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authorGuido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org>2023-12-12 11:50:36 +0100
committerGuido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org>2023-12-12 11:51:14 +0100
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### I think my device isn't supported. What to do?
- postmarketOS has the broadest device support. Check their
- [device overview](https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices). If your device
- isn't listed you likely need to start a port.
+ If you want to repurpose a device that ran Android before check the
+ [postmarkeOS Wiki](https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices) to see if (and
+ how well) your device is supported. The mainline Linux kernel's hardware support
+ currently varies a lot depending on the chips used in different devices.
+
+ If your device isn't well enough supported by Linux yet consider contributing to
+ improving the situation. Alternatively have a look at
+ [Droidian](https://droidian.org/) which uses the Android kernel and some
+ userspace bits underneath to run Phosh on top.
Alternatively get a well supported Linux first device like the Librem 5 or
the original PinePhone. These devices are used by many people as their only