Usually, forums are used to discuss solutions for issues and problems. I would like to use the forum to give positive feed back.

Yesterday, I used the new UBPorts Installer to install Ubuntu Touch on a used OnePlus One smartphone that was running on Android. The user experience of UBPorts installer was excellent !!!

The installation process took only about 15 minutes and required minimum user interaction and there was no need to look at any documentation. The developers have also thought of nice details such as a brief visual guide how to set a OnePlus One device to fastboot mode. Installation was absolutely smooth.

[Following is solved now, see comment by rocky58: Only after the installation was complete, I run into a few problems, but this had nothing to do with the UBPorts installer: My OnePlus One was not recognized as MTP device, so I couldn't easily copy my old contacts and SMS over to the new device (https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues/13).]

In case you are not aware: Ubports is present on the free and open-source social network Mastodon. Mastodon is a federated network and integral part of the Fediverse (with Pleroma, Friendica, Diaspora, PixelFed, Peertube, etc.):

• The Ubports account https://framapiaf.org/@ubports currently has 904 followers and there is a Ubports Pixelfed account https://pixelfed.social/ubports
• Many Ubuntu Touch users and developers are active in the Fediverse, like https://mastodon.social/@NeoTheThird and https://metalhead.club/@krille as well as Pine64 (PinePhone), Purism (Librem5), Fairphone and many more.
• There is a very new Mastodon group (started today and has already 64 members!) about Ubports / Ubuntu Touch: https://gup.pe/u/UbuntuTouch

How to get started on Mastodon:

• Get an account on a popular server like: https://fosstodon.org, https://mastodon.technology, https://social.tchncs.de, https://linuxrocks.online, https://floss.social or choose any server from here https://joinmastodon.org. Independently from the server you choose, you will be able to interact with any other user in the Fediverse.
• Here is a Mastodon app for Ubuntu Touch by @Krille : https://open-store.io/app/umastodon.christianpauly
• Description how to join/follow the Ubuntu Touch group: https://mastodon.social/@GerryT/104325114068291873
• Frequently used hash tags are: #UbuntuTouch #UbPorts #UbuntuPhone #PinePhone #Fairphone #VollaPhone #LinuxPhone

Dear all,

the messenger app TextSecure / Signal is looking for a new developer / maintainer. Jani's TextSecure/Signal app functions well. I actually use it everyday. Currently, it is still available here https://uappexplorer.com/app/textsecure.jani, but not yet in the UBPorts OpenStore. Unfortunately, Jani does not have the time to continue development. Are you interested in becoming the new maintainer / developer of this app? Thanks in advance.

The code is here: https://github.com/janimo/textsecure-qml

P.S. I'd like to add a great thank you to Jani who had developed a great app and maintained it for a long time.

Can you explain a bit about the plans for Ubuntu Touch on Volla Phone? How UBports cooperates with Hallo Welt Systeme UG and what priority Volla Phone has for UBPorts? Thanks

I pre-ordered a Volla Phone, because I like the approach of Hallo Welt Systeme and their support for open systems. They seem to be very ambitious to build a good Ubuntu Touch experience on their phone and also aim to provide Android Apps via Anbox.

Hi Locamama,

I think the missing piece is the Desktop Apps scope, which was released yesterday on OpenStore: https://open.uappexplorer.com/app/libertine-scope.ubuntu

What happens if it was not removed?

Thank you! The update went very smoothly on my OPO and so far everything seems to work fine!

Hi UKPhil,

please send a bug report here: https://github.com/ubports/telegram-app/issues

I had another problem with the Telegram update the day before yesterday and Flohack was so kind to help me out (https://github.com/ubports/telegram-app/issues/151)

Hi all,

I would like to send a donation to Ubuntu Touch / UBPorts via ordinary bank transfer. Is there a possibility to do so? I couldn't find any bank account information or IBAN.

You can trust the German corona app. After lots of criticism on the original app idea (centralized, closed source), the German government has learnt it the hard way. Now, the app is both open source and decentralized. Several people and institutions have reviewed the code and said that it is trustworthy and does not contain strange things.

IMHO, the main questions are, whether it is portable, whether someone wants to port it and whether it can run in the background. Another question is how long Ubuntu Touch battery life is when Bluetooth is permanently enabled.

Just fyi: the new Ubuntu Touch group on Mastodon has already reached 102 members: https://gup.pe/u/ubuntutouch

@htc_tattoo That's pretty true that software does not keep you safe. The goal of the app is different, though.

It gives you a warning when you were close enough to infected people. Then you are advised to do a corona test. If you are tested positive you get a QR code from the doctor and with that code entered in the app you can send a warning to the other phones. Only those phones that have had registered your id on their phones (not anywhere else), because they were too close to you, will also display a warning, and so forth.

This makes sense and if too many people are tested (~20% false alarms) that doesn't really matter. Of course, it is not a replacement to social distancing, mask, washing hands, etc.

You can trust the German corona app. After lots of criticism on the original app idea (centralized, closed source), the German government has learnt it the hard way. Now, the app is both open source and decentralized. Several people and institutions have reviewed the code and said that it is trustworthy and does not contain strange things.

IMHO, the main questions are, whether it is portable, whether someone wants to port it and whether it can run in the background. Another question is how long Ubuntu Touch battery life is when Bluetooth is permanently enabled.

@dobey : Yes, it was the compass app (predecessor of xompass) that worked on BQ 4.5.

@dobey : Are you sure that it is not supported? I am asking, because the compass used to work on my BQ E4.5.

In case you are not aware: Ubports is present on the free and open-source social network Mastodon. Mastodon is a federated network and integral part of the Fediverse (with Pleroma, Friendica, Diaspora, PixelFed, Peertube, etc.):

• The Ubports account https://framapiaf.org/@ubports currently has 904 followers and there is a Ubports Pixelfed account https://pixelfed.social/ubports
• Many Ubuntu Touch users and developers are active in the Fediverse, like https://mastodon.social/@NeoTheThird and https://metalhead.club/@krille as well as Pine64 (PinePhone), Purism (Librem5), Fairphone and many more.
• There is a very new Mastodon group (started today and has already 64 members!) about Ubports / Ubuntu Touch: https://gup.pe/u/UbuntuTouch

How to get started on Mastodon:

• Get an account on a popular server like: https://fosstodon.org, https://mastodon.technology, https://social.tchncs.de, https://linuxrocks.online, https://floss.social or choose any server from here https://joinmastodon.org. Independently from the server you choose, you will be able to interact with any other user in the Fediverse.
• Here is a Mastodon app for Ubuntu Touch by @Krille : https://open-store.io/app/umastodon.christianpauly
• Description how to join/follow the Ubuntu Touch group: https://mastodon.social/@GerryT/104325114068291873
• Frequently used hash tags are: #UbuntuTouch #UbPorts #UbuntuPhone #PinePhone #Fairphone #VollaPhone #LinuxPhone

I also notice shorter battery life of my OPO since OTA-12.
My subjective feeling is that the battery life is approx. 30% shorter now.

@PAVELKOSHKIN
If you mean the launcher on the left side, then simply open the app. You then see the icon in the launcher on the left side. Long press on that icon gives you the option to permanently add it to the launcher.

What happens if it was not removed?

You missed the UBPorts Mastodon account:
https://framapiaf.org/@ubports : 854 followers