Posts made by AppLee
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RE: Is Wifi calling now working ?
Hi @Tripluradon
There are some progress on VoLTE, but it's still early to make any promises at all.
We have people working on both Qualcomm and Mediatek modems, but it's hard to envision which device will be able to make calls over LTE.The safe bet would be to return the OnePlus for now and wait for an official release.
But you can also choose the gambling route and help test it on your device. -
RE: Read-Only File System: What is it?
@justsoup
Yes, I guess this is a good summary. -
RE: Read-Only File System: What is it?
Hi @justsoup
The read only filesystem is just the result of a decision to create a stable system partition that the user is not suppose to modify.
It has several advantages, one them being that updates can be pushed as an image and incremental updates can be used.Of course the user should have access to storage for installing apps, personal data and configuration files.
So basically what is considered the core of the system is on RO partitions and there is a user partition dedicated to user data.Ubuntu as all Linux distros can accommodate for RO partitions, the limitation is that when a process requires to write something "permanently" (not in RAM) the file path should be configured into the user data partition.
This can be done using symlinks or custom paths and because it's all open source, it all can be done.Also an operating system defines how the partitions and storage will be used, it also defines a way to install apps and the UI as well as default software and settings. Ubuntu Touch being intended primarily for phones and tablets, narrowing the possibilities was the option to give the user a product that just works. After installation, it just works as intended.
Of course the user can still choose to mess with the OS, but at their own risk.
Messing with the RO filesystem means that it may break the update system and force one to reinstall from scratch...I hope it clarifies things a bit for you and don't mind some over simplifications
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RE: Phone drop call...
Hi @tchan
When I read your issue, my first thought was the modem might be overheating and shuts down as a failsafe.
Now image issue is still possible but if it's the same with android and with Ubuntu Touch and you did the flashing multiple time then I guess the hardware issue is the more probable.To test my hypothesis you can try to download a relatively large file in 2G, 3G and 4G... as I suspect maybe not all are being handled the same.
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RE: random resets when using Messenger
Hi @multiprefi
You can use
top
ideally run in a terminal from a SSH connection to monitor your device while not in use as well as with the screen on, apps running, etc. -
RE: Possibility of malicious apps in OpenStore
You're right @dobey
What I wanted to say is that I don't think the user is prompted and can revoke this right except by uninstalling the app.
When for the camera, the GPS location or a contact there is a prompt to allow it explicitly. -
RE: Possibility of malicious apps in OpenStore
Hi @jezek
The simple answer is if you give an app access to any data, they can do whatever they want so be careful who you entrust with your data.
To be more Ubuntu Touch specific, IIRC the internet connection is granted for all app.
So everything handled by the app can leak to anywhere in the world.
The confinement in Ubuntu Touch prevents access to your camera or microphone, your address book, pictures that the user didn't grant specifically.And of course comments can be used to report eventual code reviews or analysis of external connections.
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RE: FP4 - Ear phones not working, GPS not working
Hi @Julien-0
Have you tried with different bluetooth devices?
As for GPS, it may require a long time to get the first fix.
I suggest to keep your device unlocked fully charged close to a window or better outside.
Keep it that way up to 20-30 minutes and check every 5 minutes.If this still doesn't work it's probably an issue during the installation and running your phone through the installer can fix some issues.
Do not forget to uncheck (or check that the case is not ticked) the option to wipe data.
Wiping data would be bad and probably won't help fix your issues, so be careful. -
RE: Ubuntu Touch Q&A 136 Call For Questions
Again @matteo,
I understand your point of view and agree about rewarding the work done.
Marius will always remain founder of UBports, and no one can take away his personal contributions to Ubuntu Touch.
I'm not saying you implied otherwise but that should be clear .As for his current whereabouts, only he can answer that.
I personally don't know, but even if I did, I'm not one to speak for others without their consent...This is my final comment on the topic as I don't want this question to be more than it is, but I wanted to answer as I didn't want this question to be seen as taboo.
And I hope it's enough transparency for the moment.
And as I said the concerns you raised were heard and we (I'm a trustee now) will try to address it because transparency is really important for this community.
Thank you for the talk it's always interesting to see things through the eyes of someone else.Cheers.
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RE: Ubuntu Touch Q&A 136 Call For Questions
@matteo Thanks for the explanation.
Your question is being discussed on what can be done to show how donations are used.
But that's out of my hands and it might take time.Regarding the contributors you've cited, there is no doubt about there involvement and I understand where all this come from.
I don't have anything to support what I will throw out here, so take it for what it is ; just my two centsBut I believe the best way to insure that your donation is useful and impactful is IMHO to donate to the foundation.
Because as I already stated this is its goal.
When I read the list of contributors you've given I notice some invaluable members that you did not mentioned.
Yes Marius is a public figure for the project, the community and the foundation, but regarding VoLTE for example, NotKit and Ivan are also invested in this topic. Whose contribution is the best, more impactful and all? I don't know
I repeat this is just my personal opinion, but to avoid ignoring someone's contribution I prefer to rely on the foundation to search for and bring contributors together and help them achieve the best outcome possible.If I may, your point of view at the moment may seems fair and is understandable. But I think it is not applicable in the case of an open source community effort where the money is not the objective.
I don't think developers contribute because they expect something in return. They do this because they want it to be better and if they can help in some way that's already a great satisfaction.
Of course we're all different and have different personal situation.
Money is certainly part of the equation, but that is not the reason why any us, community members, are here. Money helps that's why we ask to donate, but manpower is the most important contribution, translation, community management, communication, design, development, ...
And I dare to hope that one day we might be able to lobby politician and contribute to laws helping open source projects and privacy oriented devices...I start to here Dr Martin Luther King Jr in my head which means I'm getting carried out too much, so I'll stop there
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RE: Ubuntu Touch Q&A 136 Call For Questions
Hi @matteo
I understand your concern, but UBports is a community first.
Which means it is made of humans sharing a common goal/philosophy.I personally think, on the matter of transparency that UBports as a foundation is pretty good.
I think you ask about the monetary aspect of the foundation, but I would like to understand what is precisely your request?
Where the money is spent?
Who are the paid developers?
Who are the main contributors (who might deserve your contribution more)?I think we tried to explain some aspects during previous Q&A, but I found it important that people can trust the foundation with donations.
And trust that the foundation will use the money in the best interest of the project at heart.This topic echoes our calls to membership.
Because the foundation needs trustee members in order to steer the money where the members thinks it's relevant.So just to be clear, the foundation is not a company which means the goal is not to make money.
UBports is a community most of the work is done by volunteers on their free time.
The foundation's purpose is to supports financially and helps the community to do the job with infrastructure, partnership and some paid hours in some cases. -
RE: Volla OS (Volla Phone x23) to Ubuntu Touch
@aaronm
To complete on the security aspect, the confinement of apps makes Ubuntu Touch also more secure in this way.
Meaning that installing a "bad" app will have a lesser impact.The trade off at the moment is that we have an unlocked bootloader which creates security issues in case of stolen or lost device.
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RE: CI is now fixed and freeze is lifted
@rocky58 said in CI is now fixed and freeze is lifted:
Evidently I am still on the road to ignorance.
As we all are.
And if never had to work with git that's no surprise.
But nowadays most projects I encounter made use of git (can be on-prem, github, gitlab, bitbucket, ...)For a long time I only knew about subversion
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RE: CI is now fixed and freeze is lifted
Hi @rocky58
CI : Continuous Integration
MR : Merge RequestBut if you're not familiar with those terms, that is probably because you're not a developer and not familiar with git repositories and automated testing...
Don't take it the wrong way, but this post was probably not for you if you didn't know the terms.
But I applaud the curiosity and your wish to learnBR
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RE: Ubuntu Touch Q&A 135 Call For Questions
Sorry we couldn't answer your question.
I didn't check your signature for the device you're using. (oups, my bad)My best guess is that it is device specific yes, but I don't know how it works.
The question from XFone Labs threw me on another track because I think they provide a fork of Ubuntu Touch with some modifications and (AFAIK) they also have their own numbering...
But take my words with a grain of salt because I still don't understand how OTA are pushed to each user.
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RE: Error upgrading App to 20.04 Focal Fossa
@tera I understand now.
It's something quite common to struggle with the makefiles (at least for me)If you follow a simple example with one of the templates provided with clickable it can help you better understand how things are intended.
Best of luck with your attempt. When I see people make a single repository to compile for several targets, I feel overwelmed
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RE: Keyboard Development
Hi @savasava210
For an external keyboard, you can choose the layout in the drop down menu.
Go to the keyboard menu (3rd from the left) to get access to the "Keyboard Settings".
In this menu you can select the layout for your keyboard.I see 7 different layout for Japanese.
Have you tried all of them to see if one fits your keyboard?I hope it helps...
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RE: Error upgrading App to 20.04 Focal Fossa
Hi @tera
It's hard to understand what went wrong.The repo you linked is not made for clickable as far as I know (didn't try or look that hard).
So I guess, you forked it and added the clickable parts like the clickable.yaml...Can you describe your "dirty solution" to see if it's that dirty
Thanks for your time and efforts on this matter, always nice to see people get their hands dirty.
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RE: Boot Loop on Poco m3 after upgrading from 16.04 to 20.04
@AdhithAdhi
Yes of course you can give it a try.
Here you can find a useful documentation: https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/porting/introduction/index.htmlI also see that the porter for the Poco M3 is TheKit, you can also try and reach out to him for help in your attempt or even to learn about the status of an experimental version of focal for your device.