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  • > You can even use Android apps natively with Waydroid

    Is that what's shown in the video? Or just another phone app that coincidentally looks like Android?

    by yjftsjthsd-h
  • It has whitelist for wireless cards ? That's just evil
    by PunchyHamster
  • Alternatively you could use a GNU/Linux phone (Librem 5 or Pinephone), which allows to freely choose the OS and supports ordinary mobile use cases. It is small, but if you connect a screen and keyboard, you get the full PC.
    by fsflover
  • Is there an easy way to make any generic computer work as a phone without hacking it?
    by summermusic
  • Great work! I have 4 t480s...and I buy new ones to cannibalize rather than replace the parts as works out to be still cheaper. they are the last of the period that still have an extra memory slot so can be upgraded and put to good everyday use.

    This just makes it perfect as I only use the handphone for 2FA and no longer need the dying and hard(er) to find OnePlus 6/T

    Thank you!

    by jubilee33
  • ThinkPad T480 can be used as a fully featured mobile phone, supporting calls, SMS and mobile data.
    by marosgrego
  • I love the hackability of Thinkpads circa that generation.
    by Scene_Cast2
  • most Android phones have a separate Android system running in the modem

    Very strong doubt. They're usually running a RTOS. My experience has mainly been with Mediatek's, which use Nucleus Plus.

    The OP may have confused things with the ultra-cheap USB modems which are actually a headless smartphone, and those do run Android: https://liliputing.com/this-dirt-cheap-4g-lte-modem-on-a-usb...

    by userbinator

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