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New Ubuntu Touch user looking for some starting tips

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      nichodiaz
      last edited by 10 Apr 2024, 06:04

      I recently installed Ubuntu Touch. Very hopeful I can make it usable enough to abandon IOS / Android.

      There are a few apps I can't live without, and looking for possible ways of getting usage from them in the current state of Ubuntu Touch. How are people overcoming non-official releases of these products as of April 2024 -

      • 1 Password
      • Signal App
      • X
      • Reddit
      • Preferred browser (Brave)
      • Proton Mail
      • Proton VPN

      Thanks for your thoughts,

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        Moem @nichodiaz
        last edited by 10 Apr 2024, 07:06

        @nichodiaz said in New Ubuntu Touch user looking for some starting tips:

        Signal App

        I currently use Molly FOSS (an open source Signal fork) in Waydroid, in tandem with Signal on desktop. It's not a perfect solution. The native Axolotl is in development but they're having trouble keeping up with all the changes in Signal.

        Reddit

        This app is for Xenial, but you can still download it through the browser, and install it like that. And it works fine on Focal.
        https://open-store.io/app/quickddit

        Preferred browser (Brave)

        I think you are going to have to give up on that one.

        Is currently using an Op5t
        Also owns an Op1, a BQ E4.5 and an Xperia X, as well as a BQ tablet and a Pinetab2. Please, someone... make it stop.

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          CiberSheep @nichodiaz
          last edited by 10 Apr 2024, 13:09

          In my case, @nichodiaz

          • 1 Password

          I don't now what that is. For 2FA I use https://open-store.io/app/tfamanager.cibersheep

          • Signal App

          https://open-store.io/app/axolotl.nanuc

          • X

          I quitted it (I don't support transphobic business anymore), I use Mastodon

          • Reddit

          I don't use it, but I would go to their website.

          • Preferred browser (Brave)

          Current browser is Morph.

          • Proton Mail

          Dekko should support main options, otherwise through website

          https://open-store.io/app/dekko2.dekkoproject

          • Proton VPN

          Proton VPN seems not to work because a ¿technicality? But other VPN should work: https://forums.ubports.com/post/79399

          Another planet, another time, another universe!

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            treebeard @nichodiaz
            last edited by 10 Apr 2024, 13:38

            @nichodiaz Another option for reddit if you decide to install waydroid on ubuntu touch, is to use the 'redreader' app which is open source

            2015 BQ Aquaris E4.5
            2021 Volla Phone (Ubuntu Touch)
            2023 Volla Phone X23 (Ubuntu Touch)

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              naizena @nichodiaz
              last edited by naizena 4 Oct 2024, 16:07 10 Apr 2024, 16:05

              @nichodiaz I use protonvpn on my volla phone X.
              https://ubports.com/en/blog/ubports-news-1/post/using-vpn-in-ubuntu-touch-3065

              It works with wifi, not with data.

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                kugiigi
                last edited by 11 Apr 2024, 07:01

                First thing I think is to set your expectation. It'll be very hard to completely abandon iOS/Android. I managed to only use UT for around 5 years but had to have an Android phone as secondary phone in the past few years. Some things are just not possible on UT. There's Waydroid to try some apps that you need but not all will work especially those that needs security checks and such. Waydroid also drains the battery.

                X and Proton Mail can only be accessed via the browser/webapp. Proton mail doesn't support the usual email configs (IMAP/SMTP) so you can't use Dekko. There are a few Reddit clients in the store though not sure how good they are compared to just using the web version.

                We currently only have Morph as the browser with Sapot browser as a fork with a bit different UI but still the same web engine which is sadly outdated right now due to technicalities.

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