people use an eSIM on other models. 🤔

I’ve put together some notes which shod help you build an image for testing. https://git.erebion.eu/forgejo/erebion/sargo-temp

Keep in mind that some infos need updates, eSIM works, microphone works when changes are pushed in a few days.

I’m working on porting Mobian to the Pixel 3a, pretty much everything works, even eSIM. The kernel dev is already working on upstreaming the patches, some are already in the next Linux release.

I’ve recently posted about the progress: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/19600671

Updates to that post would be that eSIM does work and that the internal microphone will work very soon once the already existing patches are pushed to the git repo.

Okay, just wrote an Ansible Playbook to roll out the workarounds, including call audio, which I just got to work, I’ve also tried to get Bluetooth working, but the udev rule is still broken.

https://git.erebion.eu/forgejo/erebion/sargo-temp

There are also some hastily written steps for building an image. :)

Let me know what things are unclear, I will improve this.

EDIT: Only tried using call audio via headphone jack and did not notice that internal speaker and mic currently do nothing, so I have to amend my to do list by just another bug. :D

EDIT 2: The mic patch has not yet been pushed by the kernel dev and the ALSA config needs changes, but then audio calls with built-in speaker and mic will work. :)

Started writing, but then got sidetracked… by making audio calls work. :)

Will post the link here soon, just want to verify there are not too many dumb mistakes in it, do not want to fruatrate anyone with terrible docs. :D