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Wish list : which apps do you need?

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      stanwood
      last edited by stanwood 9 Sept 2020, 12:20 9 Sept 2020, 12:19

      @thilov Indeed, many users require that feature. There’s a wip on this. But it’s a hard task (not P1 currently) which will take some time.

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        gnugeek
        last edited by gnugeek 9 Sept 2020, 18:41 9 Sept 2020, 18:39

        for me it's

        • discord app / wrapper.
        • Firefox or decent browser. With a decent browser I can do pretty much everything I need
        • gpg gui/ client for my gpg yubikeys not experimented with this yet but it works on Android

        onePlus3T

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          arubislander
          last edited by 16 Sept 2020, 15:37

          @Nathan123 said in Wish list : which apps do you need?:

          A better Bible app. Like "OliveTree" for android.
          I contacted OliveTree in the past about an app for Ubuntu Touch. While they did graceously take the time to answer my query, they also made it clear that they would not be allocating any resources to the task, nor where they keen on collaborating with anyone who would.

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            Yuri
            last edited by 17 Sept 2020, 13:45

            I've been using an Fdroid browser; Lightning on my Android tablet. If some kind soul could port it, many would be grateful.
            It's on Github. I'm brand new (yesterday) to UB Ports or I'd give it a stab myself.

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              Yuri
              last edited by 17 Sept 2020, 17:07

              Another F-Droid app: K-9 Mail is open source, light and fully featured.

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                dobey @Yuri
                last edited by 17 Sept 2020, 17:32

                @Yuri Android apps (including ones on F-Droid) tend to be written in Java (or Kotlin/Dart/etc…) and so not really something that can be "ported" to UT. Rather, one would have to write a completely new app to work on UT, as UT is not Android and does not provide anything like the APIs needed by those apps, nor does Java support the display systems used by UT.

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                  mnjrupp @arubislander
                  last edited by 18 Sept 2020, 00:57

                  @arubislander I wonder if the creator of Quick Bible would be willing?
                  It might be open source. But I agree with you. We need a better bible app.

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                    DaveNotHere @Rebecca58
                    last edited by 18 Sept 2020, 11:26

                    @Rebecca58 For me I would want everything removable and installable. Like for me the Phone and Messaging Applications are useless to me and would like them uninstalled. Since I don't use my Nexus 5 as a cellphone. I use it as a computer/Remote Control to my big desktop computer.

                    I want my Ubuntu Touch to be bare to bones. All I want preinstalled is open store. The rest I want to pick and choose. I don't need 99% of the junk thats preinstalled

                    For what I want to see available for UT is some Ham Radio Apps, a app for Wine, some remote Admin tools(to make linking computers and cellphone/tablets easier to link together)

                    Dave

                    Dave not here

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                      AppLee @DaveNotHere
                      last edited by 18 Sept 2020, 11:52

                      @DaveNotHere
                      Hi, I understand that for your use case most apps are dispensable. But "junk" is a bit strong.

                      Regarding your use case, I'm not sure Ubuntu Touch is the best OS for you. If there are ports available for your device, I think maybe a more "conventional" Linux distro might be better.
                      You won't have to deal with confinement and the read-only image to fully customize your remote terminal...

                      Your use case is not the one intended, so I think that little will be made to match your requirements.
                      The main focus is towards a better smartphone, not a SBC with a touch screen.

                      (Just to be clear I'm not chasing you out πŸ˜ƒ I'm just concern about the issues you might encounter. And secretly I hope you'll be seduced by what UT has to offer πŸ˜‰ )

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                        Keneda @mnjrupp
                        last edited by 18 Sept 2020, 19:49

                        @mnjrupp @arubislander What's the problem with this app https://open-store.io/app/theeternalword.adam ?

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                          Bramble @AppLee
                          last edited by Bramble 19 Sept 2020, 10:26

                          @AppLee
                          With respect... Ubuntu Touch was touted as the OS suitable for all use-cases: that was the whole point of convergence.

                          I wonder if, slowly, measure by measure, we're losing parts of the original vision.

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                            AppLee @Bramble
                            last edited by 19 Sept 2020, 10:38

                            @Bramble
                            Convergence is work in progress, so slowly, measure by measure we're getting closer to it.

                            And also convergence is not a single simple thing.
                            It's not magically transforming your phone into a desktop computer.
                            You have to build an ecosystem with convergence apps, devices, community, developers around an OS able to achieve this goal.

                            Constraints from the mobile world apply to convergence as much as constraints from the desktop world.
                            So you can't imagine you'll get only the best that would be foolish.

                            So again for a particular use case choosing the more suitable solution is best.
                            If you require convergence then UT is my choice, but that is not what Dave is willing to achieve because he doesn't care about the phone aspect...

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                              Bramble @AppLee
                              last edited by Bramble 19 Sept 2020, 11:34

                              @AppLee
                              Nevertheless, he's right: some apps are only relevent for the phone. All unnecessary apps ought to be removable*. My bug-bear is the external storage app on the N5.

                              This isn't just a phone os.

                              And Go away and use Android ought never to be the response of someone who takes a moderator role on this board. πŸ˜•


                              I know that the real reason is that the apps were baked in.

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                                dobey @Bramble
                                last edited by dobey 19 Sept 2020, 14:31

                                @Bramble said in Wish list : which apps do you need?:

                                And Go away and use Android ought never to be the response of someone who takes a moderator role on this board.

                                And who said that? Nobody. What @AppLee said was that it seems like that person wants a traditional PC Linux distro, which UT is not, and therefore UT is not the best option on their phone if that's their goal. There are things like postmarketOS or Mobian which provide a more traditional system that runs on phone hardware.

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                                  canadien666
                                  last edited by 19 Sept 2020, 14:57

                                  I'm interested in some sort of Audiobook player. That saves your spot even after you close the app, reboot. Along the lines of Talefish in SFOS or Lollypop.

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                                    AppLee @canadien666
                                    last edited by 19 Sept 2020, 15:29

                                    @canadien666
                                    Have you read this thread ?
                                    Maybe Podbird can fit your need: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/4299/podbird-reignited

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                                      AppLee @Bramble
                                      last edited by 19 Sept 2020, 15:45

                                      @Bramble
                                      Yes, I'm acting as a moderator to help keep things polite and respectful.

                                      But I'm also trying to help as much as I can.
                                      Android won't be a better solution than UT for this particular case.

                                      And if someone wants to hack UT, I'll try to help them out and yes it could be using another friendly Linux based distribution.

                                      About being able to remove all unused apps, I'm personally all for it.
                                      This way people can truly have the experience they build. And I hope it will be possible in a not so far future. But priorities... πŸ˜‰
                                      Hopefully one day we'll be able to choose an OS base for our device, on top of it we'll be able to have multiple DE and then multiple convergent apps depending on the use case.

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                                        mnjrupp @Keneda
                                        last edited by 19 Sept 2020, 17:39

                                        @Keneda I use the Eternal Word app for listening but it looks to be a wrapper for inline app. the Android Quick bible app has many features like search, and commentaries; just to name a few. It doesn't require Internet connection .

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                                          canadien666 @AppLee
                                          last edited by 19 Sept 2020, 19:42

                                          @AppLee Hi, thanks for the suggestion. I love Podbird, it's a great, well made app. I'm looking for something to use my own mp3/audio files ripped from my Audible and Overdrive folders.

                                          I'll have to see if Podbird is able to handle the use I'm looking for. Lollypop and Talefish do a good job of this, but not on UT.

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                                            Yuri @Bramble
                                            last edited by 26 Sept 2020, 23:56

                                            @Bramble The tablet I'm typing on has far lower specs than the Pinetab. There are only a few apps I use on on the spyware named Android.

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