{"slug": "sxmo", "name": "SXMo", "category": "os", "category_name": "Operating systems and desktop", "description": "", "recommenders": 3, "commenters": 3, "warners": 0, "score": 2.791, "rising": 1.35, "first": "2026-03-13", "latest": "2026-09-05", "why": "On the PPP, SXMO with sway WM/composer, foot terminal, and wvkbd as a keyboard is very responsive, too.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 5, "neutral": 0, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "On the PPP, SXMO with sway WM/composer, foot terminal, and wvkbd as a keyboard is very responsive, too.", "kind": "", "icon": true, "domain": "sxmo.org", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://sxmo.org", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["SXMo", "Sxmo", "sxmo", "SXMO"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 793302096, "item_id": 49581381, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49581381", "by": "fsflover", "date": "2026-09-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Good DEs like https://sxmo.org/ are snappy.", "excerpt": "Yes, but it depends on what you want to do with it. HN is still fast enough on it with Firefox, the terminal works well, too. Good DEs like https://sxmo.org/ are snappy.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "How Fairphone built the Fairphone Gen 6+"}, {"id": 793117808, "item_id": 49569863, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49569863", "by": "fsflover", "date": "2026-09-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Also good software can make it fast, see SXMo.", "excerpt": "https://pine64.org/devices/pinephone/ https://pine64.com/product-category/pinephone/https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-beta-edition-with-convergence-package/ I have one. It's slow but the feeling of owning your hardware is well worth it. Also good software can make it fast, see SXMo.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "How Fairphone built the Fairphone Gen 6+"}, {"id": 787087712, "item_id": 49192982, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49192982", "by": "jolmg", "date": "2026-08-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "On the PPP, SXMO with sway WM/composer, foot terminal, and wvkbd as a keyboard is very responsive, too.", "excerpt": "I get it. Got one. Compromises are many. Speed wise, it clears the bar for me of being able to watch Youtube on Firefox and use the controls, but yeah it's got bugs and other issues. I may be able to tolerate the speed because of how I used my netbook many years ago. Windows XP was completely useless because of how laggy the GUI was. Archlinux with i3 and a focus on using the shell with a very light terminal (urxvt; ", "context": "Pinephone Pro user", "use_case": "Linux phone UI", "switched_from": "", "story": "I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux"}, {"id": 779134144, "item_id": 48695884, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48695884", "by": "fsflover", "date": "2026-06-27", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "With good software, Pinephone can smoothly play videos, show map directions and browse the web", "excerpt": "The parent gave the price tag, and I replied with the corresponding device. With good software, Pinephone can smoothly play videos, show map directions and browse the web with NoScript, https://sxmo.org/", "context": "", "use_case": "Mobile shell for Linux phones", "switched_from": "", "story": "Jolla Phone, Over 13 500 units sold"}, {"id": 763516672, "item_id": 47719792, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47719792", "by": "yjftsjthsd-h", "date": "2026-04-10", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "which is probably preferred on phones", "excerpt": "Sure? Either standalone ( https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Sway ) or with sxmo ( https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Sxmo ) which is probably preferred on phones.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility: Top Laptops to Use with FreeBSD"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [{"by": "jolmg", "context": "Pinephone Pro user", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49192982", "date": "2026-08-05"}], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["linux phone ui", "mobile shell for linux phones", "mobile linux shell"], "compared": [{"slug": "sway", "name": "Sway", "co": 2, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49563784", "title": "How Fairphone built the Fairphone Gen 6+", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49188022", "title": "I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48687272", "title": "Jolla Phone, Over 13 500 units sold", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47701148", "title": "FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility: Top Laptops to Use with FreeBSD", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47363922", "title": "E2E encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after 8 May", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-04": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-09": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-10": {}}, "quotes": [{"id": 793302096, "item_id": 49581381, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49581381", "by": "fsflover", "date": "2026-09-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Good DEs like https://sxmo.org/ are snappy.", "excerpt": "Yes, but it depends on what you want to do with it. 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With good software, Pinephone can smoothly play videos, show map directions and browse the web with NoScript, https://sxmo.org/", "context": "", "use_case": "Mobile shell for Linux phones", "switched_from": "", "story": "Jolla Phone, Over 13 500 units sold"}, {"id": 763516672, "item_id": 47719792, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47719792", "by": "yjftsjthsd-h", "date": "2026-04-10", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "which is probably preferred on phones", "excerpt": "Sure? Either standalone ( https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Sway ) or with sxmo ( https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Sxmo ) which is probably preferred on phones.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility: Top Laptops to Use with FreeBSD"}, {"id": 757878064, "item_id": 47367379, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47367379", "by": "fsflover", "date": "2026-03-13", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "maps and Youtube work smoothly on Pinephone with SXMo.", "excerpt": "Weak hardware can work quite well with optimized and non-bloated software (which doesn't constantly phone home). For example, maps and Youtube work smoothly on Pinephone with SXMo. See also: https://puri.sm/posts/the-danger-of-focusing-on-specs/.", "context": "", "use_case": "Mobile Linux shell", "switched_from": "", "story": "E2E encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after 8 May"}]}