That doesn't exactly answer the question though on expectations. Is the OS stable? Are there apps that crash a lot? Should I be aware of any shortcomings that would hamper a normal phone experience?
Unfortunately expectations are very individual based, which was why many of my answers were not very helpful.
> Is the OS stable? Are there apps that crash a lot?
The OS and the apps are stable, Mobian is based on testing/sid, but if we have apps that arenot a part of Debian proper, we try to make sure they are stable.
> Should I be aware of any shortcomings that would hamper a normal phone experience?
Using it as a phone is almost there, but for me, the notable shortcoming is the lack of MMS. This is being worked on (actually I have been the primary person to work on it), and I am hoping it will be included sooner than later (within the next couple of months). I have also been working on getting Visual Voicemail to work.
Wifi Calling also does not work, and no efforts have been made on that.
But Calls, SMS, Voicemail, VoLTE (though this can be carrier dependent) all work!
> Is the OS stable? Are there apps that crash a lot?
The OS and the apps are stable, Mobian is based on testing/sid, but if we have apps that arenot a part of Debian proper, we try to make sure they are stable.
> Should I be aware of any shortcomings that would hamper a normal phone experience?
Using it as a phone is almost there, but for me, the notable shortcoming is the lack of MMS. This is being worked on (actually I have been the primary person to work on it), and I am hoping it will be included sooner than later (within the next couple of months). I have also been working on getting Visual Voicemail to work.
Wifi Calling also does not work, and no efforts have been made on that.
But Calls, SMS, Voicemail, VoLTE (though this can be carrier dependent) all work!