{"id":207089,"date":"2026-01-27T13:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/nexphone-dual-boots-into-windows-the-register\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:30:08","slug":"nexphone-dual-boots-into-windows-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/nexphone-dual-boots-into-windows-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"Nexphone dual boots into Windows \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nexphone dual boots into Windows \u2022 The Register<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2026\/01\/27\/nex_brax_dualboot_fondleslabs\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-01-27 13:57:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.theregister.com<\/a><\/p>\n

For most mobile devices, the OS is either Android or iOS, but a pair of new systems promises a host of additional OS options you can dual boot into. The Android phone can run Linux and boot into Windows 11 where it functions as a PC while the tablet runs a smorgasbord of Google-free OSes.<\/p>\n

Nex<\/h3>\n

Nex comes first, if only by age. It’s launching the NexPhone. This is a decently specced Android phone, but with one unusual feature and one that we’ve not heard about before. The first is that, along with a clean copy of Android 16 with its own desktop mode, it will also include a bundled Debian Linux VM for running hardware-accelerated desktop Linux apps.<\/p>\n

In addition, for a denser desktop experience, the device dual-boots with a copy of Windows 11 for Arm64, meaning that you can reboot into Windows; attach a screen, keyboard, and mouse with the bundled USB-C hub; and have a pocketable desktop computer.<\/p>\n

\n Youtube Video\n<\/p>\n

The company behind the device, Nex, has been around for a decade: The Register covered the launch of the NexDock 2 in 2019 and a year later got its talons on one. A later version, the NexDock 360, is sold alongside Puri.sm’s Librem 5 Linux phone. Founder and CEO Emre Kosmaz has a blog post explaining the history and inspiration behind the device.<\/p>\n

Nex plans to start shipping the NexPhone in the third quarter of 2026. For now, Nex is asking for a $199 downpayment to reserve a phone, with another $350 to pay when the devices start shipping.<\/p>\n

Brax<\/h3>\n

Brax Technologies is a newer company, started by prolific \u2013 and sometimes controversial \u2013 Youtuber Robert Braxman. Following the Brax2 phone in 2022, last year Brax successfully crowdfunded a $300 Google-free Android phone, the Brax3, on Indiegogo. It runs French de-Googled Android variant iod\u00e9OS, raised over $1M in backing, and started shipping in May 2025.<\/p>\n

\n Youtube Video\n<\/p>\n

This year, Brax is…<\/p>\n

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