postmarketOS
postmarketOS is a Linux-based operating system for phones, built to keep older devices useful for many years. It is for tinkerers: on most phones, calls, the camera or mobile data do not fully work yet.
Description written from the project's own page; checked by AI.
Screenshots2
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Listed in1
The jobs it does, and the closed apps it replaces
Phone operating systems
Replaces partlyInstead of Google Android, Apple iOS · Calls, camera or mobile data may not work on most phones
What's missing
Things people miss in postmarketOS. Upvote what matters to you; it helps its team decide.
Facts
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Runs onLinux
KindApp
Hosted onIts own website
ActivityChanged within the last year
Something wrong?
Wrong devices, a wrong description, or it isn't really open source? A mod reviews every suggestion.
What we couldn't confirm4
- License terms (no license reported or provided)
- Which phone models are supported
- App compatibility with Android or iOS apps
- Current maturity and daily-use readiness beyond the README statement that it is not yet ready for everyone