ok, so the test showed it is at least possible to install Merezhyvo on 20.04. The open question is how well it works there. I hope hacknorris will share it later after some time of testing

@mango Divide into groups based on needs is a good idea. Assign a rank # to all you mentioned. My version of list starts with: Group 1: need voice calls - with VoLTE (required in some countries now, and many more in future). USABLE on 4 or 5 phones as of today ? Have not tried it enough to say 'mainstream ready' or not. Group 1a: Voice calls over Wifi (Rural areas, etc). Hope you don't need it. NOT supported by UT. Group 1b: VOIP to PSTN. Please tell me how to set this up (see 1a, above) other groups ? Your list... BTW: Libre office snap installs directly - no need for Libertine. Use wireless external display direct to TV (IF TV supports Miracast. Many LG TV's do). Limit 1080P, even on a 4K TV, due to Wifi speeds, or something. Wired external display would be nicer, but it seems NOT many older phones that UT currently runs on support it. (if Oneplus 8 gets UT port, I think it supports wired ext display). Wired keyboard & mouse through USB-C expansion adapter with PD charging (Acasis $10) operational.

@Averiz even with Min, it seems to happen only if prediction is turned off in fcitx-ub configuration.

Ich kann mich dem nur anschließen, apt sollte man bei den ARM-basierten Geräten lassen oder eben nur gezielt einsetzen. Dein benutztes apt update ist unkritisch, aber das anschließende upgrade -y kann auch schnell mal nach hinten losgehen. Aber gut, wenn du jetzt das Upgrade via Systemeinstellungen hinbekommen hast, sollte ja alles wieder passen.

@DJac Yep! If you want, you could scroll to top, click the gear icon near the blue reply button, Mark as a Question, then Mark as Solved. Helps with forum tidiness.

@Moem said ... most of us have full lives and don't read the forums every day. Me too, usually. I just focused to try to get something working, due to 30 day ebay seller return policy. Failed interaction with Oneplus support ate up 12 days of that.

hi @stanwood, Well, I'm always glad that forum readers take the time to read the posts before replying. Since I started the thread myself and specifically labeled it “off topic,” I would like to mention that even the best cell phones and their customized software would be useless without telephone service providers. Greetings Mario

@gpatel-fr Huh! A challenge like that. I'll try my best...

@RapidRotator said in What is quality level of external wireless display mode on Nord N10 5G: @oldbutndy I honestly never looked in what is making Jellyfin see my TV as something it can cast to, while it specifically mentions Google Cast to be unsupported, but it works, without any other dongles hanging out of its HDMI ports. Hmmm, can you tell me exact model of your TV ? I will research that, see if similar direct WiFi to my LG Smart TV (which apparently supports Miracast, since I did not do anything special to get UT phone to display on it.) I specifically bought LG TV (used) because I read somewhere that its OS is Linux, and built-in browser was functional (thought slow, like most). (I never use it, since everything connected to TV is FASTER & has more DRAM). Related note: I tried a Samsung S20 wired directly to TV, running their DeX mode. looked good. But, I would want to install UT (not available), or LineageOS. So, checked LOS, & they say VoLTE not working ! So, Oneplus Nord N10 (or possibly a couple others soon, I just read) is STILL the best option for USA, as of 2026jan12.

@MarcelloTogg Yes

@arubislander The button seems to have disappeared again, this is very hard to understand coming from a company with billion users....

@rocket2nfinity Thank you for a possible solution, but bummer on battery drain ! I need to research what effects of 24/7 charging would be on battery life. Could do that while phone in home office, then Waydroid off for mobility / cell use.

@lduboeuf I think that I can as well note here the results of my sunday tests with Radicale and UT, it will allow me to retrieve them easily and maybe be of some usefulness to others: it works with 24.04-1.1 stable, but it can be quirky. I used a test server that has already other databases, notably an address book, and these database were proposed as options for sync with the calendar. It's already a problem since an address book is not a calendar. However it got worse since even after selecting the right database, the sync failed repeatedly until I deleted the 'wrong' databases. The server reported a 400 error on some query aimed to the address book (why oh why since I asked specifically to sync with the calendar...) and the whole sync was failed (I guess that Google Calendar has not this problem since it's just a calendar, it does not try to support all kind of Dav databases like Radicale do) This was reported by a red indicator in the UI, however the detailed journal was not particularly enlightening, it reported error codes (10400 ? I guess it was error code 400 with database number 10 - so very Unixy error reporting ) The whole testing was not made easier by the syncevolution user interface, a software that has a conception of 'user friendly' that is decidedly selecting its friends. I had to delete the offending files with 'rm' in the evolution (not syncevolution) directory via the command line to get rid of the excess databases in the UI, while they all got back when I deleted the last one (the calendar). Finally butchering my test server was the right option (and now I don't have any failing test case anymore ).

@projectmoon said in standard browser: is there something in the DB that allows it to select a browser without excluding apps from the list by doing a fake domain? no, that's why I did this ugly hack (that will most probably not survive an update btw). Adding a column named for example pref_order to the urls table and sorting by it instead of the row_id (that can't be changed since it's an implicit column) could allow to change dynamically the browser. It would be nice to have if alternative browsers could be used. I don't know if the packagers for alternative browsers would be motivated enough to search what is missing for that.

@pparent As I like it so far I'm going to do my best. It's quite a challange and I like challenges even if they are hard... EJ

@oldbutndy and anyone: Email, such as Thunderbird, with GPG-encryption, anyone tried that? Firefox with addons? Anyone tried it? Brave browser? Linphone?

@MrT10001 thanks

@MrT10001 does it also work on 2GB/32GB version with android 10 because there isn't a update to android 11?

@lduboeuf done https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/apps/lomiri-calendar-app/-/issues/260