@sentinel hello, Let's try to figure out why you have these unusual problems in order to fix them. First can I ask you which version of MIUI did you flash before installing Ubuntu Touch?

@Sentinel said in Smooth Edges (name pending) - Let's Fix the Bugs That Drive You Mad: I felt my post looked quite similar to many others early in the thread Well, yes, absolutely, I was too harsh in singling you out, because for sure some other people were also doing the same. The point I was trying to make is that a big part of being a leader is to priorize, and it's particularly important with a small project like UT, and thinking that priorization is easy is a very big mistake, leaders are not omniscient people who know miraculously how to best priorize. Putting a few dozen prople together to enumerate all what is bugging them is not so useful if no reasoning is done on why the points made are important from the point of view of wider adoption.

@pparent The update 3.4.2 has the same bug, you are right. I made again a fresh install getting ... the old bug. Could it be a matter of changing from Focal to Noble? I am still hoping for a little Christmas wonder...

Merezhyvo version 0.4.4 has been released. Here are the main changes: Third-party cookies control New global setting to block or allow third-party cookies. You can now add per-site exceptions when a site breaks without them (for example: some logins, widgets, or embedded content). These exceptions are visible both on the internal “Manage security exceptions” page and in the shield popover for the current site. New “Site data” page New internal page where you can inspect and clear cookies and stored data per site. There is also a “Clear all data” button if you want a full reset. Some entries in this list may be from domains you did not visit directly (for example CDNs, analytics, embedded content); that’s normal, and now it’s easier to see and clean them. “Privacy & Security – How this works” New internal help page that explains, in simple terms, how HTTPS, certificates, cookies, WebRTC and the internal tools behave in Merezhyvo. The goal is that you don’t need to be a security expert to understand what these options do. Better touch support Fixed drag/rotation gestures on some interactive sites that use custom canvas / SVG / D3 handling – for example earth.nullschool.net now works correctly on Ubuntu Touch. UI & translations The shield popover now also reflects non-default privacy/security settings (like cookie exceptions). Added Dutch, Spanish and Italian translations. Improved layout, added Close buttons on internal security pages, and fixed some issues with accent letters on the on-screen keyboard. As always, feedback is very welcome – especially if you notice any regressions with the new privacy tools or interactive sites.

I have the same problem, but waiting an hour(s?) did not help on my Poco X3 NFC, with Ubuntu Touch 24.04.0 . I tried both from the Terminal & using Waydroid Helper. If I Ctrl-C the Terminal, I see that Python has been stuck on connect(), i.e. the download never even starts. The only way I can get it to install is manually download the needed images to the right place & then run "waydroid init -f". No idea why, as Android apps can access the network just fine, and sourceforge.net doesn't block me from accessing it (but maybe it blocks Python's default user agent?). But I cannot recommend my solution, because some things like GPS seems broken, but someone else says it should work.

@GooglyBear JotIt Notes on the OpenStore can sync with Nextcloud Notes.

@lduboeuf If I remember correctly I was on 24.04-2.x when happened. Then I switchted back to 24.04-1.x stable and again to 24.04-1.x daily thinking that probably this would be solved... with no luck. I don't know if this can help you.

Good news! I had some free time this morning and looked at these issues. I think I fixed them all, but would like you to test them: https://gitlab.com/alaskalinuxuser/kaidan_0_6_0/-/jobs/12427701531/artifacts/raw/bin/ubuntu-touch/im.kaidan.kaidan_0.6.0_arm64.click In landscape mode the list of contacts scrolls and you can select ones from the bottom. In landscape or portrait mode, the search bar is now wider and usable. The keyboard height is now figured mathmatically, so it should scale for everyone and work/look proper. If you have time and can test this out, that would be great! Working good for me on Noble 1.1, with FP4, but would love to hear feedback from you all. Thanks for helping me make this better by pointing out issues that needed addressed!

@wally Oh you are right. I thought T9 is what you call the old school way of typing on keypad phones It is called multi-tap apparently which is kinda generic and boring LOL

3600 seconds limit for edits? Really?!? Anyway, another attempt on a Mint Debian Edition computer instead of my usual minimal Devuan install gets further along. Hopefully it's ready within an hour so I can update my post. EDIT: flashing worked fine, also VoLTE is active now, which is nice.

Again today. And some other webs (control panel from my web hosting). Good! (BTW I got a VPN, so we're good). Internet provider told me to use Tor (how progressive) I'm using OONI to record the issue https://explorer.ooni.org/domain/repo2.ubports.com?since=2025-11-14&until=2025-12-14

@bunt7 It's a fairly well-supported phone, though. Which version of Android was installed before Ubuntu Touch? The UT installation is based on Halium 10, so you should have had Android 10... [image: 1765624867273-46b84b5c-f81f-44be-b1c3-f7713cc4d36f-image.png] From https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/surya/

@Ryan_6930 Yes indeed, there is a long dial before the phone call goes through. For me it takes about 20 seconds and then the call goes through. Data and text work well for me. Text message just work right away. If the phone calls would go through right away, I could use this phone as a daily driver or even a backup phone. I see that the new update (Ubuntu touch 24.04) for the pixel 3A XL is now available, so hopefully promising updates will happen soon for VoLTE. That's really only thing that is needed to use this phone more as a daily driver or even a backup phone.

@projectmoon Thanks, you're completely right. It works now.

@RapidRotator said in Why does UT not have assisted GPS?: I'll look into it then you can begin with this issue You'll note that there is a privacy concern too; if UT devs were ready to trample it, it would be easier.

@erikcht I agree the offerings in this space are dire and it would be nice to see something competitive develop in the open source world. However, there is almost no overlap between Ubuntu TV and UBPorts. Some of the design ideas are the same, but the software stack is completely different from Ubuntu Touch and the codebase of Ubuntu TV is far too dated to use for rebooting the project. The only thing in the UBports portfolio that could be useful is Lomiri, but I suspect that would be overkill: Something simpler (like Ubuntu Frame) is probably enough. The real problem though is that there is too much "lock in" to propitiatory solutions in this market. On the open source side, probably the best project to look at is Kodi.

@Vlad-Nirky Hmm, not sure. Running adb root for me gives error message adb: unable to connect for root: closed, but I can use sudo inside adb shell: using that would probably let me get a step closer, by allowing me to copy data to an SD card for instance. The problem is my computer isn't an adb client so I can't just use my phone as a host and run adb root on it. Going back to the module installation, I should definitely look into that (or whatever procedure I need to enable adb root), as it sounds better than the whole hassle of the SD card (which funnily enough is one of TWRP's limitations). [UPDATE] I've been told by an admin of UT's Telegram group that adb root simply hasn't been added to UT. This shouldn't be a problem, as utilities like rsync and scp, which are meant to work over a network, can be set up to work over for example USB (or maybe even Ethernet, don't know which would be faster or in what scenario). I may test backing up and restoring a Waydroid container with SD card, SSD and PC (using sudo on UT so that I have the priviledges to save all kinds of rights). I've been told by the same admin this works: therefore, all that's left is finding the right command for the job, so that it restores a Waydroid container to a working state (although this procdeure should be applicable to any app or user data or configuration).