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      A Former User @flohack
      last edited by 2 Jun 2018, 20:42

      I have to say it: a core app for me is a simple note-taking app. I personally really like the functionality of get-notes on my desktop:
      It keeps all notes on the computer, but can sync to a cloud
      It has a kick-ass search function
      The notes are saved automatically.

      I would absolutely LOVE to see a mobile version of it on UT.

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        advocatux @Guest
        last edited by 3 Jun 2018, 06:23

        @3arn0wl have you tried turtl-ut (https://open-store.io/app/turtl-ut.cibersheep)?

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          A Former User @advocatux
          last edited by 3 Jun 2018, 07:06

          πŸ™‚ I have, @advocatux - it's just not the same. Thanks though.

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            Pulsar33
            last edited by Pulsar33 6 Mar 2018, 07:47 3 Jun 2018, 07:11

            Hello,

            Strange how people don't share the same feeling about core apps ...
            Here's my point of vue :

            My phone is a phone so :

            • Phone app
            • Contacts app (at least with local database)
            • Messages app (SMS, MMS)
            • Clock app (with alarms)

            My phone is built over Linux so :

            • Terminal app
            • Filemanager app
            • Preferences app
            • System update app
            • Apparmor management app <= missing

            My phone has I/O interfaces so :

            • Camera app (photo, video)
            • Galery app (photo, video)
            • Play and Record sounds apps <= partially
            • Display GPS coordinates app (textual, no map) <= missing

            My phone is smart and connected so :

            • Calendar app (at least with local database)
            • Calculator app
            • Notes app
            • Web browser app
            • Mail client app
            • Openstore app
            • Anbox app <= necessary for UT survival

            IMHO, Telegram (or similar apps) is too specific and restricting to be a core app.

            Have a nice day
            Pulsar33

            Aquaris BQ E5 HD UBports OTA-25 (currently testing features)
            Aquaris BQ E5 HD Ubuntu Edition Canonical OTA-15 (last Canonical version, daily use)
            Raspberry Pi 4 B - 4 GB & 8 GB with various OS and Desktops (UBports not OK)

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              flohack @Pulsar33
              last edited by 3 Jun 2018, 10:39

              @pulsar33 You can use SensorsStatus BTW to fetch GPS coordinates in text form xD

              BR

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                Pulsar33 @flohack
                last edited by Pulsar33 6 Mar 2018, 16:32 3 Jun 2018, 16:29

                @flohack : Yes I have it, thanks
                But ...

                • It's not a core app,
                • Accelerometer is useless
                • Altimeter, Compass, Gyroscope, Pressure are said unavailable (BQ E5 OTA15)
                • GPS data : only LAT/LON are relevant but badly filtered and presented.

                A correct app would display correctly filtered LAT, LON, ALT, DIRECTION, TIME & SPEED with units and formats relevant choices, IMHO.
                Best regards. Pulsar33

                PS : I would be happy to code this but I didn't succeed installing sdk as said here

                Aquaris BQ E5 HD UBports OTA-25 (currently testing features)
                Aquaris BQ E5 HD Ubuntu Edition Canonical OTA-15 (last Canonical version, daily use)
                Raspberry Pi 4 B - 4 GB & 8 GB with various OS and Desktops (UBports not OK)

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                  UniSuperBox @Guest
                  last edited by 3 Jun 2018, 19:21

                  @3arn0wl

                  notes-app is a core app. It only hooks up to Evernote, though.

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                    A Former User @UniSuperBox
                    last edited by 3 Jun 2018, 19:58

                    Hi @unisuperbox.
                    I remember the notes app - I downloaded it when I first flashed my phone. It didn't seem to save the notes though. πŸ˜• Now I can't seem to find notes-app in the open-store...

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                      Lakotaubp @Guest
                      last edited by 3 Jun 2018, 20:04

                      @3arn0wl Just looked in uappexplorer and says its no longer available. Unless you can persuade the developer. Might be worth a try really not sure.

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                        A Former User @Lakotaubp
                        last edited by 3 Jun 2018, 20:06

                        πŸ™‚ Thanks @lakotaubp

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                          Lakotaubp @Guest
                          last edited by Lakotaubp 6 Mar 2018, 20:26 3 Jun 2018, 20:11

                          @3arn0wl Ment to add it just states email support no direct name or developer. Pressed post button to early. Its getting late for me πŸ˜‰

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                            A Former User @Lakotaubp
                            last edited by 3 Jun 2018, 20:47

                            πŸ™‚ @lakotaubp - I've just e-mailed the developer...

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                              hummlbach
                              last edited by hummlbach 6 Mar 2018, 21:28 3 Jun 2018, 21:27

                              @3arn0wl @Lakotaubp Since the code is here https://github.com/ubports/notes-app/ theres actually no need to ask the maintainer. But it would be great if she/he would maintain it for sure... πŸ™‚ It was preinstalled when I flashed ubports ubuntu touch in december i think and I'm using it a lot and it's basically okay (not using synchronization stuff). There was a user at the munich gettogether who asked to put it back to the openstore. We actually promised him to do so... so we really should do it... most propably we just have to build the click package... I'll try it in the train tomorrow.

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                                hummlbach
                                last edited by 3 Jun 2018, 22:47

                                I would find it nice to have a clear picture about "app importance" btw... How about a poll for that? For example that one: https://answergarden.ch/709715

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                                  Lakotaubp @hummlbach
                                  last edited by 4 Jun 2018, 04:13

                                  @hummlbach Thanks for that. I have it synced to an evernote account. Works well for me, just the "allow access for" part seems to vary.

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                                    stefwe @hummlbach
                                    last edited by stefwe 6 Apr 2018, 06:07 4 Jun 2018, 06:06

                                    @hummlbach it's funny with this https://answergarden.ch/709715 to get the priority more visual

                                    Meizu MX4 16.04 | Nexus 5 16.04

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                                      cheniek @flohack
                                      last edited by 4 Jun 2018, 07:48

                                      @flohack and others thank You for the clarification of this matter. Regarding "But keep in mind, currently telephony makes little sense, since Apps dont execute in the background due to the design of the OS" and this is not optimistic conclusion :(. The internet telephony/messaging without notifications in background makes its usefulness very limited. I hope it will be possible to "fix" it somehow in the future. I wish it all of us!

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                                        cheniek @Stefano
                                        last edited by 4 Jun 2018, 07:55

                                        @stefano do You know what is the chance that android apps working in Anbox will be sending notifications from the background (I'm about the telephony/messaging apps)? Flohack has wrote that the structure of the OS doesn't currently give the possibility of notifications from background working apps...

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                                          flohack @cheniek
                                          last edited by 4 Jun 2018, 08:30

                                          @cheniek This is a complex question. To receive notifications you will need Google Play services installed, and then, they need to be able to run in the background. We cannot say yet if this will ever work.

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                                            cheniek @flohack
                                            last edited by cheniek 6 Apr 2018, 08:48 4 Jun 2018, 08:46

                                            @flohack Thank You for this reply. As I wrote above I hope the notifications from apps working in background will be implemented somehow in UT in the future. If this is not a core app/functionality it is for sure very important matter for large number of people. Best Regards!

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