New Comer Guide to UTouch

[AppLee]

@Kaizen said in New Comer Guide to UTouch:

use this instead

That is very nice, thanks. Better than snapshots IMHO
@C0n57an71n what do you think ?

[A Former User]

@AppLee I will have a look today when I'm in front of the laptop and see how user friendly it is. If manageable, then why not?

[CiberSheep]

I have summarized (I hope all) here

https://pad.ubports.com/p/FAQ_and_How_to

[3T_Ed]

Users of phones with physical buttons are able to launch the sidebar by tapping right button.

[3T_Ed]

Depending on the definition of 'hidden featured' worth mentioning is the ability to use alternative launchers like Launcher Modular, opening a new world of organizing and customization apps, widgets, Newsfeeder, etc. at your fingertips

[CiberSheep]

@3T_Ed I think we should stick to basic OS features.
Unconfined apps should not be addressed to new user (that's why I didn't include UT Tweak Tool). Apps that can break the system should not be promoted here

[3T_Ed]

@CiberSheep said in New Comer Guide to UTouch:

@3T_Ed I think we should stick to basic OS features.

Agreed

[3T_Ed]

Section Safety/Security/(non)tracking
Morph browser (standard browser) allows you to open in private modus by default (settings-privacy&permissions-tick 'open in privacy mode')

In browser, tap bottom bar, this will allow you to open multiple windows (+add private tab), switch between them and have an overview of all open tabs at a glance

[A Former User]

@CiberSheep Super! Thanks for the extra stuff that you added.

[cliffcoggin]

@CiberSheep said in New Comer Guide to UTouch:

Some blogs might be well readings

Thank you for those links which provide a lot of useful information. It's unfortunate that they seem to be buried somewhere in the blog pages, and even though I now know they are there I still can not find them if I start from the home page of the website. Perhaps the solution to the problem newcomers like me face in finding information is a redesign of the menu structure of the website.

[A Former User]

@cliffcoggin Yeah, I'm still finding almost everyday new aspects, both about where you can find information and UT in itself.
Welcome to the club!

[A Former User]

KEYBOARD (OSK)

You can hide the keyboard by swiping it with a gesture downwards.

[Rondarius]

Morph browser: Instead of taping the three horizontal lines when changing category in the forum, from the middle of the screen swipe to the right to bring up the category tab, this works on other forums too. While logged in to the forum, from the middle of the screen swipe to the left to bring up the chats tab(speech bubble).

[Rondarius]

To make a quick reply on a message: tap the envelope in the indicator(top bar) bar when it turned green. Tap on the message that you want to reply on and a message field and osk will appear. Tap on the message itself and not the pen with lines, the pen with lines will launch the message app. Write the message and tap the green send button. This can be done while the screen lock is activated.

[A Former User]

#Sprint
You can change the aspect of the apps layout by using Sprint and it's available in OpenStore; is the icon right above the Clock app from the launcher, on the first image. Sprint behaves like any other app and you can open/close it as you wish. It will retain your desktop app layout even when closed.
To add apps to your desktop, just slide up the bottom arrow, long press the wished app, choose grid, adjust the possition on the screen.
It works on landscape mode as well.

Note: From my tests on Nexus5, you cannot fill the bottom line with apps and you can't have more than one window.

[CiberSheep]

@C0n57an71n We shouldn't promote experimental / unconfined apps.

Specially if they change the use of the UI. Is better that new comers learn how to use Ubuntu Touch properly first.

[A Former User]

@CiberSheep Idk... It's a grey zone... Probably you are right and we should stick to the core apps since so will avoid discussions like: why that guys app is promoted and mine not, etc. I'll leave this one here, just in case a newcommer doesn't know that he has this option. Plus, I don't think UBports is responsible for apps that are not in the core so that will leave the app developer responsible for it.

[cliffcoggin]

Answer a phone call: swipe from the central button to the green icon.

[A Former User]

Terminal core app

Official documentation: https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blogs-news-1/post/terminal-chapter-1-3082

[CiberSheep]

@C0n57an71n Sorry, I didn't understand you. What is the «navigation slider»?

The cursor (█) should be visible always. If not, it's a bug