@egregiousecan
There's some bug that causes random bootloop, forcing shutdown by holding all phone buttons simultaneously helps. I was also not able to boot into Ut 24.04 after upgrading from 20.04, I had to reflash the device with Android to do that.

@arubislander That's the correct answer, I missed the fact that these modules may not only be completely disabled in a specific kernel, but also be built-in. In which case the desktop solution would do nothing

@tidip said:

So if I correctly understood patching the kernel would be responsibility of the port maintainer(s).

It can be patched on a core system image level for most devices as well, and that would require way less work and prevent any further drama that is still going on.

Some of these series even came out before the mainline kernel patches so it took time to address the issue even for major Linux distros

@gpatel-fr
the second one looks like it successfully wrote something to su and tried to run it, but the su contents was misunderstood by OS
The mitigation should be the same as for desktop Linux: disabling affected modules completely in modprobe config:

install esp4 /bin/false
install esp6 /bin/false
install rxrpc /bin/false
install algif_aead /bin/false

I don't think USB tethering supports using smartphone for making calls on a PC. Seems like you need an actual modem for that.

@hacknorris
I found a way to run grafx2. I installed it in libertine, then, to allow touchscreen input, I had to enable windowed mode in UT Tweak Tool (for best experience also tick auto hide launcher option), and resize grafx2 window to fullscreen using the title bar button. However I did this on noble, so it may not work or require different steps on focal.

@sixwheeledbeast said:
To me this seems like something that should be included into a toggle on the Battery pull-down menu itself, much like most modern devices have a "low power mode".
How feasible would a toggle option to disable all these power hungry features and set the radio to the most energy efficient available in your location. Then toggling back would restore what you had previous. It seems like something the OS should provide and not additional apps.

Something like this is already implemented in the OS. It is called "Flight mode"
Humour aside, I don't know if it is really worth implementing switch for turning off all but 2G when it can be done in two or three clicks. But if you want to contribute to Ubuntu Touch this way, you can take a look at how it is implemented in lomiri-system-settings repository.

Patches that implement repository switching mechanism for system updates have been suggested a few months ago but gained no attention. Same with mirror hosting proposals.

@Kadafi said:
swipe up in the "calls" app does nothing. Keeps showing the number buttons to dial a number. Cannot find out where are the missed calls or made calls logs.

If you tried swiping up from the bottom of the screen while in application and the calls history did not appear, then this might be caused by using unstable version. The installer does not make it clear that only 24.04.1 stable and 24.04.1 Release Candidate are ready for daily use. This issue already caused a lot of confusion for users.

@developerbayman
Haven't tried that yet, but looks promising. Can you tell us a little bit more about it? Is that really related to Android app, or maybe it is better to pick some original name for that? Did you build original app's dependencies?

@Shadowbird2468
It was proven possible, but, due to different processor architectures, running desktop apps on mobile phone would require emulation layer. And, due to most games were made for windows, it requires running it through x86 Wine. And, due to differences in graphics APIs, it also requires using OpenGL to GLES translation where it is present. In fact some progress has been made at this direction. Several emulators exist for Android (and might work in Waydroid as well), there's at least one application related to that in OpenStore, and there's already Steam distribution for ARM in snap store. Don't know about graphics api translation though.

@Homer
right, and now it's probably the only valid way for confined apps

@Homer said:
How can I use the installed node.js server from my apps?

I think for native apps you should add portable nodejs runtime to your package.

Do I have to install packages in node.js from the terminal or can I do this inside my app?

Probably first, unless you make an unconfined app

this problem may be related to your hardware. Try running with --disable-gpu and --disable-gpu-sandbox to see if it works

@wally said in BUDGET 5G smartphone w/ Ubuntu Touch:

@idonthatevests Does this glitch involve the screen flickering? Does it seem to occur in conjunction with incoming notifications/messages?

Yes, sometimes that happens when I try to reboot, screen starts flickering while in system and even if it stops, it will glitch out. Might be caused by using firefox, I think.

@Leroy_Linux
RC for 1.x has VoLTE support, and waydroid works fine

In this topic Ubuntu Touch users can receive technical support for UT Translator app, instead of filling the application page with misinformation and bug reports. So, if you experience technical issues while using this app, want something changed or have questions about this app, feel free to ask here.

Questions that have been asked in a way

How do I install languages?
You can open the installer menu by pressing the gear icon on top right corner of the application

Where Bulgarian, Czech, German, Spanish, Estonian, Persian, French, Icelandic, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian?
All these languages are supported by this application and can be installed by choosing "Install basic language models (600 MB)" entry in the installer menu

@shengchieh
OnePlus N10 is a good device for that, if you find one with unlockable bootloader, but sometimes it glitches out (could be because of my use case) and requires forced shutdown, which requires holding all buttons for some time

@DJac
yes.
/usr/bin/X11 is a link to current directory in this system