Daily usable ?

BrisPete · 22 Aug 2017, 21:40

I have been using UBports stable on my Nexus 5 since stable was launched (and legacy before that). It is my daily driver and it suits me very well. My requirements are not high - phone, text, satnav (OK but not as good as with Android), browsing, calendar, email, social networking (G+, Telegram, Twitter), a few webapps.

guru · 23 Aug 2017, 05:24

I run a BQ E4.5 since March 2015 as my daily phone. Meanwhile, also my wife and my 11 years old son do. It has all the apps we need (Dekko, Telegram, browser, sms, phone calls, cam, uNav, ...) and, even more important, it is free of spy ware and phoning-home apps. I do not need FB and What's Ape and so I really do not miss them.

Matthias

guru · 23 Aug 2017, 08:50

@fmulcar said in Daily usable ?:

The main problem is that there are no serious applications and the operating system is very slow compared to any phone with Android. And a user can not pay 500 € for a new phone and a change the operating system to bring a disappointment, that's for sure .

What exactly is a "serious application" for you and which one do you miss?

For the BQ E4.5 I payed in 2015 around 150 Euro. I know, it is out of stock, but maybe one can find secondhand devices, as I could for my son. And a forth device someone sent to me as a gift and I switched this already to UBports.

Matthias

fmulcar · 23 Aug 2017, 10:49

@guru I also have 2 children and I assure you that they do not want this operating system.
And do you know why?
Because there are no applications or do you intend to return to Stone Age?

guru · 23 Aug 2017, 10:56

@fmulcar said in Daily usable ?:

@guru I also have 2 children and I assure you that they do not want this operating system.
And do you know why?
Because there are no applications or do you intend to return to Stone Age?

What children feel good or bad, depends a lot from the environment, for example of education, propaganda SPAM, TV, etc.

Re/ Stone Age, this was a nice TV serie years ago, but has nothing to do with this thread and does not answer my serious question I asked you.

fmulcar · 23 Aug 2017, 11:00

@guru You have small child answers, how do you want people to use this operating system?
Slow, slow ... and there are no good applications, whether you want it or not.

guru · 23 Aug 2017, 11:11

@fmulcar said in Daily usable ?:

@guru You have small child answers, how do you want people to use this operating system?

By showing and explaining zthem the big advantages.

Slow, slow ... and there are no good applications, whether you want it or not.

You have wrong and useless answers. There are a lot of good apps: Dekko, uNav, ...
Again, what exactly do you miss?

hans1977se · 23 Aug 2017, 15:54

I think other phones are superior in most ways, but there is no other phone that i feel as good to use as an Ubuntu Phone. I think it works well enough and is also constantly improving.

I'm very happy for all positive contributions to make it better, including constructive criticism.

Thanks for all the nice contributions so far, and keep up the good work!

Gerd · 23 Aug 2017, 18:02

fmulcar does not like our beloved phone system. He is trolling us for quite a while along the ubuntu-phone-list. He should stay with the system of his choice. Keep him outside, his comments were at least useless and sometimes offending. Just my opinion, hope it was not too harsh. Have a nice day and ignore him.

hans1977se · 23 Aug 2017, 19:07

I see what you mean, and i think it will probably always be like that. Some people prefer spending time on the things they don't like rather than like. I'll surely have a nice day. Have a nice day, you too (and all the rest of you).

Bastos · 23 Aug 2017, 20:40

I use my fairphone 2 since 3 month as daily drive with UBports UT and I am very happy with it. Battery, connectivity and speed is comparable to android. Some minor bugs are already there like the led is not working and sometimes apps have no access to the sensors after coming from background.
The major core apps are available and even my smartwatch (pebble time round) is working.

So I could recommend UBports as daily driver.

UniSuperBox · 24 Aug 2017, 01:26

I've notified fmulcar about the Ubuntu Code of Conduct that we practice. Sorry about the interruption here.

zsoltmd · 24 Aug 2017, 07:35

I bought my Pro5 in first week of dec, 2016. This was an Android version, originally. I installed Touch on one-day device. I have used Touch until apr of 2017... after it I reinstall Android...
pro: I love GUI of Touch, no ads/spy/etc, convergence was amazing, base apps are well designed and easy handling of base apps.

contra #1, overall/base: bugs and GUI/phone random reboots, no notification services
contra #2, ~400EUR phone point of view: missing apps (you know what I mean...from offline navigation to social media)
contra #3, "come on guys, it is 2017!!!" point of view: no online banking, online pay (parking/road toll/tickets/food/etc), NFC pay

So, if you have base reqs for a phone then you can use Touch, as I used it. You will love it. But before install Touch look around what apps do you need and are there required apps for Touch.

siucdude · 29 Aug 2017, 17:53

I use my 1+1 on daily basis.. This is development image, only wish camera worked.
Thanks UB for hard work!

guru · 29 Aug 2017, 18:40

@siucdude said in Daily usable ?:

I use my 1+1 on daily basis.. This is development image, only wish camera worked.
Thanks UB for hard work!

Hello, What is a '1+1' device, just curiouse?

BrisPete · 29 Aug 2017, 21:08

The One Plus One smartphone. There are latter versions but they're not supported yet.

vandys · 26 Sept 2017, 03:08

Nexus 5, daily driver. Note my whole world is web centric, so the Chromium/oxide part is what makes this a win (it's a fairly recent and quite high performance port of Chromium's guts). I also use my own messaging and notification server, just run a Python3 script to shim notifications onto the phone. This will obviously not help those who are less hands-on!

I was recently back onto Android to test that Bluetooth security fix, and was struck by how much of the screen is taken from actual usage--the top with Android bars and the bottom with Chrome nav bar. The "UI tax" from UBports is noticeably lighter.

ratte · 26 Sept 2017, 08:46

Depends of your requirements!

For instance I will use it as a daily driver as soon as:

wifi bug is fixed (N5)
dekko works better
caldav/caldat works

etoregui · 26 Sept 2017, 09:16

I have a BQ E4.5, and with the new update to OTA2, the phone works phenomenally, the use is complete. Many thanks to the team for this marvel.

domubpkm · 26 Sept 2017, 13:46

@etoregui
Hi.
I have a Bq 4.5 so.
Can you develop when you say your bq works phenomenally ?
What is very better for you ? for me it is the browser and the dash background which bring a 'new look' to the phone.
Thanks.