ALT Mobile 11.0: Phosh on ARM64 and x86_64

# ALT Mobile 11.0: Mobile OS Based on Phosh for ARM64 and x86_64 Devices

The ALT Mobile 11.0 mobile platform from BaseALT was released on March 30, 2026. It's targeted at smartphones, tablets, and embedded systems with touch input: from barcode scanners to point-of-sale terminals. The base is the Sisyphus p11 repository with the Phosh graphical shell on GNOME technologies and the Phoc compositor.

Images are available for x86_64 and ARM64. Support for PinePhone, PinePhone Pro, PineTab 2, MIG tablets, and emulation in QEMU. Ported to gaming consoles Anbernic, PowKiddy, and Retroid with Rockchip, Allwinner, and Qualcomm SoCs.

Licensing and Openness

The code is fully open source, developed according to FOSS principles. Individuals and sole proprietors can use it for free. Commercial and government organizations can test it, but production use requires licenses or contracts.

Multi-user system with the Phrog manager. Support for Waydroid for Android apps and Wine for Windows. Full-disk LUKS encryption. When docked to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, it switches to desktop workstation mode with the GNOME environment. Install packages from ALT Linux desktop repositories and flatpak.

Supported Applications

The platform includes a set of tools for mid-level and senior developers and system administrators:

• GNOME apps: GNOME Control Center 48.4 (settings), GNOME Software 49.2 (app center), GNOME Console 48.0.1 (terminal), Errands 46.2.9 (tasks), Dialect 2.5.0 (translator), GNOME Authenticator (2FA), Calculator, Calendar, Clocks, Text Editor, Weather, Camera, Files.

• Mobile apps: Phosh Mobile Settings 0.49.0 (settings), Phosh Anti-Spam 3.5 (spam blocking), Foliate 3.3.0 (books), Iotas 0.11.0 (notes), Warp 0.8.1 (file sharing), Fractal 10.1 (Matrix), Livi 0.3.1 (video), Vocalis 43 (voice recorder), Calls, Contacts, Messages, Telegram.

• ALT Linux Team utilities: Folder Manager 5.1 (shortcut manager), Hashsum 4.0.9 (hash sums), ALT Tweaks 0.2.1 (tweaks), Mobile Auth 1.1 (domain authentication).

These components provide a full stack for development and administration on mobile Linux systems.

Technical Features for Developers

Phosh on GNOME provides Wayland compositing via Phoc, which is critical for performance on ARM64. Waydroid integrates Android compatibility without root, and Wine handles legacy Windows binaries. LUKS provides enterprise-level disk encryption.

Desktop mode activates via HDMI/USB-C with peripherals. Flatpak extends the ecosystem beyond the Sisyphus repository. Developers can compile and deploy custom packages using standard ALT Linux tools.

For testing: download images for QEMU or real hardware. Check compatibility with Rockchip/Allwinner SoCs on consoles—useful for embedded projects.

Key Highlights

• Sisyphus p11 base with Phosh/Phoc for stable mobile GNOME.
• Multi-architecture images: x86_64/ARM64, ports to Pine devices and gaming SoCs.
• Enterprise features: LUKS, Phrog, Waydroid/Wine, flatpak.
• Open source code with licenses for legal entities.
• Full set of GNOME/mobile apps + ALT utilities.

The platform is ideal for prototyping IoT devices, POS terminals, and mobile Linux workstations.

— Editorial Team