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And added a new part "rebirth" (La renaissance), as the last one "The fall" (Le déclin), could make readers think uTouch is dead.
What do you think about it (French and others).
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Touch#La_renaissance
Feel free to tell, if i wrote mistakes, or forgot something (and i probably did).
Feel free to try translate lol : https://www.deepl.com/home
Little update :
I managed to find some icons with transparancy (this way you can change background colors @domubpkm :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: ) in /usr/share/icons, i used thoses from suru/apps/scalable, i let them grey for the moment, but color can be changed with Gimp for instance...
I also managed to find some additional URLdispatcher compatible apps, wich are dialer app, openstore app, uTouch settings, contact app.
To add one of them, add an internet widget, and go to "Link URL" field, erase it, and add instead (edited since new findings) :
document:// for launching document viewer
dekko:// for Dekko mail app, or mailto://xxx@xxx.xxx for opening new mail form to setted address
addressbook:// for contacts
openstore:// for openstore
settings:// for uTouch settings
dialer:// for opening dialer, or tel://01.02.03.04.05 for opening dialer with number pre-composed, each number need to be separated by one dot (in this example, it's a french number pattern), "tel" with no number do the same as "dialer".
message:// also exists for opening messaging app, but it opens it with form to create new message, i did not find a way to open it the same as if you open it from drawer/launcher, but if you add contact name or contact number after it + a third / it will open the contact thread (thanks @domubpkm for the finding) : message:///01.02.03.04.05
@dalharmony said in Android Apps Is A NonStarter:
I don't see how Ubuntu Touch will ever become more than a curiosity without being able to run them.
That's a bit odd to say that. It's like saying "i don't see how GNU/Linux desktop OS will ever become more than a curiosity without being able to run Windows programms"...
You don't choose GNUL to run windows apps or reject it because it can't, you choose it to free yourself from microsoft or apple. Same is UT with google or apple.
@nero355 said in Life with BQ4.5 after 20.04:
Well, I thought the following would be possible :
Keep using the 16.04 LTS release without OS updates/upgrades.
Keep using the apps that will still work with the 16.04 LTS as long as they do...Basically what I am doing with my current Android based ZUK Z2 Pro phone
That's what i'm going to do, as i also did after canonical drop.
I stayed 2 years with their last OTA using Open Store.
This time i hope by there Pinephone(s) will be full working devices, i'd really prefer open source hardware so no more vendor obsolescence.
https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/arale/
"This device currently offers minimal features, most of the smart functionalities might not work yet. It can be a very nice second device."
I run UT on MX4 from its launch by canonical and it's a perfectly fonctionnal phone.
Only battery percentage is bugging, but as i understood it was also the case under android.
I know very few if not no one will get a MX4 now, but its device page is wrong, please correct it.
@grenudi
So you can post not being aggressive and cursing !
Continue like that and more people will talk with you.
Especially since not everything you say is wrong.
Some people (even devs I guess) know that morph is kind of a problem for instance, some work is done to port firefox, and Librewolf (again, splitted forces), to Ubuntu Touch.
And yes some other apps may be replaced by more common FOSS apps.
But the way you say things, brutal and kind of insulting, is non productive.
Like you noticed, Dev team makes lot of usefull work, and Ubuntu Touch is a fully functional mobile OS since 2015, and thanks to UBports, it continues to be since 2017, and they had to deal with what canonical left them.
There is no other FOSS mobile system that provides such a service ! Maybe pureOS on Librem 5, I don't know, but what I know is it costs 900€ and is old hardware...
Anyway, let talk with respect to the dev team and community, please.
@bocephus
Stop being offensive right now please.
You have your thinking about what should be a GNU/Linux user, ok, well, that's your right.
Now being aggressive on other users just because they think different is not in the ubports community code of conduct.
You have twitter or facebook to do that...
@Lakotaubp said in Volla Phone X23 about to ship:
hard/ tough discussions carried out in a polite manner with respect and tolerance for the other persons views are fine
This.
If you insist calling name and cursing community members, we'll have to pull hammer out...
Here is not a jugement for what you are saying about Hallo Welt way to sell their rebadged gigaset with "only" software work on indiegogo diferently than on their online shop, but the way you say and argue it, and call name members that don't agree with you.
You're not on twitter or reddit here !
You don't need to be so aggressive... :flushed_face:
People here don't earn billions to do what they do, like GAFA do.
They earn nothing, and their only reward is optional donations and user using their work.
If you think some things could be better, tell, gently, sure you could even participate to make it better, it's a community work after all...
Now if you need help, ask, gently, and be patient for answer.
Have you even thought your problem could be hardware issue, sim connectors or sim port connectors, have you tried cleaning it?
@bforpc said in runnig a webserver - no chance:
If ubports should be more then a system for nerds and some special interest groups, then it should have more than the other 2 OS'es.
Before anything else, uTouch is a phone targeted os for people, any kind, that wish to get rid of gafam.
All those people need, 90% i'd say, is reliable basic smarphone features first, and if possible when such is done, reliable advanced smartphone features.
Right now there is lot to do for few devs, so just take on you and wait.
You can't ask ten devs or so, to achieve the same work that hundred of thousand do for the other 2 OS'es in the same time.
@Moem
I red it before moving post.
I (miss?)understood at first from it that the section is for people who already started contributing, and need help.
@Alain
Please use appropriated sections when posting on the forum.
Also, for your question, you can start by reading the pinned threads here :
https://forums.ubports.com/category/35/app-development
Ubuntu Touch only has GPS from satellites so far, no AGPS from home wifi and so.
So you will not get fixes if in a "bunker" and android will get faster fixes in closed place also.
@libremax
Scammers will always scam.
Maybe we could set up some "Ubuntu Touch Angels" like there is on Fairphone forum community help (Fairphone Angels), that can help people IRL, for things like installing Ubuntu Touch.
@theprivacydad
You're right.
But also, the name is confusing.
Some may think "daily channel" is for "daily device"...
@theprivacydad
Before there were no "daily" channel, that was the "dev" channel.
Don't know the purpose of the name change.
@Linuxlite76
Don't believe in any kindness from people like musk to open source.
But don't despair musk will bring you macrohard and GroKonPedia soon...
@miguelpam06
Please read answer @Moem already gave you :
https://forums.ubports.com/post/89729
@qnx_guy
I don't know if there's a solution, but first step would be to report the issue, if not already reported.
https://gitlab.com/ubports/porting/community-ports/android11/fxtec-pro1x/fxtec-pro1x/-/issues
Also contact phone makers maybe if possible as they are involved in port,