• pedz@lemmy.ca
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    Free software. Try to use apt on Android, or run software that you can use on a desktop. And no ads in every app.

    Root access, that is, being admim of your own device.

    Being able to access the file system and support for different types. For example Android doesn’t support NTFS and needs FAT. Plugging a simple USB drive has mixed results.

    This is from the top of my head. I use both but I really don’t like how Android is locked down and so limited, even for power users. I really wish I could have a real “pocket computer” instead of this thing that feeds me ads.

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      Try to use apt on Android

      With Termux one can

      And no ads in every app.

      Don’t use apps with ads then? Or set up an ad blocker.

      Root access, that is, being admim of your own device.

      That’s just how most Android versions are shipped. It’s still technically possible to get root access, and really enjoy every privilege of Linux. Not all devices allow using a custom OS though, sadly

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        and really enjoy every privilege of Linux

        Like ability to install different desktop enviroment?
        I have a phone with PostmarketOS installed and, besides being immature for now, the difference in possibilities are night and day.
        Almost all apps store settings in easy to backup .config folder. I can really script things using cron jobs and plain bash. Develop apps with any programming language without stupid SDK. Carry portable Minecraft of Factorio server for LAN parties. Use literally the exact same apps on both phone and desktop without ports and having their data synced. I can talk for hours.

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          Like ability to install different desktop enviroment?

          Technically, with root access, yeah. It’s just that Android’s UI isn’t a DE/WM in the desktop Linux sense

          Almost all apps store settings in easy to backup .config folder.

          And same for Android app data with root access. /data contains, well, data of apps and the general system. Sure, it’s not the same as on desktop Linux, but it’s still possible to modify, copy, delete with root access. Every app is a different Linux user on Android, and that’s also just different from desktop Linux.

          To me, you’re just pointing out differences due to the software architecture of both OSes.

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              You think compiling a binary with a different toolchain and system paths is the same as exploiting a made up security vulnerability linked to a game for some reason. I’m done wasting my time here. /system/bin/uname -s prints Linux, that’s enough.