[HN Gopher] iPhone 7 boots postmarketOS ___________________________________________________________________ iPhone 7 boots postmarketOS Author : zdw Score : 54 points Date : 2020-04-18 21:47 UTC (1 hours ago) (HTM) web link (tuxphones.com) (TXT) w3m dump (tuxphones.com) | renewiltord wrote: | This is really cool! I hope they get the GPU running. I would | _love_ to run Ubuntu Touch or something on an iPhone. I wonder | how much of the responsiveness of iOS is due to the hardware. | Elv13 wrote: | The iPhone 3G and original iPhone both had Android ports. Back | then the (internal) hardware was mostly off the shelf, so it was | easier. Still, this is neat. | Paianni wrote: | They predated the SoC era, as did all the late Symbian | handsets. | monocasa wrote: | "SoC era"? | skunkworker wrote: | Before Apple bought PA Semi and started working on their | own A series of System on a Chip (SoC) processors. They | were using ARM reference designs before. | jandrese wrote: | Also before the boot was totally locked down in encrypted | black boxes. | jtl999 wrote: | I assume they are referring to the time before Apple used | custom system-on-chip designs | boucher wrote: | I hope the right to repair movement catches on. | duskwuff wrote: | Is it really a "smartphone" yet if it can't make phone calls or | use the cell modem? | | https://projectsandcastle.org/status | sjsone wrote: | Is it really a "smartphone" yet if it cant't make phone calls | or use the cell modem if your battery is empty ? lol | WrtCdEvrydy wrote: | I mean, it's a great technical achievement... we'll see when it | hits full support. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-04-18 23:00 UTC)