@ikoz The commands still work. I still need to check how much money can be saved using them. Good idea for an app

@pparent Given that the conditions are particularly detestable on the train, I can say that the script passed the test with success: I always managed to recover the network at various times without any action on my part even if it was not immediate given the moving train and the constant change, I suppose, of relay towers.

On the subject of battery consumption. It is very difficult to compare battery consumption when devices are being used simultaneously. I only test and compare battery consumption under identical conditions without active use (for example, at night) 7 hours in aeroplane mode 7 hours with only calls and texts active 7 hours with selected background services also active. (Selected apps, such as Dekko, or those with connections to NextCloud) Using this test method, I have not observed any increased battery consumption with RC 1.3.

@projectmoon Can you do journactl -r | grep 99captive_portal ?

For what it's worth, this bug should be solved in 24.04-1.3 (no need to apply a patch script: the sense that the placeholder does not remain open in background anymore). It could still be a nice fix to avoid that it uses a lot of CPU in the first place, as it could possibly allow for faster starts of the apps.

Updates 2026-04-21 On 24.04.2.x, we are able to install the new backend for testing! This is a bit early in the process, but got my address book, and contacts from Nextcloud working. The first shot is only for address-book-app and carddav ( google will wait :)), others components are still in WIP. We had to wait for the big pending work of synchronizing from debian and ubuntu touch for some components. The next goal is to ship it in the 24.04.2.x image so that it is more widely and easily tested. I will make an announcement hopefully soon-ish. The issue board is here before it will land in 24.04.2.x: https://gitlab.com/groups/ubports/development/-/boards/10037857?label_name[]=Topic%3A+qtcontacts-sqlite

@pparent after a week of testing, the battery usage looks normal.

@arubislander so on the regular desktop version its a normal ubuntu boot stack then it hands off into the UT rootfs .....still not done ...taking a break on that for sanity rn

actually this is been a few months coming

@pparent lol reminds me of a ancient proverb i just made up ....."isolation is good until one dies of loneliness" ...

@Mario.CH yes, exacly that symptoms.

@nbdynl Apps like Signal or Whatsapp will maintain a background network connection with their servers weather or not they are calling. On top of they, if they wanted to spy on on you they could leverage that to start a fake invisible call/connexion, so that they can keep spying quietly when the phone is suspended. I don't think whether or not there is "an active forground connection", can be used to determine reliably if the app is legitimate to record the microphone when the screen is off...

@GooglyBear No. I use a phone case with a keyboard now. So non issue for me now but still an issue for OSK.

@arubislander said: it is not the case for video codecs either indeed. This week-end I tried seriously to add ffmpeg codecs to my FP5 with 24.04-1.2 stable and basically succeeded, see https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/core/lomiri-messaging-app/-/issues/359#note_3122981838 So it is possible to play ALAC files with the existing UT applications (mediaplayer...). The fact that it is slower than when accelerated by the hardware is true of course, but a not too old processor like the FP5 one is powerful enough to handle simple video files without acceleration (did not try 4K though).

@projectmoon said in Call for testing: calendar-app: @lduboeuf said in Call for testing: calendar-app: @projectmoon said in Call for testing: calendar-app: @lduboeuf So unfortunately, calendar sync is still broken. The calendar that was syncing (connection to Nextcloud via generic caldav instead of built-in Nextcloud integration) is no longer syncing. Only thing I see in Evolution logs is something about i_cal_time_compare < 0 failed. I turned the Nextcloud integration itself back on for Calendar, and that synced fine... But I don't know if it will sync more later. Sorry, i don't understand, you mean it works or not ? Please also precise on which OS version are you . The sync can be sometimes unstable ( and it always has been). It is sometimes needed to recreate all accounts ( remove them all, reboot, recreate them) Stable 1.2, and the accounts were previously already cleared and removed from Evolution. Re-re-(re?)-creating the accounts shouldn't be necessary, I would hope. What I mean is that the Generic CalDAV Account seemed to stop syncing. But when I re-enabled the Nextcloud Account, that synced fine. I have two Online Accounts set up on the phone. Both point to my Nextcloud instance. Just one is the "proper" Nextcloud Online Account and the other is Generic CalDAV. Yes, there are reports where sometimes it happens and we don't know what is happening. Only by removing the account, then rebooting, then re-creating it fixed the issue. The new backend is more stable regarding that, but not here yet.

okay. great. I update. previous version, less stable on 24.04-2.x. better on 24.04-1.2