@richdb Isn't beeper technically working like a bridge (collection of bridges)? There are also other signal bridges out there, or one can self host one.

@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...

protonvpn in Libertine Out of curiosity I tried to install protonvpn in Libertine container in the same way one would install it on Ubuntu Desktop. Protonvpn didn't work at all, showing loads of dbus related errors. Libertine runs in chroot according to python3 error messages, which apparently complicates a lot of systemd related things. Maybe it is not impossible to fix, but I kindly request more skilled developers to look at the errors protonvpn is throwing to figure out what to do about it. Hopefully the protonvpn team realizes that they need to help out and make their software run also on Ubuntu Touch, not only regular Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE and Archlinux. samba or secure ftp server with wifi hotspot I have seen discussions that there is a need for a solution where Ubuntu Touch offers some kind of server connectivity, either samba or secure ftp with wifi hotspot so that another device can share files. I think that this kind of server needs to have an ON/OFF button functionality so that it only functions when needed. The Ubuntu Touch wifi hotspot serves as an access point for another device to obtain an ip address so that a connection to the server can be made with either smbclient, secure ftp client or similar. I invite readers to share their knowledge about how such a functionality could be achieved on Ubuntu Touch. Conclusions from desktop mode tests As you may see, most software that you find on a linux desktop does actually run well enough on Ubuntu Touch, although inside Libertine container. You can get most things done that you normally would use a desktop, laptop or notebook for. The absolute biggest headache is the difficulty to get copy-paste to work well between all windows, especially to and from LibreOffice. Screenshot functionality like xfce4-screenshooter or gnome-screenshot is wanted. It is used to grab a single window or to select a region and save it, or copy the screenshot directly into a chat. Printscreen key on a regular wired PS2 keyboard takes a screenshot of the whole screen and saves it in ~/Pictures/screenshots. I didn't get xfce4-screenshooter or gnome-screenshot to work as intended. Automated, simple VPN that regularly adjusts parameters and autoselects a good node is probably wanted by some users. An example of that would be the functionality of protonvpn, which exists on Android and linux desktops. Ability to control random MAC-addresses on public wifi networks is wanted. I read somewhere that Ubuntu Touch offers some privacy concerned MAC-address shifting when moving between public wifi networks, but it would be nice to get this verified by someone who knows more about how it works in detail. I think that Ubuntu Touch with Libertine can be used as a PC, a linux desktop, already now. It passed the test to be considered good enough. Once the copy-paste functionality works to satisfaction, it will be many user's choice. If the device supports USB3.0 display out so that you can connect Ubuntu Touch to an external monitor, mouse/touchpad, keyboard and external harddisk or pendrive, you really get the PC experience already in my opinion as a newbie myself. For USB2.0 devices, it would be good to know exactly what is needed to conect to needed periferals including a monitor and compare the cost to a device which offers USB3.0 display out. I have come to understand that the USB-port is used quite a lot more than one expects, which makes it the most sensitive part that eventualy will stop working at some point. RAM memory 6GB seems to be enough for all the use cases I went through. Most of the time I see 2.5-4.2 GiB RAM used, with the absolute top at 5.9 GiB. Thunderbird and Firefox do not eat as much RAM as I thought they would do. Hopefully these use cases give readers a bit more feeling for what Ubuntu Touch in desktop mode can offer at the present, using snaps and Libertine container. It gets better each day, as more and more users start to experiment with it and share their findings. Conclusions about native mode Desktop mode on a 24 inch monitor offers several ways to increase text sizes so that people with not perfect eyesight can adjust the zoom. The native mode when using the mobile device screen by itself does not offer as much scaling capability as the desktop mode without messing up the look and feel. As a consequence, it may at times be quite difficult to see miniature text smaller than 1mm without a magnifying glass. If Ubuntu Touch is meant for a larger target group, each app has to implement text scaling capabilities so that text can be shown bigger for those who need it without ruining the functionality of the app. Preferably, the text size settings should be set in Ubuntu Touch settings on a global level, which are then used by each app to show the text in the desired size. Android has this functionality from very early versions and new Ubuntu Touch users are going to look for these text scaling settings in the Ubuntu Touch settings. I think users would benefit from an app naming convention that clearly indicates if a native Ubuntu Touch app is supposed to run in desktop mode for improved visibility. As an example, Linphone that is usable on a device screen size five or six inches should be called Linphone. Linphone-Desktop clearly indicates that the app needs desktop mode for visibility reasons. Every app meant to be used on the device without desktop mode should be able to display large text for better visibiltiy without falling over the edge. Another example: Brave browser should be visible and usable on a small screen, otherwise it should be called Brave-Desktop to indicate that you need desktop mode to use the app for better visibility. Yet another example: Thunderbird should be usable on a small screen versus Thunderbird-Desktop which is supposed to be used in desktop mode for greater visibility.

I try to re-install the 24.04-1.2. pearaps it is a bad installation... the problem persist. And my 2nd device have the same problem despit a clean installation (erasing user data).

I've put the logo on the french version of wikipedia, It can be reused for other languages: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Touch

@chaosmaou VoLTE only landed on N10 in mid November, <4 months ago, so yes, it's worth trying again now that VoLTE is working. Nobody is guaranteeing that it works perfectly / with all carriers, but so far results seem very good.

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

@slowcyclist I don't recall ever having things like that in my logs. I am not running the same version as you, I stick to stable. Not sure if it could make a difference since AFAIK your daily version was the same as the 24.04-1.2 stable 12 days ago, I take it that the problem is older than that for you ? I never tried the daily, do you really upgrade your phone every day ?

@lsitongia and one of the strong points is that it allows you to switch DNS.

@WillemHexspoor said: I'm referring to 24.04-1.x oh, right. I must learn to read. And not reply early on a Sunday morning

@kugiigi said: Confined apps should be allowed without manual review. What's the exact error are you getting? Maybe it times out because it's a bit big? No, it's not a size problem. It says: The uploaded click did not pass automated review. Please fix the issues and upload again. Unsupported `6.8` version of Qt used: lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/qt6/plugins/wayland-shell-integration/libinputpanel-shell.so

@gpatel-fr @FlavioMala, indeed the newer Bluetooth stack had the side effect of breaking usb_tethering. I could fix it by applying a small patch and recompiling the kernel. The patch is attached to the issue.

@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).

@wgarcia Thanks, glad to hear something might be repairable. Were you able to buy the replacement parts direct from fairphone? I can hire a post redirection service, thing is I can get a refurb oneplus n10 or similiar device for less it would likely cost in shipping, plus whatever is going on with this tariff nonsense would hit me again. Even if I went through with all that, I would still have a device that has a mainboard issue that FP will not replace or sell me a new one.

@slowcyclist err, no, my test reconnects to the server. However there is something of a strange behaviour that I don't understand currently. When asking for a sync even in test mode from the command line: syncevolution --print-databases backend=caldav username=<user> password=<pwd> syncURL=http://192.168.20.12:5232 [INFO] start database search at http://192.168.20.12:5232, from sync config '@default', syncURL='http://192.168.20.12:5232' I often see a block, the connection is not established (nor refused). After some time (a few minutes ?) the reply is sent. I see the log of the server at the same time, it does not receive anything, it's syncevolution that is refusing to send. When looking at the same behaviour from the phone UI point of view, when clicking on the sync button, it turns in display busy and after some time the server is receiving data and the sync button turns in mode inactive (but with an red error indicator). Even trying syncevolution --help blocks. It's as if syncevolution was refusing to work at some moments. Looking a bit more, it's as if it's the phone UI connection that is blocking itself (and all other operations such as syncevolution --help or the manual sync that I posted above; when the UI phone attempt at connection finishes, I can then do sync tests from the command line without limitation. It's as if the sync initiated from the phone UI was blocking syncevolution for about 5 minutes, then it deblocks itself (and other syncevolution clients on the phone such as my test sync) , synchronize the events successfully but returns an error. A bit of testing seems to show that the delay is about 5-6 minutes. Maybe it's actually that syncevolution is setup to sync every 10 minutes and the button has no effect other than to block until the automatic sync does its thing. If what you see looks like what I see, that would be a pattern and maybe an issue could be created on Gitlab.

@nbdynl There is a way to force the update. https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-1-2-and-20-04-ota-12-release-3987

@formel Can confirm it works as well. I have installed it successfully on TB-X306F and TB-X306X multiple times to breath a better life into these older tablets. To help you, you must have the following before attempting the UT install: a) A TB-X306F or X that is the 4Gb/64Gb version - that gives you the best experience. b) A return to Android strategy - You need a windows PC and the Lenovo Software Fix tool - by far the easiest way to restore a Lenovo device is with this tool. c) Decent USB-C cable d) The tablet has to have Android 11 running on it for technical reasons e) The latest version of ADB and Fastboot installed on the PC - Windows had an issue with FastbootD (not fastboot), but it has sorted itself out now and works. f) Patience and leaving things alone. Moving the tablet when things are going on can cause a loose USB cable to move and stop things working. g) This tablet on the installer does everything for you with minimal interaction, as above, leave it alone and things take time, the reboot from fastboot to fastbootD can take a couple of minutes and the reboot from fastbootd to recovery can take 2~3 minutes. Be patient and persevere. I hope this helps, but do make sure you have the TB-X306F 4Gb/64Gb version. There is a Telegram channel for this device here as well as help with installation here where you will get help and quickly.

said: Hello, With the next calendar-app release coming, a bunch of new strings are waiting to be translated, thanks for looking into it: https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/lomiri/lomiri-calendar-app/ Lionel oops forgot to mention the forum post about it: ( arf can't paste the link here), look into category OS->Call for testing: calendar-app)

Ok, second time is the charm I switched USB cable (it was probably bad), ordered wiping user data and used 24.04-stable for flashing... Flashing worked the second time and now I'm on UT on my FP5

@mihael I had another try after uninstalling and reinstalling uAdBlockNG and creating symlinks like this: root@ubuntu-phablet:/etc# ls -l hosts* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Feb 26 16:49 hosts -> /home/phablet/Downloads/hosts lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 Feb 26 16:07 hosts.blocklist -> /home/phablet/Downloads/hosts.blocklist [...] and it worked out fine! I must have made a mistake before when creating the symlinks. Thanks for your help!