mediaut - a media phone running ubuntu touch

Mic_

1 mediaut + Teufel.jpg

I made some pictures using my (old) BQ E5 as a media phone in combination with the Teufel bluetooth speaker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_phone
https://www.bq.com/en/support/aquaris-e5-ubuntu-edition/support-sheet
https://www.teufelaudio.com/uk/bluetooth.html

2 mediaut via bluetooth with Teufel.jpg

General functions

VOIP-phone, Emails, RSS feeds, web radio, podcasts, mp3, web-browser, videos
Bluetooth and WLAN connectivity - plays your web music on every bluetooth speaker
Controls your Kodimote - so you can start videos on your TV screen
At least 12 hours music playing without charging (haven't measured;)
Ubuntu Touch App Store (https://open-store.io/) and updates (https://ubuntu-touch.io)

4 mediaut main apps2.jpg

Magnetic holder to stick the BQ at the speaker

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list of recommended ut-apps

utMedia - main apps.jpg

utMedia - 2nd.jpg

If it's ok for everybody - I would write now a short message with a link to this page to Teufel and AVM ... - maybe there is somebody who is interested to develop an app. Ubuntu Touch is for everybody free of use - always developers for Ubuntu Touch apps welcome

Mic_

3 mediaut via bluetooth with Teufel.jpg

Comparable devices

https://www.iriver.com/product/view.asp?pCode=003&pNo=69

https://www.astellnkern.com/eng/content/shop/features.asp?mcg=CG110000&mpos=0&scg=CG210180&spos=0&tcg=&tpos=0&gcode=SC10600
https://www.astellnkern.com/eng/content/shop/features.asp?mcg=CG110000&mpos=0&scg=CG210210&spos=1&tcg=&tpos=0&gcode=SC10630

https://consumer.huawei.com/uk/tablets/mediapad-t3/

https://www.technisat.com/de_DE/Aktuelle-Informationen,-Downloads/352-515/?productID=10138

https://en.avm.de/products/fritzfon/fritzfon-c6/technical-specifications/

Mic_

Possible next steps

control UPnP media servers like on Fritz Box (https://en.avm.de/news/the-latest-news-from-fritz/2019/new-fritz-clip-the-fritzbox-as-a-media-server/) to play songs and videos from your local harddisk or to connect a stationary antenna to play local DAB radio channels
maintainer for 'music-app' needed (https://gitlab.com/ubports/apps/music-app/issues/1)
start a video from the morph browser via Kodi on a tv-screen

Issues

if I have choosen 'none' in system settings 'security after lock' it would be helpful if there is NO starter screen (with time/date) and I don't have to swipe
if I can choose '5 seconds' in the same section under 'activate hybernation if not used' -> I would never have to turn off the screen again
turn off the notification if you turn up the volume over ~80%
switch off SIM-functionality - deinstall unneeded phone apps

mateo_salta

@mic_ looks cool, if you find uvolman in the store, it can disable the warning for high volume Also active screen app can keep the screen on

lduboeuf

awesome!, i know how to recycle now my BQ4.5 in case of cellular break