Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (15/2025): Boot your phone from USB
for this months updates, we are reworking our fingerprint setup entirely. the daemon (Biomd) is now written from scratch and no longer links against QT or libhybris.
while at it, i ended up writing a PAM module and a provider for #Fprintd which means all existing applications that use Fprintd will now work with our service.
one thing i wanted to experiment with was parallel PAM instances for stuff like sudo, so here is how far i got in about an hour
in an attempt to achieve the highest app compatibility known to man, i ended up writing a daemon that allows to install, configure and run #UbuntuTouch applications on our beloved #flx1 and it actually turned out pretty nice.
this is yet another service/client setup where now the store server is refactored to work alongside android-store (used to install android apps) to lower memory usage and the client is a #GNOME software plugin
welp thats two for two.
hopefully we can have #sailfishos with VoLTE on release too very soon
ah yes i should add, if anyone is interested in bringing their distro feel free to contact us through our contact form (https://furilabs.com/contact/), and we will be happy to consider all requests if they help grow the ecosystem with more *mobile linux* options
as some might recall, we were working on a feature to allow multi booting different systems easily and without any hassle ( partitioning etc).
around that time we started to get in contact with known porters of different systems such as #UbuntuTouch and #sailfishos
after much effort and work, i can confidently say that the #flx1 will be added to the #UBports installer and OTA server soon allowing allow bare metal and multi boot installs!
after many days of work, here is another functional demo of #GNOME shell running on the secondary display connected to the #flx1. it took many hours to build the app and make everything act nice and not crash and integrate cleanly. still a long way to go but i think it is a good time to showcase the progress in the past 7 days.
i hope to get this ready and done by 13.0.9 which is the next release but obviously no promises.
Spy-Free FuriOS https://furilabs.com/spy-free-furios/
FuriOS Doesn’t Spy on You - Unlike the Others. Read more.
Update 13.0.8 https://furilabs.com/update-13-0-8/
another update on this the battery has now dropped by 30% in 85 hours.
at this rate it the estimated 100 to 0 is roughly around 12.5 days. of course there is still room for optimizations so we can easily get it to 14 days of idle time, but i think this will do for this month.
Docker on your FLX1. A seamless experience non existent on iPhones and Android.
so yes the rumors are correct (this was leaked on reddit a few days ago, oh well)
the #FLX1 will be getting support for hooking up to external displays. the difference here compared to other approaches is that it will be running full #GNOME shell instead of #Phosh desktop mode (with some integration). as much as we love Phosh, GNOME shell simply provides a superior experience on a large display (and our community members voted for this too)
Batch
Batch #2 will be a much improved release as it will have a smoother experience in all ways thanks to our continued hard work and our QA team for donating their time.
Read more https://furilabs.com/batch-2-update/
#flx1 #furios #furilabs #FuriPhoneFLX1 #LinuxOnMobile #LinuxMobile
https://furilabs.com/fastflx1/
At FuriLabs, we’re all about open source and the power of community. Today we speak to Alaraajavamma, the creator of the fastflx1 repository on GitLab.
#flx1 #furios #furilabs #FuriPhoneFLX1 #FastFLX1 #LinuxOnMobile #LinuxMobile
Fantastic https://furilabs.com/fantastic-feb-news/
FOSDEM was a great experience for the FuriLabs team and we can now announce that we have officially sold out of our first batch of FuriPhones and the second is on it's way!
Gallery App https://furilabs.com/gallery-app/
We built a gallery app for FuriOS. It is a much requested addition to the FuriOS ecosystem and although it has a small amount of rough edges, it is very much usable.
FuriOS 13.0.7 is out now! This release includes GNOME and Debian updates, support for multi boot, KVM and docker support, a new gallery app and MMS fixes just to name a few.
Initially the plan for bootman was to make it split a partition from LVM and reuse that for dual boot, but then @doggestman brought up sd card for installation storage which sounded good, so i decided to make it work. now, it can now boot from that too.
This will also allow for installation of other operating systems such as SailfishOS or Ubuntu Touch when they get ported over to the device, so its not limited to FuriOS only.
FOSDEM 25 https://furilabs.com/fosdem-25/
The FuriLabs team is going to be at FOSDEM 25 in Brussels Feb 1 and 2. We will have some free stickers if you get in early. Come and ask us FLX1 and FuriOS questions.
#flx1 #furilabs #FuriPhoneFLX1 #LinuxMobile #phosh
2024 in Retrospect https://furilabs.com/2024-in-retrospect/
It was a massive first year for us. Thank-you to all who have made the jump to the FLX1 and supported us. Without you then we wouldn't be here today! Read on to see our huge list of accomplishments in 2024!
