Hello, I'm interested in implementing a system-wide call/number blocking feature (re: https://github.com/ubports/dialer-app/issues/18, https://github.com/ubports/telephony-service/issues/43).

I know what I would like from it:

• contacts app integration
• call blocking
• sms blocking
• ability to see history for blocked numbers
• ability to easily block a number after the call

But I'd also like to hear what the community wants so I don't miss anything, so let me know.

THIS IS NOT A TOPIC TO ASK FOR PROGRESS, NOR WILL ANY PROGRESS BE SHARED HERE.
Please stay on topic and post what you need from such a functionality. Asking for progress here is pointless - once I have time and have something you will definitely hear about it

@domubpkm Yeah, I know about f-call But this feature should be integrated into the OS though, so that's what I'm going to do. SailfishOS's ofono fork will help a lot.

@keneda I've been deep in ofono recently so let's say the force is guiding me pretty well

No ETAs as usual, but things are slowly falling into place.

@dizzy Silent mode / dnd was split into a separate topic (can't find it now though, not sure what happened - if nobody beats me to it I'll probably work on that one too). This one is about blocking specific numbers from being able to call/message you

I want this to be a part of the OS, not an app. As for donations, you can always donate to UBports: https://ubports.com/donate

@emphrath said in Talk to the Non-Geek People:

[...] You don't want me to touch html code

Good thing is the docs are written in reStructuredText, no HTML involved and pretty easy to write in any text editor. Or I can convert an odf/docx file for you, if you want (and make some simple diagrams if you add photos/images/doodles/descriptions).

@kugiigi It's a pin code, security is not improved that much by not showing the length - best UX would be to offer a choice.

But if we are not saving the length then it should start with no circles - we could show some helper text like "enter PIN" and "enter PIN or use the fingerprint scanner" if that's also set up.

The circles could show up empty and fill over ~200ms to preserve the current design a bit too.

Also, @lduboeuf why 12 as the new limit?

@dtarrant Going back to Android first might be the easiest - should all happen in fastboot so once you boot that it should be fine.

@domubpkm I have a plan and did some research, but no concrete implementation yet - I do think I could start some tests in the near future though. I'll keep you all updated in this thread.

While waiting for my Pebble Steel to arrive (so I can debug why it refuses to work on more recent BlueZ) I'm working on an app for a few smartwatches/bands I have (generic M16-mini, Amazfit Bip, Bangle.js 2, possibly Amazfit Stratos and Huawei Band 7).

I'll make it generic enough to make it easy to add new watches/bands (but at the same time support as close to 100% of the device functionality as humanly possible), but if there is a particular device a lot of people use or want to use I could try to get it and add it in the first release.

@Moem a bit too much happening at work, I didn't have the energy to do anything buuuut we did figure out that Pebbles work fine on focal, the issue is in the RockWork app and it would need a reimplementation - probably less work for me to add Pebble support to mine once it actually exists.

Other than Pebble, I definitely plan to support PineTime (with Infinitime) from the start since it seems like the second most popular one.

Interesting, though it needs Qt 6 afaict. Still nice, I was waiting for servo to get a bit better scores on the WPT tests before trying to run it on UT, but maybe it's worth looking into for some simpler sites.

@reeered start by restoring your device with Xiaomi's tool: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/miflash-guide-use-xiaomi-flash-tool.4262425/

@Moem a bit too much happening at work, I didn't have the energy to do anything buuuut we did figure out that Pebbles work fine on focal, the issue is in the RockWork app and it would need a reimplementation - probably less work for me to add Pebble support to mine once it actually exists.

Other than Pebble, I definitely plan to support PineTime (with Infinitime) from the start since it seems like the second most popular one.

@mymike Btw some watches require an account to set up, so I plan on having some functionality for that anyway - might be able to pull data from a Garmin account too if they are not changing that too frequently.

Ah, I didn't see the uWatch app before, I guess it was never in OpenStore? Based on the limited number of responses it lookes like PineTime might be the second most popular one after Pebble. I also had no idea it shipped with a default OS, no info on the store page (but that makes things easier).

@mymike Which model is that? I'll probably get a Garmin once I get back to running properly Though if it syncs with WiFi a lot of the functionality might not be possible without an account and the official app. Sniffing BT is not hard, but the log file contains all Bluetooth traffic the phone participated in, and even if you filter it for the watch only, that can potentially still contain personal/confidential information (notification content, health data, etc). Not something you want to share imo.

Oh fun, PineTime uses the same IC that Bangle.js 2 uses, so the OS I'm making for that would also work on PineTime

@wgarcia Do you mean PineTime or did they release something new? PineTime is a bit complicated, because there are so many options for the OS - so I guess it would rather be "support for Infinitime OS watches" rather than PineTime specifically.

So for PineTime if everyone could also mention the OS they are using on it it would be nice (and if you are running any non-stock OS on any other watch it would be good info as well, AsteroidOS is probably popular but there might be more).

While waiting for my Pebble Steel to arrive (so I can debug why it refuses to work on more recent BlueZ) I'm working on an app for a few smartwatches/bands I have (generic M16-mini, Amazfit Bip, Bangle.js 2, possibly Amazfit Stratos and Huawei Band 7).

I'll make it generic enough to make it easy to add new watches/bands (but at the same time support as close to 100% of the device functionality as humanly possible), but if there is a particular device a lot of people use or want to use I could try to get it and add it in the first release.

@MrT10001 This is very weird, because we ship all the executables in the installer itself. On Windows I would guess that maybe when you install adb/fastboot you also get the drivers, but that definitely doesn't happen on any Linux distro.

What happens if you try to use the installer without having these installed on your system?

@domubpkm I have a plan and did some research, but no concrete implementation yet - I do think I could start some tests in the near future though. I'll keep you all updated in this thread.