Hi,
this is an experiment I've done with Ubuntu Touch and I would like to share. If someone needs a microphone for conferencing during the pandemic but doesn't have one, here is how to use your Ubuntu Touch phone as a microphone for your pc.

Things you need:

1. Your Ubuntu Touch phone
2. A jack to jack audio cable

Step by step:

1. Plug the cable into the microphone port of your pc and in the jack port of your phone.
   Check that you've done the step 1 before going to step 2.
   Check in the sound panel that headphones are plugged.
2. Run the following command in the terminal:
   pactl load-module module-loopback
3. Note the number in the output, you'll need it to stop microphone sharing.
4. Enable silent mode to prevent notifications from going into the microphone.

To stop sharing microphone:

1. Run the following in the terminal replacing number_to_replace with the number you have noted before. Do not unplug the cable before running the command.
   pactl unload-module number_to_replace
2. You can now safely remove the cable.

Please check that you've done the operations in the correct order. (Don't hurt your ears).

Tested on Nexus 5 Dev

Hi,
I would like to ask if there will be some kind of collaboration with Mozilla given that now they are working to make the ESR versions of Firefox compatible with the infrastructure of KaiOS and possibly also with the old FirefoxOS infrastructure. Could this bring Mozilla and UBPorts together? Would it be possible to make FirefoxOS apps available on UT? Are there any possibilities to have Firefox browser on UT?

Here you can find the original post by KaiOS:
https://twitter.com/KaiOStech/status/1237728747681447937

Thank you

@Talkless
Hi, you are probably searching for Cell Broadcast:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast

I don't know if it is supported by UT.

@Torkel67
Short answer: Yes, the only configuration available from settings is SSID and password.

But you can further configure your Wi-Fi connection using nmcli from the terminal.

To list connections:

nmcli c

To edit a connection (replace id with the id you get in the previous command):

nmcli c edit YOUR-ID

here you can use the 'print' command to list all properties of the network and change them with

set PROPERTY_NAME

Then save changes with the command:

save

When you reconnect to the network the changes will be applied.

@hankschwie Hi, probably you are searching for the following guide (from the documentation):
http://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/dailyuse/anbox.html

Installing Anbox on an Ubuntu Touch device is different from installing it on desktop Ubuntu.

For desktop install:
https://docs.anbox.io/userguide/install.html

Hi,
thank you for this great app,

here are some enhancement/features that I would like:

1. Create a new file from the UI
2. The three lines icon on the top left is confusing: user would expect a drop down menu, but it actually opens a file chooser
3. Same editor on both desktop and mobile Ubuntu (maybe a Snap app?)
4. Code auto-completion
5. A code linter would be nice.

@ImmyChan
Hi,
I'm a LastFM user too and I would like to scrobble music from a native app.
I think it is not possible at the moment, but you can use the web player.
There is a web app I've made some time ago in the openstore:
https://open-store.io/app/lastfm.capsia

Hi,
Libertine is a software that allows you to run desktop (deb) packages/apps on Ubuntu Touch.
When you first open it in UT, Libertine downloads an ubuntu image (some kind of container in which you'll install apps).
The problem with Libertine is that applications that run on pc are poorly supported on small screens and with touch, so if there is a native app from the OpenStore is usually better.

If you are running on a desktop pc with Ubuntu, you won't need to use libertine to install apps.

Hi,
thank you for this great app,

here are some enhancement/features that I would like:

1. Create a new file from the UI
2. The three lines icon on the top left is confusing: user would expect a drop down menu, but it actually opens a file chooser
3. Same editor on both desktop and mobile Ubuntu (maybe a Snap app?)
4. Code auto-completion
5. A code linter would be nice.

Hi,
what about displaying just 2G, 3G or 4G as they are commercially called? It would make less confusion for people not knowing what L or LTE stands for.

@Keneda Hi,
Deepl is also on the web https://www.deepl.com/translator

@ImmyChan
Hi,
I'm a LastFM user too and I would like to scrobble music from a native app.
I think it is not possible at the moment, but you can use the web player.
There is a web app I've made some time ago in the openstore:
https://open-store.io/app/lastfm.capsia

@Pulsar33 yes, it could be probably adapted to be cable free, but I don't know how...
if someone could point me in the right direction, I could try

@kugiigi It should work on all the devices running Pulseaudio, so all Ubuntu Touch devices (with a jack output) and also on laptops and desktops. If someone wants to check, let me know how it went.
If your laptop has a speaker jack, then you should be able to do the exact same thing as with UT.

Nice idea for UTTT

Hi,
this is an experiment I've done with Ubuntu Touch and I would like to share. If someone needs a microphone for conferencing during the pandemic but doesn't have one, here is how to use your Ubuntu Touch phone as a microphone for your pc.

Things you need:

1. Your Ubuntu Touch phone
2. A jack to jack audio cable

Step by step:

1. Plug the cable into the microphone port of your pc and in the jack port of your phone.
   Check that you've done the step 1 before going to step 2.
   Check in the sound panel that headphones are plugged.
2. Run the following command in the terminal:
   pactl load-module module-loopback
3. Note the number in the output, you'll need it to stop microphone sharing.
4. Enable silent mode to prevent notifications from going into the microphone.

To stop sharing microphone:

1. Run the following in the terminal replacing number_to_replace with the number you have noted before. Do not unplug the cable before running the command.
   pactl unload-module number_to_replace
2. You can now safely remove the cable.

Please check that you've done the operations in the correct order. (Don't hurt your ears).

Tested on Nexus 5 Dev

@opino72 The main limitation of Android ports is that we have to keep the kernel version it comes with. We can't upgrade the kernel because some of the hardware support is working just for a specific version and it will break functionality. The Pinephone uses the latest version of the kernel without needing any proprietary blobs to be updated, because it is made to run Linux phone OSes by default.

Hi @opino72 ,
Anbox can't access any hardware under Ubuntu Touch, so you won't have microphone and gps.
The apps will work as on Android, you'll need to login the first time and then it will be saved.

The Pinephone is attractive because it is much newer than the other core devices available and it won't have some of the limitations of the Android ported devices. It is rapidly improving and will reach the same functionality as OPO in a very little time.

@ComLarsic Hi, I've tested it on armhf (Nexus 5 dev) and I can confirm the behavior. The app closes itself immediately.

@stan Yes and no, I've set correctly the DNS for Wi-Fi networks, but can't edit the settings for cellular data.
For wireless you can find the commands I've used above.
Maybe it could be part of the settings app in the future.