We Drop Ubuntu Touch Entirely

Moem

@gpatel-fr said in We Drop Ubuntu Touch Entirely:

My understanding is that UT has about 10.

Currently 26 on the list: https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/
And 28 if you count the Oneplus 5 and 5t, which are contrary to what the list says well supported, and should appear back on it soon.

Lakotaubp

I really don't mind a good discussion and arguments about what we do compared with other foss OS and even about the main two.
However please drop the swearing this is not the place for that. We want anyone who is interested to use and find the forum a frindlyand helpful place to go, regardless of age etc.
Some of your points are valid and we are more than aware of them and those bits I read through.
One point to remember is that UTs aim is to be the alternative, straight out of the box daily driver alternative to the main OS. So our aims might not align with what all Foss users would want.
We want people to be able to pick up a UT device and just use it as great phone. No complicated options or requirements, but something they can get their heads around and feel familiar with quickly while getting all the advantages of Foss.
Are we there yet, no. Are there things (some of which you mention)we need to improve on yes. Will we get there? Yes we will, I have no doubt on that.
If you want to be part of that you are welcome, if you want to change and alter UT on your own device feel free. You may discover something of use to UT in general. We however will not change the aims and purpose of UT as first set out when Marius started on this journey and I for one will change or apologize for that aim.

EDIT: 20/09/25 @grenudi I have edited the swearing on posts, forgot to do it the other day. Please do not repeat.

gpatel-fr

@Moem said in We Drop Ubuntu Touch Entirely:

Currently 26 on the list: https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/

yeah I know about this list, it's quite outdated it seems; for example the Fairphone 5 is listed with support for Focal only, I understand it works also with Noble, and I was trying a guess about the number of devices able to be a daily driver with Noble since Focal is - as the link you give aptly says - outdated itself.

gpatel-fr

@t12392n said in We Drop Ubuntu Touch Entirely:

atm I cannot use it as a daily...

hmm, is it about Volte or your bank don't like Waydroid ? if the latter, it's not quite entirely the OS fault's.

Keneda

@gpatel-fr said in We Drop Ubuntu Touch Entirely:

it's not quite entirely the OS fault's.

I would say it's absolutely not the OS fault.

2 years ago I was still able to validate payment with my Ubuntu Touch phone just using a SMS code received on it.

Now I must use their app, "for security reasons", and it doesn't work outside iOdroid, on the other side sometimes I have to validate integrity of this app... Using a SMS code !!!

t12392n

@gpatel-fr

The fact that i need to use certain apps for bankind, digital ID or even enterprise stuff is a fact but not the point. I am well aware that I need to use Waydroid till the world is more mature and restarts its effort for supporting Linux .

My main problem is to replace the daily android apps where many even already exists in the Linux ecosystem.
To name a few;

1Password
KeepassXC
Signal
HomeAssistant
pure firefox

Even if I can install them, most are designed for Desktop usage and not mobile device.

None, of these are Ubuntu Touch "issues/faults" yet they remain as a factor for my user experience and a bigger factor for my to swap my daily.

arubislander

@t12392n said in We Drop Ubuntu Touch Entirely:

HomeAssistant

https://open-store.io/app/home.s710

pure firefox

https://t.me/CrackleApt/3068/4628

gpatel-fr

@t12392n said in We Drop Ubuntu Touch Entirely:

1Password

it seems that the provider of this software already provides a snap for x86, so maybe you could try to ask them if they could build it for ARM64 ? or even try to search the snap store in the unlikely case where they had already done the job but not yet updated their web site ?

TotalSonic

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klh

@arubislander the HA app you linked is just a webview, not sure why people bother uploading these

t12392n

@arubislander said in We Drop Ubuntu Touch Entirely:

@t12392n said in We Drop Ubuntu Touch Entirely:

HomeAssistant

https://open-store.io/app/home.s710
As another memeber mentioned, its just the website which lacks certain client features like device or bluetooth tracking .

pure firefox

https://t.me/CrackleApt/3068/4628

But as stated, is this adapter for mobile view or desktop?

@gpatel-fr said in We Drop Ubuntu Touch Entirely:
@t12392n said in We Drop Ubuntu Touch Entirely:

1Password

it seems that the provider of this software already provides a snap for x86, so maybe you could try to ask them if they could build it for ARM64 ? or even try to search the snap store in the unlikely case where they had already done the job but not yet updated their web site ?

While its not a snap they do have an ARM64 already, however its desktop. I hav not tested yet but I believe its not optimized for UT direkt install. Thinking Libretine..

I have to do some tinkering

Thinking closer, this is offtopic. I should probably make another thread for this

Moem

@t12392n said in We Drop Ubuntu Touch Entirely:

I should probably make another thread for this

As a moderator: Yes please!

arubislander

@t12392n said in We Drop Ubuntu Touch Entirely:

But as stated, is this adapter for mobile view or desktop?

uFirefox is mobile Firefox on UT. It runs confined on Noble and is a joy to use. Just remember to swipe it away, as it is exempt from the app lifetime management and will keep running in the background. Great for YouTube Music or Spotify. Not so great for your battery life.