@pparent said in Taking the plunge: It's aslo the banks that edit passports? I'm not sure. I live here but this is not my country. Banks handle secure identification for just about anybody else here though - government website, justice, healthcare, DMV, post office, insurance companies, utilities...everything. It never fails to blow my mind that the locals are okay with private financial institutions basically spying on your every important moves online - the ones where you have to use your real identity: if you have business with anything or anyone in an official capacity, they know whom you deal with and when. But at least one of my colleagues got a painful reminder: he tried to get a loan to buy a new house and his application was declined for no reason that seemed to make sense, since he never missed a payment or got so much as a parking ticket. After some digging around with a friend who worked at the bank, it turned out the bank figured he had a drinking problem based on appointments he made online with his identity at the local equivalent of the AA and classified him as a potentially delinquent wino. And another thing that blows my mind is: it doesn't seem to bother any of the local politicians that the entire life of the country - since most everything is done online here - is entirely dependent on two foreign mobile OS vendors operating in a fascist country, with a history of abusive monopolistic practices and privacy invasion. Because I guarantee you, if the local banks know what you're doing here, Google and Apple do too. If this was my country, I'd be distressed that those two companies are the virtual gatekeepers of the entire communication infrastructure of the country. It's totally nuts if you think about it.

@Moem Great idea!

@kristatos There are understandably some errors at the beginning of 24.04-1.0. When is the next release supposed to come out? That would be 24.04-1.1? Greetings Charly

Just a quick question: anyone knows if there is a particular difficulty to build Signal-desktop (Electron app) as a .click package? Because this would be a major addition to Ubuntu Touch. Knowing that Mobian have binaries and build scripts for ARM ( https://github.com/0mniteck/Signal-Desktop-Mobian ) (And after we could certainly tweak the interface to make it responsive, like it is done on whatsapp web which is a very similar interface.)

@mar1n3r0 said in How to contact core developer team when Telegram is inaccessible?: Just found out the Matrix rooms but it seems the core dev team is not there. You can try to reach them here maybe, or gitlab ?.

@Charly There was an app before but I don't think it's available on focal. Also, it might only work on select devices like the bq device.

@Charly I've not tested it on my 20.04 device, there I'm still on version 0.4.1, because with 0.5.0 Dekko becomes unreliable and that's not welcome on my daily device.

@Opolork I think the main concern about UT support is the last kernel version that the device has. For example, the older devices like Nexus 5 and bq E5 are not supported anymore because Ubuntu 20.04 has features or functionalities that need things from a newer kernel version that those devices don't have. Technically it is still possible to do but it'll take effort from someone and that someone doesn't exists There could be other things that might matter in terms of support so it basically depends on how much effort is needed to stay supported and if there's someone willing to do the work

@darshpreets said in Running a Home Server on Ubuntu Touch – Feasibility & Experiences?: Hi all, Has anyone here successfully run a home server directly on Ubuntu Touch? I’m curious about: What kind of services you’ve managed to run (e.g., web server, file server, SSH, media streaming) How stable the system is for 24/7 operation Any limitations due to the read-only root filesystem or confinement Recommended tools or packages to make it work I’m considering using an older device as a lightweight home server and would love to hear real-world experiences or tips before I experiment. Thanks! It’s possible but with some caveats. SSH and small web servers work fine, but heavier services aren’t ideal since the system isn’t really designed for 24/7 loads. The read-only root means you’ll rely on Libertine or container setups to install extra packages. For long-term stability you’d be better off using a lightweight Linux distro on the same hardware if that’s an option.

@domubpkm said in Is there an easy way to dual boot Android and Ubuntu Touch?: @Opolork More old but less expensive, dual boot on Volla 22. Thank you. I'll weight my options.

@wally For now I haven't seen any crash yet with the app configured as such. But I do see freezes/crashes in Morph browser while using Google maps, therefore I guess the crash/freeze might be more related to Google Maps intents, than the GPS.

@_moh_eb_ said in Stuck in downloading the last file: In my attempt to install ubuntu touch on my RN8P in the download section, after downloading all the files, it downloads the last file until the middle and then stays in the downloading mode, but the download does not reach the end, I tried several times, even with another computer, but the problem still remains, what Do you suggest a solution? @MrT10001 said in Stuck in downloading the last file: @_moh_eb_ How long do you leave it for as it may take some time? @Rondarius said in Stuck in downloading the last file: @_moh_eb_ Have you tried to use usb2 ports and cable on pc? Usb3 is known to cause problems during installation. if you don't have access to usb2 ports on pc, you could use a usb2 hub instead. Use a USB2 cable & port (USB3 often flops on the last file) Try running the installer as root / sud Disconnect & reconnect device mid-install Switch networks or use VPN from the appstore (sometimes servers block final chunk)

@gpatel-fr Can confirm Fairphone 5 VOLTE works as expected on 24.04. Battery life has been great, SMS works, MMS (I have not tested with the final release of 24.04 only a RC) worked but only with WiFi off AS OF 9/16/25. Otherwise I think its fairly solid device and works well with UT.

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