Miscellaneous Questions
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I've had a Nexus 4 running UT for some time now. A number of things don't work and there's no status, so I consider it abandoned.
I have a Pinephone and periodically boot UT to see how progress is. There are a number of important services which don't work. It is worse than the Nexus 4.
It looks like the Pixel 3a is in good shape. The "What Works" page looks really good. I've ordered one.
I'd like to ask a number of questions here in one thread. If you think it's better that I create a separate thread, tell me, and I'll do that.
Do you know when UT running on Ubuntu 20.04 will be released? Where can I keep track of progress on that?
Do you know when there will be full Nextcloud integration? I see the client on UT on my phones only has a toggle for Calendar. On Mobian on my Pinephone, all of the usual services are there, including Calendar, Contacts, Documents and Files. I wonder if the Mobian/Phosh/Gnome software would help with UT. How do I track progress on Nextcloud integration and the Online Accounts interface?
Does GSConnect/KDEConnect work between a Ubuntu laptop and the P3a running UT?
Does the USB-C port support video out? Is it possible to run convergence and dock the P3a to KVM?
Does GPS really work? It's suppose to, but I see some threads about problems here. "Waiting for GPS". Same way on the Nexus 4.
I see the "What Works" page says NFC works! I know it can be used for touchless payment on the Big Two phones. What is it used for in UT?
Thank you very much for your time and help! I'm excited about all the things that work and the improved performance over what I have now.
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@lsitongia said in Miscellaneous Questions:
I'd like to ask a number of questions here in one thread. If you think it's better that I create a separate thread, tell me, and I'll do that.
I don't have a Pixel 3a, so I can not answers questions about that device, but I can answer general questions.
Do you know when UT running on Ubuntu 20.04 will be released? Where can I keep track of progress on that?
There is no set date for the rebase to 20.04 - it will be released after everything is made to be functional and it has gone through an initial test period. My guess is sometimes towards the middle of 2022, although it is possible it could come sooner.
You can keep up with the progress at https://gitlab.com/groups/ubports/-/epics/10
or via the Q&A's that are posted to YouTube every other week at https://www.youtube.com/c/UBportsDo you know when there will be full Nextcloud integration? I see the client on UT on my phones only has a toggle for Calendar. On Mobian on my Pinephone, all of the usual services are there, including Calendar, Contacts, Documents and Files. I wonder if the Mobian/Phosh/Gnome software would help with UT. How do I track progress on Nextcloud integration and the Online Accounts interface?
You can get file syncing and automatic backups working in UT with NextCloud by using the UBsync app - https://open-store.io/app/ubsync
A nice file browser app for your NextCloud server is GhostCloud - https://open-store.io/app/me.fredl.ghostcloudCalendar sync works great - but Contacts sync support still needs to be fixed. What I do in the meantime is every time I update it, I export my Contacts list (via the Contacts app Settings "Export all contacts" option) and then save the vcf file to a folder I've shared with my NextCloud server via UBsync.
Does GSConnect/KDEConnect work between a Ubuntu laptop and the P3a running UT?
No it does not, someone would need to code support for UT for those apps.
I see the "What Works" page says NFC works! I know it can be used for touchless payment on the Big Two phones. What is it used for in UT?
Currently UT OS support for NFC has been enabled, but so far there have been no apps which take advantage of this made yet.
Best regards,
Steve Berson
