The last straw for me was when they wouldn’t let me write access /Android/data or /Android/obb on my own device to sync a save files & assets across 2 Android 11+ devices.

I’ve had daily driven a Librem 5, but you need the microSD as your mounted home folder to make it useable, and I still carry an Android for some key apps. Just waiting for a better specification phone like the Liberux Nexx, Librem 5v2 or full support on a fair phone to switch over to a modern 5G GNU/Linux phone with better cameras, more storage. Bluetooth access simultaneously on Waydroid and Linux host remains a major issue.

If you’re looking to dip your feet, a regular tablet is a good choice, or a gaming tablet like the upcoming Legion Go 2 with KDE Plasma Mobile installed, Waydroid + Aurora to bridge the gap.

Install KDE Plasma Big Screen QT6, Waydroid Android TV, and you’ll be golden

You didn’t specify OS, and most of the good Android ones have been mentioned. But in case you have a GNU/Linux phone, there is also Jogger

RAM Gang

Tailscale is not American, it’s Canadian 🍁

Valetudo

The only other one not mentioned I can think of is Pinetime, but it doesn’t do all you want without a phone

Too bad it’s not one compatible with Valetudo, that would make setup easy

And so it begins…

Easiest way at the moment for the latest QT6 version would be install an Arch-based distro like PostmarketOS and install plasma-bigscreen-git

😂😂😂

We need /c/linux_media_centre!

I have not, but that is a great idea given there are definitely more TV Optimizations in their dedicated Android TV app than switching the interface to TV on the native GNU/Linux app. I don’t see any reason why it may not at least play content, but not sure about things like HDR.

I wish they just had one standard binary that adapts better.

Didn’t know that. Go OpenSUSE!

Mycroft, like Snips, was a company that developed a voice assistant, making their hardware and software open source. Their legacy is carried on by OVOS, with Neon as the commercial partner.

There is no LLM integrated into KDE Plasma Bigscreen, but you are free to (or to not in your case) connect OVOS to one like a self-hosted Ollama + Open WebUI instance or ChatGPT. It does not ship with one by default.

I would love if it could display in-progress shows and play next right in the interface like Android TV, though it would require native app integration, perhaps there’s also a way via Waydroid or Android Translation Layer (ATL) by hooking up to those existing APIs

From what I can tell Valve has no interest in it (yet), but hopefully one day. Recent updates have been from individuals who want to ensure it doesn’t get left behind.

I checked with Debian Sid, one of the reasons it is not there yet is they haven’t fully migrated to QT6 including Plasma, so hopefully it means there is less friction to get the QT6 version into NixOS’ packages if it already forces QT6 by default.

Updated titles to be more clear I mean KDE Plasma

I edited my post to clarify. The older table QT5 version is available today to use on most distros, but there are some known issues, and things that no longer work like Mycroft. It will be great when the QT6 version is stable though, I agree.