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      1896er
      last edited by 8 Oct 2019, 13:59

      Hi everyone!

      My name is Florian and IΒ΄m from the north-west of germany ("Ostfriesland")... I`m an interested user in all kind of open source, and I like free-thinking in general...

      Two or three years before I owned a E5 and a M10FHD. Then I stopped using UT, but now IΒ΄m back on it... But now with a Nexus 5 and a M10HD. My old devices are no more mine...

      I like UT very much, but I need some support from community...

      Best regards!

      Florian

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        Lakotaubp @1896er
        last edited by 8 Oct 2019, 15:19

        @1896er That's what we are here forπŸ˜€ Have a look around and ask away. Use the Meet the Community link above your post to find out more.

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          A Former User
          last edited by 10 Oct 2019, 14:41

          Hi all!
          My name is Beduries and I live in the south-west of Germany, next to France and Switzerland.
          I have nothing in common with computing. I work in a city administration as a civil registry clerk.

          I like the spirit of UT and used it in the year 2017 on my smartphone without an alternative. Despite of missing a tasks app like by Android, I use UT on an OPO device on the evenings to read and surf through the internet. I hope to change back someday to UT.

          Kind regards

          Beduries

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            Lakotaubp @Guest
            last edited by 10 Oct 2019, 15:01

            @Beduries Hello and welcome. Use this link for some useful info https://ubports.com/meet-the-community

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              TA
              last edited by 19 Nov 2019, 23:15

              Hello,
              I'm TA. I waited for UT to come out. Then when it did it only worked on a few phones. Now that there are some affordable choices I do see a Linux phone in my future. I just so happen to have a ZTE R2. So I think I'm looking at this https://github.com/thojohns/android_kernel_zte_z5151 .
              Not sure what I can do here. But I'm willing and eager to do what I can.

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                Lakotaubp @TA
                last edited by 20 Nov 2019, 05:54

                @TA Hi please use the link in the post above this to start with. These are the current supported devices https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/ and the PinePhone is expected March next year. Porting here.

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                  Pingu
                  last edited by Pingu 20 Dec 2019, 01:01

                  Hi, I am Rudi alias Pingu from Germany and I am older than Flohack ! (7years ), but I do not know to much about IT I am just an user. I like opensource. I do not like Windows, Apple, Googel Android, Facebook, Whats app! I use on Desktop Arch Linux, Ubuntu, Puppy Linux. My Smartphone is Jolla Sailfish OS Xperia X and for sure Ubuntu touch nexus 5! My messenger is conversations f-droid, Gajim and Profanity . I am verry glad that you people try to keep up with ubuntu touch . Thanks a lot to everybody ! At the beginning of UT I did some Translation thats all what I could do and donated some money. Keep on going please you are all doing good jobs thank you .

                  UT since 2012 (also Sailfish)

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                    Lakotaubp @Pingu
                    last edited by 20 Dec 2019, 05:15

                    @Pingu welcome aboard you might find this useful https://ubports.com/meet-the-community and remember age is not a barrier. Some here would consider Flohack quite young πŸ™‚

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                      Pingu @Lakotaubp
                      last edited by 20 Dec 2019, 22:37

                      @Lakotaubp I just installed riot in ubuntu and can now join the german ubports - where are you at?

                      UT since 2012 (also Sailfish)

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                        cela
                        last edited by 15 Jan 2020, 16:24

                        Hello cela here, been using a Nexus 5 on Ubuntu Touch as my main phone for the last 6 months, happy with it and happy to be free from Android, it does all I need.

                        I am interested in open software and hardware and plan to get a Pinephone when it is on general sale so I can have an 100% android blob free Linux Ubuntu Touch phone.
                        I hope that Ubuntu touch retains its uniqueness,I feel it must look and feel different to the big 2.

                        I would hate to see Anbox become a core app, the way forward is we must have more applications on the open store, I hope contribute soon.

                        2x UBported Nexus 5 LG-D821

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                          Lakotaubp @cela
                          last edited by 15 Jan 2020, 16:39

                          @cela Welcome and have a look here for some basic info then just jump in https://ubports.com/meet-the-community. Any further questions just ask.

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                            Emphrath @CiberSheep
                            last edited by 16 Jan 2020, 11:57

                            @CiberSheep hey man thx for lone wolf if that was you I had so much fun going through these adventures ^^

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                              tomasz
                              last edited by 21 Jan 2020, 22:03

                              Hello. My name is Tom, I live in Poland. I like the founding of the open source community. Ubuntu Touch is great idea and i think this is a future for people who think about freedom and privacy. Greetings ,)

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                                Lakotaubp @tomasz
                                last edited by Lakotaubp 22 Jan 2020, 05:19

                                @tomasz Hello and welcome, please have a quick look here for some useful info https://ubports.com/meet-the-community and enjoy Ubports and Ubuntu Touch

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                                  Eric
                                  last edited by 9 Feb 2020, 03:20

                                  I just got my PinePhone Today, and installed Ubuntu Touch!
                                  so in that regard I'm a newb. Ive been running and programing in linux for about 15 years, but I'm sure most of what I write a horrible hack. I'm an electrician, I mess with lasers, leather, electronics, ancient traditional art forms, steam Punk, and just make random stuff. I can hardly wait to make my pine phone do novel things, but I'm just figuring out where everything is, and how its all set up.

                                  I am setting up some Events at HOPE this year (2020) in NYC, in conjunction with the Maine hacker Club, and the Bangor Makerspace. We'll have an electronics instrumentation lab, Retro computing exhibit with special tribute to Chuck Peedle, and a Laser Cutting workshop. I'm really excited for all that. I'm encouraging all the hackers i know to go. I would love to meet some of ya'll as well!

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                                    Opolork
                                    last edited by 9 Feb 2020, 08:40

                                    Hi to all. I've been a member since 24-Jun-2019 (right about the time I bought a Fairphone 2). I find the folks on the UBports Forum to be very friendly and welcoming. I've also gotten to love UT. πŸ™‚

                                    How can you trust that an app really won't send some company your location data, when you tell it not to? The only way you can trust a program not to do something it isn't supposed to do is if it is free software. ~ RMS

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                                      AppLee @Eric
                                      last edited by 9 Feb 2020, 11:44

                                      @Eric
                                      Hi, welcome here.

                                      You can watch those videos Rob made to show what is different in Ubuntu Touch compared to other Linux distros
                                      https://forums.ubports.com/topic/3748/exploring-ubuntu-touch-dissecting-this-linux-black-box-part-1

                                      Given that you have a PinePhone I think you already have checked those links :
                                      https://gitlab.com/ubports/community-ports/pinephone
                                      And this post on Pine64's forum :
                                      https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=8923

                                      You can join the telegram/matrix groups to have more interactive help.

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                                        DansLeRuSH
                                        last edited by 10 Feb 2020, 09:13

                                        Little (and late) presentation : I've been using Ubuntu Touch for almost a year on my Meizu Pro 5.

                                        Apart from a few bugs (mainly the one on Dekko that didn't handle multiple accounts well) I was very happy with the experience, I even made my honeymoon in Japan using uNav (not always simple with Japanese place names though). I even made several icons for different applications (including the one for Tiny Tiny RSS by Alberto Mardegan) and some WebApps.

                                        It's really Canonical's announcement to abandon the project that really pissed me off and pushed me to resell the smartphone.

                                        I really didn't expect the project to be resumed with so many participations and excellent work !

                                        Currently on an Android smartphone without Google (Meizu Pro 6 Plus), I must admit I really miss the UT experience.

                                        I mainly come here to discuss, get information and potentially look for a new smartphone to test the OS (and migrate later).

                                        Thanks for your attention !
                                        Franck

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                                          Nulla
                                          last edited by 18 Feb 2020, 11:36

                                          G'day. I'm David and I'm here because I've had a long time interest in Ubuntu. (more often than not my go-to solution for repairing / resurrecting / resuscitating any old laptop at the Repair Cafe where I volunteer). Now that my Braveheart Pinephone has arrived in Oz I'm keen to see what the Ubuntu Touch experience will be like especially anything accessibility related.

                                          A Pinephone Braveheart adopter...

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                                            arubislander @Nulla
                                            last edited by 18 Feb 2020, 13:51

                                            @Nulla Welcome on board!

                                            Accessibility-wise we still have a very long way to go, I am afraid. But I understand there are some community efforts in that area.

                                            πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ό πŸ‡³πŸ‡± πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ
                                            Happily running Ubuntu Touch
                                            Google Pixel 3a (20.04 DEV)
                                            JingPad (24.04 preview)
                                            Meizu Pro 5 (16.04 DEV)

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