Linux for mobile devices

Linux for mobile devices, sometimes referred to as mobile Linux, is the usage of Linux-based operating systems on portable devices, whose primary or only Human interface device (HID) is a touchscreen. It mainly comprises smartphones and tablet computers, but also some mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) portable media players that come with a touchscreen separately.

Mobile Linux is a relatively recent addition to the Linux range of use, with Google's Android operating system pioneering the concept. While UBPorts tried to follow suit with Ubuntu Touch, a wider development of free Linux operating systems specifically for mobile devices was only really spurred in the latter 2010s, when various smaller companies started projects to develop open source phones.

Lists

=Operating systems=

This is a list of Linux distros directly targeted towards use with mobile phones, being offered preconfigured with the mobile-oriented software listed below. There are both phone producers who develop their own operating systems and independent developments by community projects. Outside of these, several traditional distros have versions compiled for ARM architecture, which could be configured to use these components. This is done, for example, with Manjaro by the PinePhone.

==Active==

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AsteroidOS (for wearables)
ChromeOS (for 2-in-1 PC and Chrome Tablet)
EMUI/HarmonyOS (EMUI 12 onwards)
Fedora Mobility
KaiOS
Kindle firmware
LuneOS{{Cite web|url=https://tuxphones.com/2019-everything-running-linux-smartphone-guide/|title=Running Linux on your smartphone: everything you need to know in 2019|website=TuxPhones – Linux on smartphones|language=en|access-date=2019-06-09}} (based on HP webOS)
Manjaro ARM
Mobian (based on Debian)
Mobile NixOS{{Cite web|url=https://mobile.nixos.org/|title=NixOS on my phone?|website=Mobile NixOS|language=en|access-date=April 4, 2023}} (based on NixOS)
postmarketOS (based on Alpine Linux)
PureOS
Sailfish OS (based on Nemo Mobile)
SHR
SteamOS (Powering Steam Deck)
Tizen
Ubuntu Touch (discontinued by Canonical, adopted by UBports Community)
webOS

==Discontinued==

=Smartphones=

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Phones with Linux preinstalled:

===Middlewares===

BusyBox – small footprint alternative to GNU Core Utilities, under GNU GPLv2
Fcitx
Halium
Intelligent Input Bus
Maliit
mer
Smart Common Input Method
Toybox – BSD licensed alternative to BusyBox
Uim

===UI===

GPE Palmtop Environment
Phosh{{Cite web|url=https://developer.puri.sm/Librem5/Software_Reference/Environments/Phosh.html|title=Phosh|website=developer.puri.sm|access-date=2019-06-09}}
Plasma Mobile{{Cite web|url=https://www.plasma-mobile.org/get/|title=Plasma Mobile|website=www.plasma-mobile.org|access-date=October 23, 2020}}
Lomiri (previously known as Unity8)
MauiShell (and MauiKit){{cite news |last1=Crume |first1=Jacob |title=Maui Shell is Here, Ushering in a New Era of Desktop Linux |url=https://news.itsfoss.com/maui-shell-unveiled/ |access-date=January 16, 2022 |work=It's FOSS – News |date=December 30, 2021}}{{cite news |title=Maui Shell is a Beautiful Vision for the Future of Linux |url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/12/maui-shell-convergent-desktop-for-linux-devices |access-date=January 29, 2022 |work=OMG! Ubuntu! |date=December 27, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Higuita |first1=Camilo |title=Introducing Maui Shell |url=https://nxos.org/maui/introducing-maui-shell/ |website=Nitrux |access-date=January 16, 2022 |date=December 26, 2021}}
SXMO{{cite web|url=https://sxmo.org/|title=SXMO|website=sxmo.org|access-date=July 16, 2024}}

References

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