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Linus67 — Sun, 17 May 2026 07:21:42 GMT

@Moem Yes, I thought so too, and it matches the description in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Ubuntu_Touch/UT_Tweak_Tool/ In my tests, however, the opposite was true. There might be another reason for this. I’ll repeat the test with different scenarios and log the power consumption in sleep mode. -10 hours of standby (all apps with background suspension) -10 hours of standby (all apps without background suspension) In any case, battery consumption in standby mode (accessible only via phone calls and text messages + alarm clock function) can be reduced to a minimum. It feels like a Nokia 3210 with up to 260 hours of battery life, with the difference that modern smartphone features are available at all times.

How to manage "Places"

jojumaxx — Thu, 14 May 2026 13:15:26 GMT

"Places" case solved. What I obeserved in short: At startup, "Places" is created and provides shortcuts to standard folders (immutable): Home, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Video, Network and Root folder. These folders can't be deleted from there (no trash can symbol). This list is expandable with any folder. These are removable, too (trash can symbol on swipe right). "Music" folder was deleted (accidently, I didn't realize at first). "Places" tried to provide a link to this non-existent folder which ended up with a ".". "Music" folder was recreated and appeared at the bottom of the "Places" list while "." still existed. After a reboot, "Places" got organized again (or rebuild by scratch). "Music" folder could be referenced again and "Places" was rebuilt as intensioned and looks normal again. No "." for a folder that could not be found. Sorry for causing this confusion and any inconvenience. It happens, when you're chronically overworked.

Can't update to 24.04-1.3

gpatel-fr — Wed, 13 May 2026 14:36:59 GMT

@hlbkv said: @gpatel-fr The installer doesn't seem to detect the device this happens to me when trying to reinstall my Fairphone 5 that works correctly both before reinstalling and after, so it's more a shortcoming of the installer than a blocker. @hlbkv said: states one should have Android 11 installed here it's more mixed unfortunately. If you had already installed 24.04-1.2 and it worked correctly (as far as the device page for this device states it) I think that you can proceed nonetheless since all that the previous Android version is leave the correct device drivers in the Android partitions, so if it worked before it should work after. A caveat is that a hardware problem could have developed on your device in this case there is not much that software can do. After all, so far you are the only person having such trouble with updating to 1.3 from 1.2. If not, it would be wise to give more details on the previous situation before going further.

vpn

Linus67 — Tue, 12 May 2026 05:46:14 GMT

@Privacy-freedom You need to gain a bit more experience to create a .conf file properly and ensure it works as intended. Don’t forget to make copies of your working settings. AI can also be helpful.

Use phone as modem with gnome-calls

developerbayman — Thu, 07 May 2026 07:36:25 GMT

you need to go to settings and set your usb to tethering ....there is your internet connection it should just work when you plug it in and connect ...if im understanding you correctly?

Cant find NFC

RJDan — Wed, 06 May 2026 17:54:54 GMT

@projectmoon ..... WTF, it wasnt there but now it is!! Luckily I took a screenshot of when it wasnt there. How do I share images on the forum?

Survey: Duck.ai down in Morph.

Moem — Sun, 03 May 2026 18:49:19 GMT

Since this is not a device question, I will move it to Support and mark it as a solved question.

Wi-Fi connection unstable with several websites on UT 24.04

PerlMax — Fri, 01 May 2026 05:17:09 GMT

Changing the DNS server solved the problem

Donation via Ideal not working: donation_partner_details not whitelisted

777X — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:46:47 GMT

@AdFundum yes, it was a bug! i reported it to the webmaster and it got fixed immediately

Running TUIs on the Terminal

hlbkv — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:53:51 GMT

I've figure it out that entering 'selection mode' with a long press is precisely what I was looking for. Would still be useful to somehow start the terminal on selection mode and hide the 'Exit selection mode' option

Mirrors for users in Russia

gpatel-fr — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:52:26 GMT

@idonthatevests said: Patches that implement repository switching mechanism for system updates have been suggested a few months ago but gained no attention. Same with mirror hosting proposals. strictly speaking no patch is really necessary to switch repos, since none of the systems involved (ubport.com, gitlab.com, github.com) has dnssec enabled, so if the device is tricked into following a different server, it will work just as well. By definition if the server don't use dnssec, there is no way for the client to test it. Lying DNS servers are evil only if the users don't know. Many Linux users already use fully knowingly lying DNS servers (PiHole for example) Concretly, the lying DNS server could be setup at local Wifi level by each user wanting to use a mirror. So the only hard requirement is an agreement for mirroring since this consumes bandwidth, and possibly some Api for the store (not sure about that). Where are the mirror hosting proposals you are mentioning ? I follow this forum since nov 2025 and I don't recall having seen something like it.

Webber - Bluesky as web app not working

Moem — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:42:54 GMT

@jojumaxx I figured that was the case! I've also edited the topic title, for better searchability.

Morph, can't login on some pages

floem7 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:21:13 GMT

@projectmoon said: Though in general, I don't see many payment sites asking for your password at time of check-out, at least once you're at the payment screen. eh, maybe I didn't pay attention on this and only sms-code is sufficient. I have to check it. I'll have to dig into waydroid, but maybe some time in the future - hey, it is not so begginer stuff, right? Thanks for help and nice chat!

How to: Touch Input for Volla Tablet with Volla Pen Tire (no pressure sensitivity - only touch)

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:48:11 GMT

duplicate media files

gandalf — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:37:47 GMT

@arubislander said: @gandalf Yes there is. In the terminal, navigate to the folder you no longer want the files indexed and execute the following command: touch .nomedia This also works on desktop linux. Thanks, that worked (mostly). I had to delete the data and cache for both the music player and gallery plus do a reboot. They haven't picked up the files again.

Syncthing in background

developerbayman — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:47:09 GMT

i am doing a app for this in the future called pysync ...i may rename it for UT ...hmmm UT-sync?? .....the app is built but very broken right now and not a priority ...it will do the same thing as syncthing ...well i hope anyways UT design can throw a wrench into things

wrong key mapping Volla Tablet + Volla Keyboard German version

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:55:05 GMT

Oneplus 6t - crashed to Quallcomm Crash after trying to flash :/

MrT10001 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:24:46 GMT

@PringleMingle Have you put it onto the required version of Android before installing UT? Was the device fully charged before starting the process? Noble (24.04.1.x)does not work on this device so use Focal (20.04) instead. Someone is working on this to get the upgrade to Noble. From experience a crashdump is usually a weak/dying battery or battery requiring a charge.

ProtonVPN on UT24.04-1.2

Prometheus — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:29:50 GMT

@kugiigi Hello, Thank you for the inspiration to help others. Below are instructions for installing a single ProtoVPN Wireguard and multiple ProtonVPN Wireguard configurations along with method for mitigating autoconnect conflicts between them. INSTRUCTIONS TO INSTALL PROTON VPN WIREGUARD ON UBUNTU TOUCH 24.04 DOWNLOAD WIREGUARD CONFIG FILES FROM PROTON VPN WEBSITE https://account.protonvpn.com/downloads Give simple name (i.e. wg0, wg5, wg9, etc) to config file Select platform: GNU/Linux Select VPN options: (Block malware, ads & trackers) Select: VPN Accelerator Select either "Standard" or "Secure Core" configs Scroll down to choose and select "Create" Download conf file and make copy with simple name (i.e wg0.conf) WIREGUARD CONFIG INSTALL ON UBUNTU TOUCH 24.04 Manually Toggle WiFi OFF Open Terminal where wg0.conf file is located Execute following terminal commands: A. nmcli connection import type wireguard file wg0.conf B. nmcli connection modify wg0 ipv4.dns "" ipv4.dns-search "" ipv4.dns-priority "" C. nmcli connection modify wg0 ipv4.dns-priority -50 D. nmcli connection down wg0 && nmcli connection up wg0 Manually Toggle WiFi ON Check IP Address: https://protonvpn.com/what-is-my-ip-address MULTIPLE WIREGUARD CONFIG INSTALLS ON UBUNTU TOUCH 24.04 Manually Toggle WiFi OFF Open Terminal where wg0.conf file is located Execute following terminal commands: A1. nmcli connection import type wireguard file /path/to/wg0.conf A2. nmcli connection down wg0 B1. nmcli connection import type wireguard file /path/to/wg1.conf B2. nmcli connection down wg1 C1. ... C2. nmcli connection down wg# D1. nmcli connection import type wireguard file /path/to/wg9.conf D2. nmcli connection down wg9 To prevent conflicts with wg0 and all other wg# connections: A. nmcli connection modify wg0 autoconnect yes B. nmcli connection modify wg1 autoconnect no C. nmcli connection modify wg2 autoconnect no D. ... no E. nmcli connection modify wg9 autoconnect no nmcli connection down wg0 && nmcli connection up wg0 Manually Toggle WiFi ON TROUBLE-SHOOTING VIA TERMINAL To check wg0 connectino status: A. nmcli device status To delete wg0 and start over: A. nmcli connection delete wg0 To start wg0 connection A. nmcli connection up wg0 To stop wg0 connection A. nmcli connection down wg0

Initiale note app on open-store

DJac — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:49:20 GMT

@gpatel-fr thanks. but i don't clearly understand... is there a security issue ? no probleme for daily use ?

Calendar general CalDAV to iCloud?

gpatel-fr — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:09 GMT

@lsitongia Maybe you could try in the terminal (or better connected via ssh) a command like: syncevolution --print-databases backend=caldav username= password= syncURL= as an example, the service URL for my test radicale server looks like: http://192.168.20.12:5232

GPS positioning stops working after a random duration

slowcyclist — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:59:20 GMT

@gpatel-fr No, I haven't. The UBPorts code definitely has some stuff related with that (dating from the ubuntu era...), but I have not spent time looking into it. I looked into geoclue2 as reported in this other thread, and realized that what is described there only uses wifi or cell; Geoclue2 does not switch to gps afterwards because it connects to gps chips through modemmanager while UBPorts manages the modem with ofono instead... I believe it would be easy to make a geoclue2 plugin for lomitri-location-service to first get a quick inaccurate location from local networks through geoclue2, with lomitri-location-service later automatically switching to gps when a fix becomes available. Of course, a working native AGPS lomiry-location-service implementation would be cleaner and preferable (geoclue2 is essentially duplicating the functionality of lomiry-location-service). What I'd also like is to have gps apps continuing to receive fixes when the screen is off. I would very much like activitytracker to be able to record tracks, or PureMaps continuing to give routing voice indications while cycling, without the present unnecessary screen-on battery drain.

Poor sound quality in phonecalls

wally — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:58:17 GMT

@lduboeuf This has been my experience using a Oneplus N10. Since VoLTE landed, idle drain has seemed notably less pronounced. A very nice surprise, especially on a device with an aged battery.

unstable keyboard

DJac — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:21:40 GMT

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