MMS users: call for testing

lduboeuf · 4 Aug 2021, 22:43

@emphrath ubports-qa script often output errors even if ok

@jezek it seems nuntium received two wap push don't you think ? That could explain the two mms notif.
In case of bad signal if the wap push couldn't be acknowledged, the provider might send it twice t

Emphrath · 5 Aug 2021, 08:26

@lduboeuf Quite frankly I wouldn't look any further. My fairphone has so many hardware issues it's hard to get a proper idea about the culprit - noticeably network issues, so...

lduboeuf · 9 Aug 2021, 20:57

For the use case "cellular data off", it is working nicely except when i'm with bad signal ( see issue above ) .

This is already a huge step for MMS users, in its worst case scenario we will have the same state as it is today on Devel/RC/Stable ( just ask user to resend)

jezek · 8 Oct 2021, 00:25

@lduboeuf said in MMS users: call for testing:

For the use case "cellular data off", it is working nicely except when i'm with bad signal ( see issue above ) .
This is already a huge step for MMS users, in its worst case scenario we will have the same state as it is today on Devel/RC/Stable ( just ask user to resend)

I think it is not a showstopper for deploying to next OTA. It's working better than before and there are no regressions. Also it will motivate me more to fix the bad signal issues, when the changes land to stable. I will definitely tackle the issues, but I had to change my HW and installed manjaro on it and now I have a little fight with crossbuilder and the lack of apt and dpkg[-architecture,-parsechangelog] commands on the system.

Thank you all for support.

jezek · 11 Sept 2021, 14:57

I've discovered, that the patches are already in RC, so if you are on RC channel (and dev channel too), there is no need to apply the above mentioned ubports-qa commands. This also means that the patches will probably be in the next OTA. Just saying. I'm happy. Thank you all.

I've been wrong. Read furher, why.

AppLee · 11 Sept 2021, 15:13

@jezek said in MMS users: call for testing:

Thank you all.

Thank YOU :thumbs_up:

lduboeuf · 11 Sept 2021, 15:31

@jezek humm i probably miss something, i don't see the PR already merged

jezek · 13 Sept 2021, 14:59

@lduboeuf Or am I wrong? Is there a possibility that the patch is not in RC (and dev) and the applied ubports-qa changes persisted 2 RC upgrades and I drew a bad conclusion? Can anyone answer this conundrum, or do I have to do full reinstall to check?

lduboeuf · 13 Sept 2021, 15:06

@jezek

I'm not 100% sure, but debian packages could be not totally overwritten. I already noticed that when working on Lomiri, where RC or devel updates didn't overwrites my modified files. It would overwrite it though if the same file was modified.

jezek · 14 Sept 2021, 15:36

So I red the OTA-19 call for testing and after browsing though the github QA page I have come to the conclusion, that I've been definitely wrong about the patch landing in RC and maybe in OTA-19 update. I'm sorry for putting your (and my) hopes up. Maybe next time.

Does anyone know how to be in the next OTA update?

lduboeuf · 14 Sept 2021, 20:14

@jezek

Does anyone know how to be in the next OTA update?

idk, maybe @UniSuperBox or @Flohack can say ?

Keneda · 14 Sept 2021, 20:38

@jezek said in MMS users: call for testing:

Does anyone know how to be in the next OTA update?

Very sad you're not in OTA 19 as MMS is one of smartphones key features regarding phone part...

flohack · 14 Sept 2021, 22:22

Well there is always a next OTA
If you want to make sure your stuff is in, best is at the beginning of a cycle to drive this topic forward. We have reduced personnel these days, its easy that stuff slips...

domubpkm · 13 Oct 2021, 20:11

@jezek Such your personal investment in the essential MMS reliability mechanism is worth this very usefull nechanism be incorporating as soon as possible.

Keneda · 15 Sept 2021, 04:06

@lduboeuf said in MMS users: call for testing:

@keneda no idea

Now we know, so sad...

jezek · 27 Sept 2021, 16:34

@flohack said in MMS users: call for testing:

Well there is always a next OTA
If you want to make sure your stuff is in, best is at the beginning of a cycle to drive this topic forward. We have reduced personnel these days, its easy that stuff slips...

OK, the OTA-20 cycle starts around these days. Where to push, to land the MMS patch in OTA-20? Thanks.

flohack · 27 Sept 2021, 18:52

@jezek its more than one patch probably, @lduboeuf can propose the order - its a bit delicate to not make it wrong.

lduboeuf · 27 Sept 2021, 19:33

@flohack the initial issue ( amongst others ) is here:
https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues/17

The top related PR is in messaging-app https://github.com/ubports/messaging-app/pull/260 and you can see other pre-required
PRs in the comment in the correct order.

[Edit]:
Well the very first issue post is here https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/messaging-app/+bug/1603957

I think you can add it to your tweet :)...
That time please thanks @jezek

rik · 13 Oct 2021, 20:11

Hey everyone, I am confused at the state of this? In my Pixel 3a XL MMS is working if wifi is off and if NOT a group MMS. So this is good, but I don't remember if that is due to @fredldotme incorporating the fixes only for the P3a or if it is in "mainstream" UT Dev / RC / Stable?

I am wondering about the status of these patches first.

Then I would like to start at least looking at the issue of needing wifi to be OFF for MMS to work. My thought would be try and determine how we could "force" MMS to always use the cellular data connection and "ignore" wifi. For me this seems like a better beginning point than currently where MMS will fail if wifi is enabled. Would I look into ofono or nuntium or other for this? If anyone had a link to the existing issue report for this it is a good start. Pointers? I can also add this to a new thread if it is best.

lduboeuf · 14 Oct 2021, 09:57

@rik Yes, that is another story and better on another topic.

From what i understand, nuntium call lomiri-download-manager ( https://github.com/ubports/nuntium/blob/b182b1a4ff41910dd3d1a4b064df2f56505be923/mms/download.go#L34 )

see project https://gitlab.com/ubports/core/lomiri-download-manager
But i don't get where we can force using cellular data instead of wifi