#postmarketos

@dylanvanassche@fosstodon.org's merge request to use usb-moded from #sailfishos just landed in postmarketOS edge.

"Devices running GNOME Mobile, Phosh, and Plasma Mobile received a new USB stack based upon usb-moded which is more robust compared to the original stack:

• Netboot works again which regressed with supporting USB tethering.
• Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) is now available for users to access files of their device. See pmaports#646.
• USB access is disabled by default, increasing security. Only after enabling the right mode, SSH/MTP/... functionality will be available as usual. In host mode, nothing is changed.
• Once you connect the device over USB to your computer, a notification will pop up asking which USB mode you want to enable, defaulting to charging only.
• Opens the path to other USB modes through FunctionFS.

When you plug in your device, a notification will be generated allowing you to select the USB mode you prefer"

Thanks @dylanvanassche@fosstodon.org and everybody who reviewed and tested! ❤️

Edge blog post: https://postmarketos.org/edge/2025/12/28/USB-framework-rework/

#linuxmobile #postmarketos

🧐 Preliminary considerations:

• it seems like there are an infinite number of possibilities already for participation in the #Reticulum network. It has to start with what one (person or group or) really needs and/or wants to do.

• first one may just connect to the #reticulum network. no need for additional hardware. any computer, old phone (#postmarketOS), SBC, even antiquated, would do. one can connect to the network and experiment (through a TCP interface) to get familiarized with its concepts.

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And the first postmarketOS and Alpine Linux conference has started! Don't worry if you couldn't make it to the event physically, we're streaming it online at https://streaming.media.ccc.de/pmosc/5053-2 You can ask questions to the speakers on Matrix at #conference:postmarketos.org and IRC at #postmarketos-conference on the OFTC network. #postmarketOSandAlpineLinuxConference2026 #postmarketos #linuxmobile

I'm headed soon apperently to #defcon for #postmarketos! I just got my final batch of 3d-printed pmOS maker coins, and have more stickers (and varied ones) this year! If you're in Las Vegas this weekend, stop by the OS Community to say hi!

Has anyone made a child friendly device using #postmarketos ? Ie: no login process, only shows a limited number of curated apps, ideally can only go from showing app menu to one of the apps and back. The #Phosh interface and experience looks more complicated than I was hoping for.

Gave my talk "Can you daily-drive postmarketOS?" today at #postmarketOSAndAlpineLinuxConference2026. Thanks everyone for the support; it was a blast! It's my first conference talk, so I'm happy it came together hehe Many thanks to all the organizers of the conf, who made all this possible, and to everyone who attended and spoke, who made it unforgettable. Congrats on the new name to @nura@social.treehouse.systems (go follow them!), and here's to another amazing year. #nuraeco #postmarketOS #LinuxMobile

Based on a comment in the Nura Matrix room. #Nura #PostMarketOS

After a one and a half year selection process, the new name of the operating system formerly known postmarketOS has been announced during the mystery talk of our very own conference. From now on this project is known as Nura! Blog post: https://nura.eco/blog/2026/09/27/nura-rename/ Mastodon: @nura@social.treehouse.systems Hashtag: #Nuraeco #postmarketOS #postmarketOSandAlpineLinuxConference2026

Question: Do you have a todo-list app on your phone? Something for simple things like the shopping list - not for project management. Boosts appreciated ;) See also my bid: https://expressional.social/@anderslund/117337550246443917 #todoapp #linuxonmobile #postmarketos #plasma_mobile

finally doing the experiment of daily driving #phosh on #postmarketos with fractal for #matrix meshy for #meshcore parla for #deltachat

I have created this very simplistic qml only app for my #postmarketos phone to test how qt/kde works with gps. I can get accurate position data - like in other gps-consuming apps, but I can't figure out how to get the sattelite information, at least not yet. I use the qml SatteliteSource object, but it is not valid using geoclue type, and I have no idea what to put as source for the nmea type, even though nmea is supported by my modem. #plasma_mobile #op6t #geoclue #nmea #modemmanager #kde

I can now go sailing with it too :p I think I got as far as possible for now though. Hopefully the qt people will add support for unix sockets, so the satellite info will be easily available (I suggested that), and also fix the data issues (I will suggest that). If/when that happens, I could make this an actual app, if anyone would be interrested. #postmarketOS #plasma_mobile #qml #qt #linuxonmobile

Gestern war ich bei den #Datenspuren und besuchte den sehr guten Vortrag von @knievelcat@fed.amazonawaws.com zum Thema wie man Mainline Linux auf sein Smartphone bekommt. Auf der Beitragsseite sind die Folien verlinkt. Die Idee eines gemeinsamen Treffens um an seinen Smartphones zu bauen finde ich gut. Wäre eine coole Sache. https://talks.datenspuren.de/ds26/talk/SLZS7B/ #postmarketos #linuxmobile #mobilelinux

I recently bought a #oneplus6 and successfully installed #postmarketos on it. However, the phone died a few hours later (black screen, responding only to EDL commands), and I couldn't reset it, even with MSM Download Tool. I managed to flash Android back but it won't restart. Do you think it's an error related to my installation or just bad luck ? I really want to try #mobilelinux, so should I buy another OnePlus 6 or 6T and try again ?

I may have accidentally booped a #NixOS onto a Jelly Star thanks to all the information available on the #postmarketos wiki. What do you think of that, Clippy? #weeknotes

Ported U-Boot with EFI support to the Unihertz Jelly Star tonight, NixOS next. Nix Brick for scale! #weeknotes #nixos #postmarketos #uboot #mainline

So turns out the old phone (OnePlus 6T I had in the cupboard supports #postmarketos, so far so good

Severe weather in the area recently, and my OnePlus 6T phone running #postmarketos received the cell broadcast alert! Certainly many to thank for this feature being available on #mobilelinux, including @phosh@social.phosh.mobi @postmarketOS@social.treehouse.systems and many more I don't even know. #phosh #duranium

@heiseonline@social.heise.de "Bürger könnten die #App auf ihren #Smartphones nutzen", wenn es Android oder iOS ist. Andere Systeme wie #Mobian oder #postmarketOS sind der @Bundesregierung@social.bund.de egal. Solange das so bleibt ist mir die #EUDIWallet egal 🤷 #MobileLinux #freieSoftware #digitaleSouveränität

It finally happened ! Let me introduce you sxmo_mc, meshcore-cli wrapper for #sxmo ! https://github.com/meshcore-dev/meshcore-cli/blob/main/sxmo/sxmo_mc.sh #linuxmobile #postmarketos #meshcore #sxmo