This is review of current status. The features was tested on PinePhone BraveHeart with image made using Github Actions. What works and what doesn’t work?
Here is a list if you don’t like watching video reviews.
| boots into graphics | ✓ | takes 3 minutes (mce daemon) |
| glacier-dialer/phone calls | × | ofonoctl list says denied |
| settings: 3G/4G connection | × | ofonoctl list says denied |
| glacier-contacts | ~ | can create/edit/delete/import contacts |
| glacier-messages / SMS | × | seems to be dead without modem other telepathy messaging is not accessible |
| glaceir-camera | × | black screen only |
| megapixels | ✓ | no video, pictures only, “poor quality” (but it probably issue of the sensor) |
| settings: wifi | ✓ | don’t show anything in saved connections |
| settings: bluetooth | ✓ | discovery worked (didn’t try to connect) |
| glacier-email | ~ | proof of concept |
| glacier-gallery | ✓ | tracker sometimes doesn’t show any picture |
| glacier-music | ✓ | plays music, don’t know if headphones/phone calls will switch profile |
| fingerterm | ✓ | works great |
| settings: usb networking | ✓ | manjaro@192.168.2.15 + 123456 |
| settings: usb MTP | × | doesn’t work for me |
| settings: languages | × | proposed solution with ~/.xprofile |
| glacier-browser | ✓ | qtwebengine, not very fast, not always “mobile” |
| settings: wallpaper | ✓ | same as glacier-gallery, cannot set default wallpaper easily |
| glacier-calc | ✓ | works like a charm |
| notifications | ✓ | works, needs applications |
| glacier-alarm | × | no application for that, should wakeup device |
| glacier-calendar | × | no application for that |
| NFC | ~ | didn’t tried |
| positioning (GPS) | ~ | it showed position from geoclu, not sure if works |
| glacier-maps | × | missing, could be done with modRana or pure-maps? |
| power saving / wakeup | ~ | Some issue which turns of screen. Cannot test with Brave Heart edition. Battery life should be measured. |
| volume control | × | Doens’t work |
| power key | × | dsme/priviledged user issue, overlay |
| maliit keyboard | ~ | mostly works, incorrect minimizing, doens’t work with gtk apps |
| package management | ~ | pacman -S package, broken pacman gpg keys, UI application is not available |
| gtk apps | × | keyboard doesn’t show, theme is not mobile |
| anbox/waydroid | × | megi kernel doesn’t have necessary modules |
| flatpak | ✓ | desktop icon isn’t created, keyboard not working |
| glacier-weather | × | some app with OS integration should be done yet |
| flashlight/torch | × | To be done yet. |
You can compare state of nemomobile with ubuntu touch or with postmarketOS.
