<![CDATA[Daily usable ?]]>The question is simple ... Is it usable for everyday ?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/topic/499/daily-usableRSS for NodeSun, 07 Jun 2026 07:43:39 GMTMon, 21 Aug 2017 21:10:27 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Fri, 29 Sep 2017 00:44:36 GMT]]>@Galaxia said in Daily usable ?:

The only thing not working consistently is mobile data on ATT network. Once the phones manages to establish a mobile data connection it works great, but as soon as the phone stops using data, the connection silently drops. I have to toggle Cellular data on/off a bunch of times to get it working again.

Weird. I'm on AT&T (well, Red Pocket, AT&T network) and I believe I've seen what you're seeing, but only rarely--under the hood it appears to be an issue with the default network metric. But I can go for days jumping to cell and back to wifi at various locations without seeing it, whereas it sounds like it's biting you every time.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/4579https://forums.ubports.com/post/4579Fri, 29 Sep 2017 00:44:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 16:08:19 GMT]]>I've got UBports on my N5 and I've been using it as a daily driver now for over a week. I'm very pleased with how things are going but there are clearly some issues still to be worked out. My use case is very easy... Phone, TXT, Browser, email, contacts, calendar, camera, doc viewer, calc and Hotspot. Nice to have are notes, podbird, uNav, uAdBlock and a couple games for the kids.

The only thing not working consistently is mobile data on ATT network. Once the phones manages to establish a mobile data connection it works great, but as soon as the phone stops using data, the connection silently drops. I have to toggle Cellular data on/off a bunch of times to get it working again. I'm working now to find a workaround, like setting up ping in Terminal, using uNav or getting a VPN tunnel established. Anything to keep data flowing so the connection doesn't drop. Also, wifi glitches up and doesn't activate... like turning flight mode on/off to fix cell connection.

Notifications working with Dekko2 and txt messages is great to finally have.

All in all...I real winner in my book. I couldn't be happier... just ask my family. 🙂 Now its time to move my M10 FHD over to UBports.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/4567https://forums.ubports.com/post/4567Thu, 28 Sep 2017 16:08:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 15:19:13 GMT]]>Hi, i'm trying ubports on my nexus 5 for three days and i have to say i am pleasantly impressed.
Phone works fine, fast and smooth..the volume of calls is a bit low..but everything else works great!
Fully usable as daily.

The only reason I'll have to go back to Android is the lack of a valid alternative to whatsapp.
Most of my contacts use it and I can not convince them to migrate to telegram 😞 ...
LoquilM unfortunately for me is not yet usable as many features don't go.
Sadly I had to go back to Android, but great work so far!
Compliments!

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/4565https://forums.ubports.com/post/4565Thu, 28 Sep 2017 15:19:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:11:23 GMT]]>@ratte I know that it appear to be forgotten, but have you actually tried to press cancel and after that select your wifi manually from the network menu?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/4516https://forums.ubports.com/post/4516Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:11:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:01:44 GMT]]>@hans1977se wifi settings are forgotten, have to set the wifi credentials after every reboot.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/4513https://forums.ubports.com/post/4513Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:01:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:44:50 GMT]]>@ratte said in Daily usable ?:

wifi bug is fixed (N5)

Which one is that? The issue i have seen is very minor. When i come home it's waiting for password, so i press cancel and select my network from the menu. Then all is good. Is that the one?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/4481https://forums.ubports.com/post/4481Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:44:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:46:10 GMT]]>@etoregui
Hi.
I have a Bq 4.5 so.
Can you develop when you say your bq works phenomenally ?
What is very better for you ? for me it is the browser and the dash background which bring a 'new look' to the phone.
Thanks.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/4479https://forums.ubports.com/post/4479Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:46:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Tue, 26 Sep 2017 09:16:44 GMT]]>I have a BQ E4.5, and with the new update to OTA2, the phone works phenomenally, the use is complete. Many thanks to the team for this marvel.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/4474https://forums.ubports.com/post/4474Tue, 26 Sep 2017 09:16:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Tue, 26 Sep 2017 08:46:49 GMT]]>Depends of your requirements!

For instance I will use it as a daily driver as soon as:

  • wifi bug is fixed (N5)
  • dekko works better
  • caldav/caldat works
]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/4472https://forums.ubports.com/post/4472Tue, 26 Sep 2017 08:46:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Tue, 26 Sep 2017 03:08:17 GMT]]>Nexus 5, daily driver. Note my whole world is web centric, so the Chromium/oxide part is what makes this a win (it's a fairly recent and quite high performance port of Chromium's guts). I also use my own messaging and notification server, just run a Python3 script to shim notifications onto the phone. This will obviously not help those who are less hands-on!

I was recently back onto Android to test that Bluetooth security fix, and was struck by how much of the screen is taken from actual usage--the top with Android bars and the bottom with Chrome nav bar. The "UI tax" from UBports is noticeably lighter.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/4461https://forums.ubports.com/post/4461Tue, 26 Sep 2017 03:08:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Tue, 29 Aug 2017 21:08:46 GMT]]>The One Plus One smartphone. There are latter versions but they're not supported yet.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3721https://forums.ubports.com/post/3721Tue, 29 Aug 2017 21:08:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:40:45 GMT]]>@siucdude said in Daily usable ?:

I use my 1+1 on daily basis.. This is development image, only wish camera worked.
Thanks UB for hard work!

Hello, What is a '1+1' device, just curiouse?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3720https://forums.ubports.com/post/3720Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:40:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Tue, 29 Aug 2017 17:53:11 GMT]]>I use my 1+1 on daily basis.. This is development image, only wish camera worked.
Thanks UB for hard work!

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3719https://forums.ubports.com/post/3719Tue, 29 Aug 2017 17:53:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Thu, 24 Aug 2017 08:02:18 GMT]]>I bought my Pro5 in first week of dec, 2016. This was an Android version, originally. I installed Touch on one-day device. I have used Touch until apr of 2017... after it I reinstall Android...
pro: I love GUI of Touch, no ads/spy/etc, convergence was amazing, base apps are well designed and easy handling of base apps.

contra #1, overall/base: bugs and GUI/phone random reboots, no notification services
contra #2, ~400EUR phone point of view: missing apps (you know what I mean...from offline navigation to social media)
contra #3, "come on guys, it is 2017!!!" point of view: no online banking, online pay (parking/road toll/tickets/food/etc), NFC pay

So, if you have base reqs for a phone then you can use Touch, as I used it. You will love it. But before install Touch look around what apps do you need and are there required apps for Touch.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3649https://forums.ubports.com/post/3649Thu, 24 Aug 2017 08:02:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Thu, 24 Aug 2017 01:26:32 GMT]]>I've notified fmulcar about the Ubuntu Code of Conduct that we practice. Sorry about the interruption here.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3648https://forums.ubports.com/post/3648Thu, 24 Aug 2017 01:26:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:40:22 GMT]]>I use my fairphone 2 since 3 month as daily drive with UBports UT and I am very happy with it. Battery, connectivity and speed is comparable to android. Some minor bugs are already there like the led is not working and sometimes apps have no access to the sensors after coming from background.
The major core apps are available and even my smartwatch (pebble time round) is working.

So I could recommend UBports as daily driver.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3647https://forums.ubports.com/post/3647Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:40:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:07:57 GMT]]>I see what you mean, and i think it will probably always be like that. Some people prefer spending time on the things they don't like rather than like. I'll surely have a nice day. Have a nice day, you too (and all the rest of you). 🙂

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3645https://forums.ubports.com/post/3645Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:07:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:02:03 GMT]]>fmulcar does not like our beloved phone system. He is trolling us for quite a while along the ubuntu-phone-list. He should stay with the system of his choice. Keep him outside, his comments were at least useless and sometimes offending. Just my opinion, hope it was not too harsh. Have a nice day and ignore him.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3640https://forums.ubports.com/post/3640Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:02:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:54:11 GMT]]>I think other phones are superior in most ways, but there is no other phone that i feel as good to use as an Ubuntu Phone. 🙂 I think it works well enough and is also constantly improving.

I'm very happy for all positive contributions to make it better, including constructive criticism.

Thanks for all the nice contributions so far, and keep up the good work! 🙂

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3637https://forums.ubports.com/post/3637Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:54:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:11:06 GMT]]>@fmulcar said in Daily usable ?:

@guru You have small child answers, how do you want people to use this operating system?

By showing and explaining zthem the big advantages.

Slow, slow ... and there are no good applications, whether you want it or not.

You have wrong and useless answers. There are a lot of good apps: Dekko, uNav, ...
Again, what exactly do you miss?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3630https://forums.ubports.com/post/3630Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:11:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:00:49 GMT]]>@guru You have small child answers, how do you want people to use this operating system?
Slow, slow ... and there are no good applications, whether you want it or not.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3629https://forums.ubports.com/post/3629Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:00:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:56:38 GMT]]>@fmulcar said in Daily usable ?:

@guru I also have 2 children and I assure you that they do not want this operating system.
And do you know why?
Because there are no applications or do you intend to return to Stone Age?

What children feel good or bad, depends a lot from the environment, for example of education, propaganda SPAM, TV, etc.

Re/ Stone Age, this was a nice TV serie years ago, but has nothing to do with this thread and does not answer my serious question I asked you.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3628https://forums.ubports.com/post/3628Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:56:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:49:57 GMT]]>@guru I also have 2 children and I assure you that they do not want this operating system.
And do you know why?
Because there are no applications or do you intend to return to Stone Age?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3627https://forums.ubports.com/post/3627Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:49:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Daily usable ? on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 08:50:19 GMT]]>@fmulcar said in Daily usable ?:

The main problem is that there are no serious applications and the operating system is very slow compared to any phone with Android. And a user can not pay 500 € for a new phone and a change the operating system to bring a disappointment, that's for sure .

What exactly is a "serious application" for you and which one do you miss?

For the BQ E4.5 I payed in 2015 around 150 Euro. I know, it is out of stock, but maybe one can find secondhand devices, as I could for my son. And a forth device someone sent to me as a gift and I switched this already to UBports.

Matthias

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/3626https://forums.ubports.com/post/3626Wed, 23 Aug 2017 08:50:19 GMT