Phosh.mobi @ Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2026 As you may know from our announcement, members of Phosh.mobi e.V. were present at CLT 2026. Seeing the interest in breaking free from the current mobile duopoly was a total blast. Running a fully Free Software Linux system with Phosh as a touch- and mobile-friendly interface under users' control - not big tech’s - sparked a lot of excitement. Given this year’s motto, “Sovereign Digitality”, we expected some interest. What surprised us was that even people who (in their own words) have been fully immersed in the 🍏 ecosystem for 15 years considered alternatives after trying our demo phones for just a few minutes. That left a strong impression - and gave us a lot of motivation to continue on our path. We demoed six different smartphones (OnePlus 6, FairPhone 5, Google Pixel 3a, SHIFT6mq, Purism’s Librem 5, and PINE64 PinePhone) and a tablet running Phosh 0.53 on Mobian Forky. For each device, we had a small info card with the supported functionality so people could get an idea of what works well on each device. This helped to set expectations about the maturity of each device’s support and which phone could be a good pick to get started. Interestingly, only one visitor tried an actual phone call (which, of course, worked). The main interest was in relatively cheap used devices to try things out, but there was also considerable interest in using a sustainable, repairable device like the SHIFT6mq or Fairphone 5. We also gathered insights into expectations and needs for making the switch, which will give us some things to think about and implement over the coming months. It was also great to finally attach faces to some nicks one usually only knows from, e.g., Matrix. Some of our association’s members even met in real life for the first time, which was especially nice! There was huge interest in having the user interface in German (which we could demo), but also in having a place to ask questions in German. We therefore set up a Matrix room for that. Drop by if you like! Thanks to all who supported our work through a donation at the booth or via the online form. We hope to see you next year at CLT2027!

A short look back at #clt2026: https://ev.phosh.mobi/blog/clt-2026/ It was an awesome event, see you next year!

#Phosh #LinuxMobile

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (12/2026): Immutable Ambitions LINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (12/2026): Immutable Ambitions

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-12-2026/

#Phosh #Catacomb #Amazfish #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #PlasmaMobile #postmarketOS #Duranium #GNOME #LinuxMobile #PureOS #Librem5 #PinePhonePro #FuriLabsFLX1

@Ertain If you're looking for something close to mainilne with modern #phosh then there's senderolinux.com/product/oneplus-6t-postm... from @senderolinux and we're working on simplifying the setup basically as we speak (hopefully with an initial version in 0.55).

Ein Foto von 5 Smartphones, von links nach rechts: - Mobile Settings Anwendung ist geöffnet - ein Video wird abgespielt - eine Webseite wird angezeigt - Eine Anwenung für Notizen ist geöffnet - Die Tour wird angezeigt

Telefonständer, ein paar Smartphones, Kabel und Aufkleber

Vorbereitung für #clt2026 nächstes Wochenende 🤓. Kommt gerne an unserem Stand vorbei um Linux basierte Telefone mit #Phosh auszuprobieren.

@clt_news #LinuxMobile #phosh

@dos Yeah, I surprisingly found it in many aspects easier to work with than with the mozilla codebase, especially if you're there on non FF leafs there like calendar.

Phosh Community Get Together Learn using BigBlueButton, the trusted open-source web conferencing solution that enables seamless virtual collaboration and online learning experiences.

@ev That's tomorrow 19:00 CET at https://ev.phosh.mobi/gettogether/room . See you there!

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (11/2026): Input, Budgets and Widgets LINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (11/2026): Input, Budgets and Widgets

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-11-2026/

#Phosh #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #PlasmaMobile #Catacomb #postmarketOS #Mobian #NixOS #PlasmaKeyboard #Stevia #GNOME #LinuxMobile

Maybe there are other engines we should consider and that also work via websocket or something similar?

There's more work needed to make this usable (we don't have arm64 docker containers of vosk-server and it's not in any distros but most of it is in alpine already). There's also room for improvement regarding the recognition (it likes to guess "the" when there's no input as you can see at the […]

Speech input is one of the missing features in #Phosh's stevia. I had looked at several possible solutions but didn't want to pull in a ton more dependencies into stevia itself.

While looking for something completely different I stumbled onto #vosk-server which […]

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Gentle reminder: Our next #Phosh #community #gettogether is next Tuesday 19:00 CET https://ev.phosh.mobi/gettogether/ . Save the date!

#LinuxMobile

New finance blog post is up, nerding out over the 2025 budget (plan vs. execution), and the budget for 2026.

The most exciting part is probably the q6voice rework and mainlining which will improve audio significantly for postmarketOS and other Linux Mobile distributions on a large number of QC […]

Nur noch 2,5 Wochen bis zu den Chemnitzer Linuxtagen. Der Phosh e.V. hat einen eigenen Stand und dort könnt ihr alles Rund um Linux auf mobilen Geräten erfahren. Wir haben einige Testgeräte dabei und freuen uns schon darauf mit Euch ins Gespräch zu kommen. https://ev.phosh.mobi/de/ #clt2026 […]

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (10/2026): Slow Spring LINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (10/2026): Slow Spring

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-10-2026/

#Phosh #SailfishOS #Jolla #UbuntuTouch #postmarketOS #Mobian #ArchLinuxARM #Catacomb #LinuxMobile #PinePhone #Librem5 #FuriLabsFLX1

Phosh Contributors Meeting 2026 ## Where and when The Phosh Contributors Meeting 2026 will take place from Friday _22.05.2026_ _18:00_ to Sunday _24.05.2026_ _17:00_ in the Linuxhotel, Essen, Germany. We’ll work two days together on a user friendly mobile phone ecosystem for everyone. ## Who should attend All Phosh contributors are invited, attendance is _not_ limited to Phosh.mobi e.V. members. It doesn’t matter if you’re contributing to a software component, contribute artwork, help users or package for a distribution. Our aim is to get everyone interested together so we can discuss future plans and work on concrete topics. We currently have room for up to 15 people. ## Location Essen is located in the Ruhrgebiet in Germany. The Linuxhotel is in Essen Horst. ### How to get there It is easy to reach by railway or car: * Location on Openstreetmap: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/35932120 * Closest railway station is _Horst S-Bahnhof Essen (Ruhr)_ served by line _S3_ from Essen main station. Walking directions by foot from the train station to the hotel are here * Closest airports are Düsseldorf (DUS), Dortmund (DTM) and Cologne (CGN). See LinuxHotel Anreise for more details on how to get to the location. ### Getting around * Seminar room. This is where the event takes place during the day. * Sleeping * Breakfast * Parking if you arrive by car ## What to bring Mostly you, your ideas and the computing devices you need. The rooms are fully equipped so no need to bring towels or sleeping bags unless you don’t _want_ to sleep in a bed and prefer the conference room floor or a tent (which you’d also have to bring). ## Schedule ### Friday * from 18:00 Arrival, build agenda of topics to discuss / work on * 20:00: Dinner on site * 21:00: Hacking / discussions ### Saturday * 9:00 - 10:00: Breakfast * 10:00: Hacking / discussions * 13:00: Lunch on site * 14:00: Hacking / discussions * 18:00: Lightning talks * starting ~19:00 barbecue (weather permitting) * 21:00: Hacking / discussions ### Sunday * Leave sleeping rooms ’til 9:00 so they can be cleaned * 9:00: Breakfast * 10:00: Hacking / discussions * 13:00: Lunch * 14:00: Hacking / discussions * Departure ’til 17:00 ## Food and Accommodation Breakfast will be served at Linuxhotel. For lunch and dinner we’ll either order something or go out to a nearby restaurant / diner to leave the keyboard for a couple of hours. Weather permitting we can also have a barbecue. If you have any special food requirements please let us know with your application. Rooms are double rooms with separate beds and an additional sleeping couch. Depending on the number of participants they’ll be shared by two or three people. There’s pictures on their web page. ## Can I eat / sleep elsewhere Sure, you can organize accommodation and/or food on your own if you prefer. ## Costs Accommodation, attendance fee and food will be covered by Phosh.mobi e.V. If you want to help us with covering the costs consider making a donation. We have set a small budget for travel sponsorship. If you need travel support to attend, please let us know the amount with your application. ## How to register If you intend to attend, please send a mail to confis@phosh.mobi with the following details (skip things you don’t care/know yet): * Any roommate preference, rooms are double rooms with separate beds * Food preferences / restrictions * Date of arrival / departure * If you need travel sponsorship and if so a rough amount. We can then check the budget and get back to you. * In case you don’t want to be mentioned by name as attending * If already known: The things you plan to work on, things you want to plan / discuss at the meeting. * Pronouns Registration closes 2026-03-31. ## Confirmed attendees These people intend to participate: Name | From | To ---|---|--- Achill Gilgenast | Fri | Sun Benedikt Wildenhain | Sun | Sun Dana Gruschwitz | Fri | Sun David Heidelberg | Fri | Sun Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras | Fri | Sun Guido Günther | Fri | Sun Kevin Anton | Fri | Sun Nicole Faerber | Fri | Sun Prawn | Fri | Sun Romina Tidona | Fri | Sun TBC | Fri | Sun TBC | Fri | Sun TBC | Fri | Sun ## List of Supporters The following individuals supported the event with a donation: * Guido Günther * Manuel Traut * Ondrej Kolin * 5 donors that want to remain private Without their donations this wouldn’t be possible. Thank you! If you donated and your name doesn’t show up here (e.g. because you didn’t set the check mark in the form) but want to be listed, let us know and we’ll fix that. If you’re a company, want to sponsor the event and want to see your logo here, let let us know. ## Getting in touch Any questions? Join us on matrix. ## Health and Safety We welcome and encourage participation by everyone interested therefore all attendees are expected to adhere to the Code of conduct. In order to allow everyone to stay healthy please follow these simple rules: If you feel sick before the event, please don’t attend and inform the organizers. Should you feel sick during the event: * Request a COVID-19 self-test from the organizers * Avoid enclosed spaces with uninfected attendees * Wear a mask whenever around others Please help us keep the venue ventilated. It’s almost summer time so infection numbers should be low but let’s be on the safe side.

Gentle reminder: If you intend to attend the Phosh Contributors Meeting 2026 in May, please apply! See https://ev.phosh.mobi/pcm/pcm-2026/ for details.

We're also happy about donations to reach our funding goal for the event.

#pcm2026 #phosh #LinuxMobile

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@linmob Is it maybe useful in landscape?

Tip: if your phone doesn't have a notification LED, it is broken or not yet supported by the kernel you can use the camera flash 📸 :

#peertube:https://peertube.debian.social/w/h6sSCuAZDfSQHuBJfaceCG

#youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6IbIR2jw6-4

#LinuxMobile #phosh #feedbackd

Screenshot of nmcli's dev wifi with bars for for network strength.

TIL: @NetworkManager 's `nmcli dev wifi` shows available networks nicely, is colored and even has a small graph:

#wifi #Linux

This will also help #LinuxMobile as well. There'are rumors that this might get integrated into #stevia:

mstdn.social/@theeclecticdyslexic/116...

Development News February 2026 Here’s our second development progress update for 2026. This can still be a bit spotty, if you find something missing please provide a merge request. So what happened last month: The 0.53 release is a larger part but there’s also progress in syncthing integration, workspace support, first-boot and Asian language support in the on screen keyboard. Want to try this out already? See below. phosh Link to heading A shell for mobile devices

Our development summary for February is up: https://phosh.mobi/posts/development-news-2026-02/ .

#LinuxMobile #Phosh

We just landed initial support for Chinese (via pinyin) and Japanese (via anthy / romaji) in #Phosh's on screen keyboard #stevia using #uim 🥳

As our current maintainers don't speak / write these languages we appreciate testing feedback and people joining development so we can improve things […]

Time flies 🚀: Exactly one year ago we had our association's founding meeting 🥳.

Looking forward to the next year of developing and promoting #Phosh and the #LinuxMobile ecosystem, working towards user friendly #DigitalFreedom and #DigitalIndependence (nowadays often called #DigitalSovereignity) […]

Didn't make it #FOSDEM? @devrtz 's talk about #Phosh's recent developments is available online: video.fosdem.org/2026/ub4132/XHPZND-phosh...

The talks was presented using a phone running #phosh (beamer connected via usb-c) and #pdfrc .

phosh 0.53.0 is out 🚀📱:

There's plenty of 🐛 fixes, improvements and refinements of existing features this time.

Check out the full release notes at https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.53.0/ for details or see 👇 for a short 🧵

🙏 to everyone who contributed to this release.

#phosh #Librem5 […]

Phosh.mobi @ FOSDEM 2026 As you may know from our announcement, Phosh.mobi members were present at FOSDEM 2026. We had a great time in Brussels and with things in the rear-view mirror, let’s share some of our experiences from the event. ## Devroom As is tradition by now, we helped organize and run the FOSS on Mobile devroom, which took place on Saturday. And we’re happy to say that it was a great success! So much so, that the devroom was always packed with a queue of people outside itching to get in. This year, we partnered up with the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) folks for a full day devroom and we split the programme in roughly three parts: * Topics interesting to AOSP * Topics interesting to Mainline Linux * Topics interesting to both All recordings have been made available now, so if you missed the live-stream or didn’t make it into the room, you can now rewatch them. Here are a number of recommendations: * Collabora Office Can Finally Run on Mobile Linux * Mainline kernel for Fairphones - 2026 update * Phosh: What’s new and where are we going? * Running mainline Linux on the Unisoc-based Jolla C2 * The Linux Phone App Ecosystem (2026) * UnifiedPush - Push notifications. Decentralized and Open Source * postmarketOS: Reliability in 2026 Thanks to FOSDEM, our co-organizers and all the volunteers helping out to once more make this a memorable experience. ## Booth Apart from devroom, we were also invited to the Linux on Mobile booth where you could find us throughout the weekend. We shared the booth with Sailfish OS and AsteroidOS (thanks for having us!). Next to us you could find Furi Labs, postmarketOS, F-Droid and /e/OS and the Free Android World forming a formidable phone focussed community. Our booth was packed with people and it was a great pleasure to talk about Phosh and Mainline Linux with everyone who came by. People seemed genuinely impressed by the variety of phones that are able to run Mainline Linux these days. The most common question was for recommendation which phones work best _right now_ as well as which phones look promising in the future.

Some impressions from this years #FOSDEM : https://ev.phosh.mobi/de/blog/fosdem-2026/

#Phosh #LinuxMobile

A symbolic icon of a vibrating phone

#feedbackd (together with the device themes and rust bindings) moved to https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/feedbackd/ . Many thanks to the fdo maintainers for having us!

#phosh #LinuxMobile

@badrihippo https://ruhr.social/@agx/115889352086879473

and https://ruhr.social/@agx/115938470723651607

Recently huge progress was made and we got the first audio coming out of the Fairphone 5 speaker, @bshah and @z3ntu even got call audio working!

Coming soon to a Fairphone 5 near you!

#fairphone #fairphone5 #postmarketOS

3 people in a hotel lobby with a Braille embosser on a table and a Braille version of a book they hold together.

OMG @braillerap just gifted us an English and a German #Braille version of "Ada & #Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards and Raspberry Ice Cream". 🤗

It is the first complete book printed this way with #FreeSoftware (#OpenSource) and #Openhardware 🥰

We […]

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A screenshot from a tablet running Phosh. The on screen keyboard takes the whole width and scales takes a fixed physical size independent from the screen resolution.

A screenshot from a phone running Phosh. The on screen keyboard is unfolded.

We've just merged some code to automatically scale up the on screen keyboard in landscape on larger screens like tablets also allowing it to use more horizontal space.

While at that we also added the necessary bits to scale up font and icons on the […]

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