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RE: Mobile Phone as my Primary Computer
I'd like to be able to do something similar. It's nice as you don't need a power inverter, can use a much cheaper dc/dc converter to get the 5V USB voltage. I need a bigger screen though to effectively work on software. Too bad the Ubuntu phone never worked out. That would have been nice.
Ya, I was disappointed that the Ubuntu phone fell through. I plan to covert to the CopperheadOS rom eventually so there's no proprietary Google software on the device.
Power is definitely a big win. I have a little foldable solar panel that fits in my backpack which can keep everything charged.
I bought a USB-C monitor a while ago because I thought my phone could display through it. Sadly they decided not to support that for some reason so I had to return it... maybe someday?
I've been writing HTML, CSS and Javascript on the phone with no issues, though I suppose it's probably more difficult with serious software. Might be hard to find good compilers too.
Hmm, didn't even know there were USB-C monitors. I could always use the phone as a thin client and remote into a development linux box with all the tools on it.
That's why I initially decided to rent a dedicated server, but I ended up using it as an IPFS gateway instead to pin content like DTube videos.