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OSNews@osnews@mstdn.social (2026-10-13 00:20:01)
Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly?

Amos B. Batto has published an incredibly detailed look at the state of Linux on smartphones. It's an excellent read you really shouldn't skip.

Five years ago, Linux phones looked like they were poised to become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly that has an iron grip

https://www.osnews.com/story/146134/will-linux-phones-become-a-viable-alternative-to-the-android-ios-duopoly/

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OSNews@osnews@mstdn.social (2026-09-19 21:07:37)
“I don’t like passkeys”

Passkeys are a fantastic technology. Since they are bound to the site they are created for, they cannot be phished by a hacker’s fake login screen. If a site suffers a data breach, passkeys are asymmetric and cannot be recovered from the server-side details.

This leads to passkeys being the perfect fit for a corporate environment, but a poor fit for personal security. To an 

https://www.osnews.com/story/145989/i-dont-like-passkeys/

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