--- title: "iOS and Android suck now, so I used a Linux Phone for 30 days" url: https://daily.dev/posts/ios-and-android-suck-now-so-i-used-a-linux-phone-for-30-days-e69fpziol source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWWPebWHs8s type: video:youtube source: "The Linux Experiment" published: 2026-07-08T11:13:33.884Z updated: 2026-07-08T11:19:00.173Z tags: ["open-source"] reading_time: 31 upvotes: 3 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # iOS and Android suck now, so I used a Linux Phone for 30 days **[The Linux Experiment](https://daily.dev/sources/linuxexp)** · 31 min read · 3 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary A 30-day real-world experiment using a Volla Phone Quintus running Ubuntu Touch as a sole daily driver. The experience covers what worked well (interface, native apps, WayDroid for Android app compatibility, Nextcloud integration) and what didn't (no clipboard or notification bridge between Ubuntu Touch and WayDroid, banking apps failing on WayDroid, slow gallery app, poor browser until the 24.04.2 beta). The author ultimately decides to keep using the Linux phone despite its limitations, largely because the beta update fixed major issues including the browser, keyboard, and random disconnects. Key missing features include photo sync to Nextcloud, WayDroid-to-Ubuntu-Touch notification bridging, and clipboard sharing between the two environments. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@bits\_and\_bytes** · 0 upvotes > The missing clipboard sharing alone would end it for me. I switch between phone and laptop constantly for OTPs and URLs. That's not a niche use case, it's just how people actually work now. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux.](https://daily.dev/posts/i-m-switching-my-phone-from-android-to-linux--7sjxcrb4s) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ios-and-android-suck-now-so-i-used-a-linux-phone-for-30-days-e69fpziol)