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Bluetooth? Return to home screen? Differences between stable and Release Candidate.

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      DocTrucker
      last edited by 27 Nov 2021, 06:56

      Hello. Been watching this project for some time and have finally made the jump with a pinephone. To those who are involved with the hardgraft - great effort!

      I have recently flashed this to the phones eMMC. As soon as it flashed I changed channel to release candidate and version 23 installed. GPS appears to be working out of the box with uNav. Is there a way to back up my phone other than image the eMMC?

      The status page on Ubuntu Ports says Bluetooth isn't working, and indeed turning it on dors nothing. Is this a current area of development, or will be tackled if moving to 20.04 doesn't fix it?

      Swipe from left opens apps menu. Swipe from right changes between running apps. Swipe down for dtatus bar stuff. How do you return to home screen with no physical home button?

      On first try I setup my phone on the stable channel but there were apps missing. That said the contact import from vcard worked well on stable, but failed with the release candidate. Had to split my vcard into multiple files, but did notice one comment that the last line needed to be empty, it wasn'tin the original vcard.

      Finally, I fully appreviate the nature of development, but eondering if the move to 20.04 is something that is weeks, a month or two, ormore like six+ months time?

      Thanks!

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        PhoenixLandPirat @DocTrucker
        last edited by 27 Nov 2021, 10:34

        @doctrucker said in Bluetooth? Return to home screen? Differences between stable and Release Candidate.:

        How do you return to home screen with no physical home button?

        There is no home screen, physical home buttons just open or close the app drawer, the same as tapping the ubuntu logo or doing a full swipe from left to right.

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          DocTrucker @PhoenixLandPirat
          last edited by 27 Nov 2021, 19:59

          @phoenixlandpirat ok, home=desktop in my question. How do you get back to the desktop without closng all active applications?

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            mw4jet @DocTrucker
            last edited by 27 Nov 2021, 20:16

            @doctrucker said in Bluetooth? Return to home screen? Differences between stable and Release Candidate.:

            @phoenixlandpirat ok, home=desktop in my question. How do you get back to the desktop without closng all active applications?

            Swipe in from the left and select the bottom tile, all the apps are then displayed, if an app is open you cannot go to a "blank" desktop showing only the background image.

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              DocTrucker
              last edited by 28 Nov 2021, 06:34

              Ok, it is what it is regards the desktop.

              I would have thought alongside the pure background you'd have two activity levels for applications, those in full service and those moved from the main focus. The latter of which could of allowed a signal to the program to run at a lower activity/GUI update level.

              Moving on, still got the other questions regarding Bluetooth and the move to 20.04.

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                AppLee @DocTrucker
                last edited by 28 Nov 2021, 09:53

                @doctrucker
                Here is a general answer about bluetooth...

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                  Keneda @DocTrucker
                  last edited by 28 Nov 2021, 10:23

                  @doctrucker
                  There are apps on openstore to fullfill the lack of a desktop/home.
                  Try Home by @pavelprosto for instance.

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                    arubislander @DocTrucker
                    last edited by 28 Nov 2021, 10:36

                    @doctrucker And regarding the move to 20.04, that depends hugely on how many can and are willing to pitch in to help with the actual coding, packaging and testing. But I would think months rather than weeks.

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                      CiberSheep @DocTrucker
                      last edited by 28 Nov 2021, 13:48

                      @doctrucker

                      I would have thought alongside the pure background you'd have two activity levels for applications,

                      Try to long swipe from the right (to show the app spread). You'll have all opened apps. There's no apps running on the background.

                      Another planet, another time, another universe!

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                        DocTrucker @CiberSheep
                        last edited by 29 Nov 2021, 03:10

                        @cibersheep what do youmean there are no apps running on the background? Do you mean they don't tend to reduce consumption when they haven't got focus, that the programs are suspended when not in focus, or something else?

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                          DocTrucker @arubislander
                          last edited by 29 Nov 2021, 03:12

                          @arubislander fully appreciate it's dependant on volunteers. When I get a moment I'll get upto speed on giving better feedback than just dropping comments in this/general forum.

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                            DocTrucker @AppLee
                            last edited by 29 Nov 2021, 03:15

                            @applee rate of progress is quite something! Seems to be working today and I didn't notice the updates applying!

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                              DocTrucker @Keneda
                              last edited by 29 Nov 2021, 03:25

                              @keneda spot on, thanks. Hadn't considered it could have been solved by a program.

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                                arubislander @DocTrucker
                                last edited by arubislander 29 Nov 2021, 07:08

                                @doctrucker said in Bluetooth? Return to home screen? Differences between stable and Release Candidate.:

                                @cibersheep what do you mean there are no apps running on the background? Do you mean ... that the programs are suspended when not in focus ...?

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                                  Keneda @arubislander
                                  last edited by 29 Nov 2021, 11:02

                                  @arubislander
                                  You shoul add there are particulars programms, like Dekko, that can run in background.

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                                    Moem
                                    last edited by Moem 29 Nov 2021, 12:37

                                    And also, if apps need to be able to run in the background, then UbuntuTweakTool (which is in the Open Store) can make that possible.

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