@ChromiumOS-Guy said @oldbutndy not really it would help a lot yes but you can use standard reverse engneering software to check it, also engneering roms have unlocked bootloader so you just compare that to the oldest release if an engneering rom exists. I actually spent more time looking into this yesterday. I did sequential question search using google AI, and asked about finding a bit to change, etc. The answers sounded reasonable (AI is sometimes very good at that, so I am not sure if all were true ...) For one thing, it said the setting was in special partition. It might have said encrypted. And that the special protection firmware in the T-Mobile models check any changes to that partition. I saved the interaction to a file, but have not edited it for clarity yet. But it was convincing enough to completely give up on BE2028, and the Metro model (# ?).

@gpatel-fr it was about a year ago, I didn't do extensive testing, but none of the .mkv I tried worked, and .mp4 were very hit-and-miss. Good to know it isn't Hallium-related, perhaps there's hope to fix it on this device. @Charly the issue w/ that is that, AFAIK, Libertine apps aren't hardware-accelerated, and video playback often gets choppy (it was one of the workarounds I tried). Didn't try the snap version though.

@DJac For that, I don't believe it. Community too small. No point wasting development and maintenance resources. All this comes at an unprofitable cost. The first step for institutions to think about it would be for the OS to be distributed pre-installed on a large scale. Personal opinion.

@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 Would it be helpful for you to have a second phone?

@developer there are some freedesktop standards we need, also flatpak integration, outside of that we need eSIM support and way way better waydroid support. outside of that we need a waydroid compatibilty chart for every major banking app in every country we also need guides to what messanger has what feature supported natively and how to set it up. also we probably want to make a public transport app and start supporting every single country we can. we also need sms forwarding (i remember people asking about it in the forums) a secure wallet for NFC, so someone needs to expose the treble APIs for hardware backed encryption so we can store credit card NFC tags safely. (to please the google/apple pay users) and much much more. we need to compile every UT feature and aspire to feature parity with vanila android (not the apps just pure android) i'd make a full comparison chart but i dont have the time

Uhmm.... I'll be honest, I don't know how to take your last few posts. I'm not sure what you are trying to tell me.

@MrT10001 thanks

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

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

@Sander - Wow. Thank you so much!! This is amazing!! I never thought to try to tap somewhere else. This is absolutely awesome and makes using the terminal a pleasant experience, even on a phone! Thanks again for sharing this gem!!

Interesting answers here are from Plamen, from Braxtech: Q: Will there be an easily buildable close-to-mainline Linux kernel? Will changes be upstreamed to the mainline linux kernel? A: Yes, to both. We’re getting that promise from MediaTek and the integrator they hired for the linux part. Q: Will fingerprint support work on linux? How will the camera look? Should we expect the camera to be green and blurry at the start? A: The mandate is to get everything working, as it will on Android. We will communicate a linux roadmap in due course. One of the main reasons for selecting the g720 by MediaTek (and not a way cheaper alternative such as Rockchip 3588) was the strategic importance for MediaTek to run linux on it - this is their latest high end IoT chip. Most of their customers for the chip will run Linux. Obviously, the camera won’t beat iPad, but it will not be crap.

@Moem Sent email. Waiting to hear back. I'm guessing you're right, cheap provider.

It works To do it on the smartphone with fingers is a little bit fiddly. Then I used the end of pencil with a kind of rubber, than it was easer Thanks again!

How is the Installer progressing to work with Apple Silicon (i.e. M1, M2,M3,M4 and now M5 CPU's) based PC's and Laptops? There are still questions (in one of the Telegram channels) on why devices are not working on Noble when it is available to download on the installer before soft bricking the device. Could Noble be removed from these devices installer until it is resolved?

@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.

@muskist I have bought this up with the installer developers as there is some devices where the upgrade to Noble fails - OP6/6T, Lenovo Tab M10 TB-X605F/L, Xiaomi Mi A2 to name three... I know the OP6 and 6T is being worked on. I guess (and I am assuming, dangerous, don't assume) they are awaiting porters to bring the devices on as Focal worked, Noble should work.

@yuu-ä3 System settings offered the upgrade and unwisely I applied it only to find the phone more-or-less bricked. After a few false starts (see my posts) I was able to restore 20.04. My advice: DON'T TOUCH 24.04 on OP6 or 6T until there is an announcement about the port (Unless you are able to contribute to the porting work)

@Lakotaubp Hello. Yes, I'll be there on Saturday.

The raspi(s) would receive the OTA updates. I already looked into Mender SWUpdate, RAUC and they all seam promising. I would actually just like to know out of curiosity how UBports handles OTA updates.