I’ve owned a Pinephone Pro since launch, and have tried to daily drive it on and off for years with limited success. It’s sitting in a drawer at the moment because echo cancellation doesn’t work on phone calls regularly.
Anyways, I have a Pixel 3a sitting around that needs a battery replacement, but I wanted to ask here if anyone else is running Linux on it? And if so, how is the experience? I’ve been using Linux for decades, so I have no problem working around quirks, but I just want a Linux phone I can text and make phone calls on. I really don’t have too many advanced app needs other than podcasts and web browsing.
Thanks in advance to anyone that replies.
I’m using a pixel3a with postmarketOS (now Nura) and sxmo as my daily driver (but I hardly ever call).
Calling and SMS works but there is indeed no echo cancellation so people complain they hear themselves if the volume is not low. I have a more reliable calling experience on the pixel3a than I had on the more powerful oneplus 6 where call audio was often broken.
Web browsing and podcasts should be no problem. The battery also holds well and suspend works. Wifi and mobile data work fine.
Echo cancellation is a deal breaker then. Thanks for laying me know. Saved me time and money.