Volla OS (Volla Phone x23) to Ubuntu Touch

aaronm

@Moem :raising_hands:

Charly

@aaronm
I hope the two ut browsers are safe. I get along well with morph and am always in private mode. With axolotl you can expect it to work as a full signal client at some point. But the signal apk should also be installable via waydroid. I have no experience of how well this works.

Moem

@Charly said in Volla OS (Volla Phone x23) to Ubuntu Touch:

With axolotl you can expect it to work as a full signal client at some point. But the signal apk should also be installable via waydroid. I have no experience of how well this works.

I do! I use Signal in Waydroid as a primary installation, and Axolotl2 on bare metal as a secondary; for linking the two, there is an in between needed, I use my laptop for that.
Linking should only be needed once, and I'm not yet sure how often it's needed to run the primary installation.

In daily life, I use Axolotl2, linked to Signal for Desktop on my laptop. Waydroid stays off.

aaronm

@aaronm These are good things for me to know about, thanks again.

aaronm

@aaronm That sounds like a nice work around, Moem. I too, use Signal on multiple devices. It's probably the most important app for me on a phone, for use with family and so on. Thanks a lot!

aaronm

@aaronm Hey All, I have finally installed UT following this:
https://cloud.hallo-welt-systeme.de/s/He9ZsS7Kmn6X7Cr

I hear that UT is more secure that android and so on. Does this mean I am safer logging into my bank account, for example, using Morph on UT, vs firefox on android?

Thanks!

aaronm

@Moem Hi Moem,

How, may I ask, did you get Waydroid working?

Thanks!

Moem

@aaronm said in Volla OS (Volla Phone x23) to Ubuntu Touch:

How, may I ask, did you get Waydroid working?

I installed it through the Waydroid Helper app. But do note that I'm not using a Volla, I'm using a Oneplus 5t. Shouldn't matter, but maybe it does?

arubislander

@aaronm said in Volla OS (Volla Phone x23) to Ubuntu Touch:

I hear that UT is more secure that android and so on. Does this mean I am safer logging into my bank account, for example, using Morph on UT, vs firefox on android?

That is a widely held misconception. UT is more privacy focused than Android, not necessarily more secure. That means the OS does not spy on you or collect your data.

I tend not to use bank websites on any mobile device as it is much more difficult to see if you are not being redirected because you clicked on a dodgy link.

aaronm

@Moem Thanks a lot, Moem. I'll give that a try.

aaronm

@arubislander Thank you so much for bringing clarity to my suspicion on this, Arubislander. I think you're wise not to use a phone for financial use cases. I've just decided I'm no longer going to either.

AppLee

@aaronm
To complete on the security aspect, the confinement of apps makes Ubuntu Touch also more secure in this way.
Meaning that installing a "bad" app will have a lesser impact.

The trade off at the moment is that we have an unlocked bootloader which creates security issues in case of stolen or lost device.