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    Crazy stuff: sudo snap install signal-desktop

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          And the desktop notifications even show up when the phone is suspended , that's nuts! 😅

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            Actually it's interesting to note that Mobian package works as well if you install it with apt-get [NOT RECOMMENDED If you don't know what you're doing]

            https://github.com/0mniteck/Signal-Desktop-Mobian/

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              I've succeeded in opening the keyboard when editing text in signal-desktop !!!! 🎆 🍾

              I could do it reusing the work of @ChromiumOS-Guy in uWolf!

              I can officially send signal messages from a native Ubuntu Touch app, without Waydroid! 😀

              Even though for now it's not convenient , since keyboard hides the text area, and the enter button of the keyboard somehow does not trigger sending the message, and the "send" button in signal is hidden until you expend the editing area. But still very usable.

              For now everything is messy, but I will try to make it available soon (I think it should be possible to do a click package, but I'm not sure yet)

              Ps: Note that I could do it with Mobian version only for now.

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                @pparent Some of us old-fashioned (and long-winded) folks LIKE to be able to press <Enter> without sending the message 🙂
                But however it worked in the end, I sure wouldn't complain!

                Congrats on what sounds like an amazing start on this! 🍾

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                  I've succeeded in making a .click package, here is the topic for the app development:

                  https://forums.ubports.com/topic/11532/signal-ut-signal-desktop-for-ubuntu-touch

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                    @pparent I am using signal from openstore really cool stuff kodos to you

                    Does it mean we can convert other snaps app to ubuntu touch ?

                    I am thinking firefox browser could be good use case

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                      @Shapa said in Crazy stuff: sudo snap install signal-desktop:

                      Does it mean we can convert other snaps app to ubuntu touch ?

                      Well you could. But probably not directly , for most packages if you want to make it fully integrated. As you may have seen I'm now recompiling Signal-Desktop from source code, and apply some patches for different things like having a responsive interface and a functional keyboard. The whole process requires quite a bit of manual work to get close to a fully integrated and working application.

                      @Shapa said in Crazy stuff: sudo snap install signal-desktop:

                      I am thinking firefox browser could be good use case

                      Isn't uWolf good enough for that? uWolf is basically a custom firefox.

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                        Actually I had looked through the portfolio of apps available in snapcraft.io for arm64, and I've not seen many that would make a lot of sense to use on a phone.

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                          @pparent Just recently someone asked whether it's possible to edit Open Streetmap maps on UT...

                          How about this? https://snapcraft.io/josm

                          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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