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    Ubuntu Touch Q&A 115 Is This Saturday At 19:00 UTC

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      • KenedaK Offline
        Keneda @Lakotaubp
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        @lakotaubp said in Ubuntu Touch Q&A 115 Is This Saturday At 19:00 UTC:

        Please see here

        Where ?

        2015-2023 : Meizu MX4 ☠️⚰️✝️
        2023-2024 : Nexus 5 ☠️⚰️✝️
        2024-***** : FPOS Fairphone 5 waiting UT for freedom 😉
        🇲🇫🇬🇧

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        • LakotaubpL Offline
          Lakotaubp @Keneda
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          @keneda The link 😉 Thanks

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          • LakotaubpL Offline
            Lakotaubp
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            @nero355 and @MrT10001 JFI WayDroid is now a totally seperate project to UBports and UT and as such is not a drain on resources.
            As to whether it is good idea to run android apps on UT that is down to the individual themselves and in some cases maybe a way to avoid carrying two phones about. Don't forget in some places certain apps are all most if not already a requirement (covid ones for example). WayDroid maybe a good answer.

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              cliffcoggin
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              Thank you for releasing the list of legacy phones that will be supported by UB Ports after 20-04. I regret the Nexus 5 is excluded, but it is good to have some definite information on which to base a new purchase.

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                Moem @cliffcoggin
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                @cliffcoggin said in Ubuntu Touch Q&A 115 Is This Saturday At 19:00 UTC:

                Thank you for releasing the list of legacy phones that will be supported by UB Ports after 20-04.

                Where can I find that list please? I've listened to the entire Q&A but I still don't know which devices will be supported.

                ...Ooooh. wait... I think I get it. That was sneaky! 😏

                Is currently using an Op5t
                Also owns an Op1, a BQ E4.5 and an Xperia X, as well as a BQ tablet and a Pinetab2. Please, someone... make it stop.

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                • MrT10001M Offline
                  MrT10001 @Lakotaubp
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                  @lakotaubp I gather Waydroid is, but I have already had someone quite fervently pushing it when I recommended a basic device to get started on UT - in my opinion if you are starting out, start with the basics. Android apps is a nice "to have" but not vital for the core of UT yet.

                  Xiaomi Redmi Note 7.... And more...
                  I have too many devices...

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                  • stanwoodS Offline
                    stanwood @MrT10001
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                    @mrt10001 I think it all depends on the user's needs.
                    Being able to install some Android applications on Ubuntu Touch is a benefit, not a requirement. This can be very useful in a professional context.

                    As @lakotaubp said very well, the development of WayDroid is not supported by the foundation, although some adjustments and patches may be necessary.
                    This also summarizes what Florian said last night at Q&A 115.

                    Freedom is indeed the motivating factor of GNU/Linux 😉 and that's why I like it.

                    Redmi Note 9S Stable
                    If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                      stanwood @Moem
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                      @moem @cliffcoggin Concerning the Nexus 5, theoretically, in its current state, it does not meet the requirements to be migrated on 20.04.

                      However, there is an experimental (and incomplete) port Halium 7.1

                      So all hope is not lost.

                      In any case, I trust the foundation to make the right decision, and whatever they decide I will always support them.

                      Redmi Note 9S Stable
                      If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                        TotalSonic @MrT10001
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                        @mrt10001 - my reply to the forum poster recommending more modern devices that supported Waydroid, over the older devices that you were recommending (that most likely will not even receive 20.04 support, potentially obsoleting them for UT use soon after the poster could acquire them) was in direct response to their post specifically asking for Android app support. Misconstruing that post as anything other than that is disingenuous, noting that I have used UT as my OS as daily driver mobile devices, previously solely using UT native apps, webapps and Libertine apps, for over 3 years, and have been an ardent promoter of UT native app options.

                        Beyond that - Waydroid offers many attractive additional app options on a few devices which are supporting it relatively well current but it certainly is in alpha state still, and I agree should not be construed as a cure all, or promoted above UT native app development as the ultimate best solution.

                        Best regards,
                        Steve Berson

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                          UBportsNews @aarontheissueguy
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                          @aarontheissueguy Is it in the bloghttps://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/post/ubuntu-touch-q-a-114-3795 or audio

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                          • LakotaubpL Offline
                            Lakotaubp @MrT10001
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                            @mrt10001 The great thing about UT is it can be what you want it to be. It is yours to do with as you want not what others tell you it is or to do with it.
                            Still all these discussions have thread on them already and this is not the right place to continue so please use the existing threads for further discussion.

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