Projects:PinePhone Daily Driver

Project: Using PinePhone as my daily driver smartphone, running Linux fulfilling Goal:Technology.

[i] Active project as of 2021

Hardware Setup

PinePhone (more precisely, PinePhone 1.2)
Battery
- Factory-provided at first
- Replaceable with any Samsung J7 form-factor battery[1] [2]
  - TODO: Find out more and look for a shop selling this (once needed)
Screen protector: iPhone 6 XL screen protector is usable [3]
Protective case: soft transparent case from the Pine64 store}}

Solid base Linux distribution
- lightweight, customizable
- community-supported with continuous updates
- large package repository
One day of battery life
- ability to enter power-saving mode and leave it in a matter of seconds of user request
- automatic power-saving after a period of inactivity
Convenient and efficient UI - common actions need to be easy to achieve
- switching between the apps
- turning the screen on and off
- ability to kill apps
Support for essential apps & workflows
1. Terminal
2. Web browser (Firefox)
3. Passwords manager (KeepassXC))
4. Personal Information Manager with WebDAV sync support for calendar, contacts
5. Email client
6. Calculator, Alarm
7. IM client (XMPP, Matrix, Slack)
8. Music player
9. Camera & Video recorder
10. VPN client
Support for non-essential apps & workflows
- RSS client
- OTP generator
- Ebook reader
- Weather forecast
- Maps, navigation
- Calls & Texts

OS located on the internal eMMC flash storage (to make some use of it, plus it is faster than the SD card)
- accessible as an external storage from a computer via Jumpdrive which may be flashed to a tiny SD Card (128 MB in my case)
- maintenance or distro-hopping can still be done by plugging in an SD Card with a system installed (since it takes precedence over the eMMC storage)
non-essential data (photos, videos, etc.) on an SD Card with larger capacity (currently 32 GB Samsung EVO Plus)