Quick reminder that starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn’t registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID: https://www.theregister.com/software/2025/10/29/keep-android-open-movement-fights-google-dev-requirement/1470903
Addition:
Several of these OSes, including Sailfish, FuriOS, Mobian, and postmarketOS are all pure Linux OSs. They’re not derived from Android, but they can all run an Android VM or container, and so allow you to install and use Android apps.
I’m curious why Fairphone is not mentioned?
Also if you’re in Canada, this site ships internationally
https://www.clove.co.uk/collections/smartphones-fairphone/products/fairphone-gen-6
- Affordable
- usable
- no Android
Sadly we can only choose 2 of 3 :(
That’s a nice set of devices. For a person not interested in degoogled Androids, since it would be Android anyway, what would be the best mobile OS for regular use? Ubuntu touch? Sailfish?
Some key aspects are stability, ease of use, quantity, and quality of the app ecosystem and community.
In-case this helps anyone else, the dimensions of these phones:
spoiler
https://murena.com/shop/smartphones/brand-new/murena-fairphone-6/ Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5× 73.3× 9.6mm
https://www.punkt.ch/products/mc02-5g-secure-phone Dimensions: 165.9 x 77.8 x 10.9mm
https://volla.online/en/volla-phone-quintus/ Device dimensions 164.15 x 74.7 x 8.75 mm
https://volla.online/en/volla-phone-plinius/ Dimenstions 163 mm x 76 mm x 10.5 mm
https://volla.online/en/volla-phone-x23/ Device dimensions 160.9 x 80 mm x 12.2 mm
https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-sep-ii-2026 Dimensions: ~158 x 74 x 9mm, est. 190g
https://furilabs.com/ Dimensions 170mm x 76mm x 8mm / 291g
https://puri.sm/products/liberty-phone/ Dimensions (W×H×T): 74×152×15 mm
https://pine64.org/devices/pinephone_pro/ Dimensions 160.8 x 76.6 x 11.1mm
https://store.fxtec.com/pro1/#specification Dimensions: 154 x 73.6 x 13.98 mm
I wish there were a small phone :(
But will it run my banking app?
For SailfishOS(Jolla) you can check here: https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/banking-apps-on-sailfish-os/18438
Like an asshole, I scrolled down to USA with hope in my heart. Le sigh. Spoiler alert, if you’re US the simple answer is no, unfortunately.
Thank you for that very helpful link!
I’m looking forward to receiving my Jolla phone in Q3 this year.I’m hoping that most of the apps/services I rely on will work one way or another. I’m ok with using a browser instead of an app if that’s what it takes.
This was initially my problem getting away from ios or android.
but these days im considering a different bank entirely that doesnt require an app in the first place
but these days im considering a different bank entirely that doesnt require an app in the first place
For me, it’s not that some banks require a mobile app, because they don’t. Why I like to use the mobile banking apps is because of PUSH notifications for transactions and for approval (like 3DS). I could use the mobile websites, but then I would need to drop down to SMS confirmation which is less convenient and less secure as well.
