# Mobian

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Mobian and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A GNU/Linux phone system people recommend as a working alternative to Android and iOS. Critics note limited hardware support and missing VoLTE for calls.

## Why people recommend it

- Works more like desktop GNU/Linux (2 comments): "Mobian and postmarketOS are more advanced and work more like GNU/Linux." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47099061)) "I personally prefer GNU/Linux phones running Mobian or PureOS." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47008410))
- Working alternative to Android and iOS (2 comments): "Today, we have Mobian, postmarketOS, PureOS and many more GNU/Linux OSes for smartphones." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46294443)) "already exist and work on phones" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49440007))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [postmarketOS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/postmarketos.md): 98 recommend
- [Pocketblue](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pocketblue.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Mobian", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mobian/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).