Hi everyone

I'm new to Ubuntu Touch and I'm needing an app that works like Signal on Android. I've been trying to use FluffyChat and Axolotl, but they don't have video chat capabilities. I can't replace my Android phone with Ubuntu Touch until I get this functionality... so I am wanting a solution asap.

I need to develop a couple of messaging apps. One that connects with the Matrix API and another that connects with the WeChat API.

I was wanting to develop it using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Based on what I have found, it seems like it is possible with the help of Cordova. Cordova would provide the ability to access the hardware like the camera, microphone, etc. using HTML, CSS, and JS. The problem is, I can't get it to install or work with Ubuntu.

The instructions I found seem to be outdated - probably a few years old and it won't work. When I try it gives me various errors - I'd be more specific but I forgot what the errors were. I tried installing the 3.3.0 version but it doesn't seem to exist anymore.

Is Cordova's compatibility with Ubuntu being maintained at all? If so, does anyone have updated instructions for how to get it to work?

If it's not being maintained, what language would an app have to be in to have the ability to connect to the camera? Would it need to be QML? Python? Or something else? Are there instructions anywhere for how to do it?

I'm new to developing apps.. I generally just work on websites and build some web applications, so forgive my ignorance :grinning_face_with_sweat:

@lakotaubp I just discovered the MMS isn't working. My sister tried to send me a photo via MMS and it failed. I tried to send her one and it failed too, so something isn't right

I suspect I probably do need the additional settings for it to work.

The internet settings seem to be working ok though.

@flohack thank you for the info and links. It sucks that cordova was dropped because it would have made making apps easier and faster, at least for me lol.

While there's definitely a lot of useful apps available that people have made, I think there needs to be a good video chat app and some more features added to the existing ones before people will be comfortable leaving Android and iOS completely. That's why I am trying to find a way to develop some apps - because I need video chat to communicate with my family.

I haven't done anything with golang before but it sounds like something to look into. Qt and QML also sound like something I need to check into. I have programmed in C++ before but it's been a long time.

I think I'll start looking at golang and QML first because those seem like the easiest routes to creating apps. With a video chat app, even if all it does are video and voice calls, it would at least provide the basic functionality Ubuntu Touch is lacking. So it may not need to be really complex. Just the ability to see contacts and make and receive calls since there are already apps that do messages and can send pictures etc, at least for Matrix and Signal. WeChat doesn't have anything yet though, which sucks.

Since I'm new at this, I'm trying to do things in baby steps. Focusing on simple functionality and expand it out as I learn more.

Thank you again for the info! That helps a lot and gives me at least some direction to look into.

@applee Oh, that makes sense. I appreciate your help trying to figure it out.

The Nexus 5 is supposed to have the capability to support WiFi calls and texts, but if UT doesn't support it and MMS won't work, and the signal keeps dropping and is poor quality, I guess I'm stuck. I tried making a call today and the quality was awful and it kept dropping due to the signal.

I could possibly make it still work if I had a good app that could do voice and video calls, but none of the apps currently have that capability yet.

Thankfully Mint Mobile has a 7 day return policy so I can cancel it and get my money back.

I guess I'm stuck with AT&T for now which really sucks.. AT&T sent me a notification saying they are going to be changing something and they won't support older phones (even my Android phone) next year, and none of the phones I have are on their list of acceptable devices.

Anyways, thank you @AppLee and everyone who replied

@doniks Thank you for your help

My favorite editor is actually Visual Studio Code.. I like it more than Atom. The reason I ask about the Qt Creator IDE is that I'm taking a course in Qt 5 and C++ and I'm learning how to create programs in it using Qt Creator and the Qt libraries.

I've tried "clickable ide qtcreator" in the terminal and it does open Qt Creator, but it has an error on start.

It says the "QbsProjectManager" plugin has an error and it can't be loaded and under details it says:

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qtcreator/plugins/libQbsProjectManager.so: Cannot load library /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qtcreator/plugins/libQbsProjectManager.so: (libqbscore.so.1.10: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)

I've tried looking up how to fix it and found some suggestions but I couldn't get them to work. It's entirely possible I'm doing something wrong... I just don't know what.

When I click continue on the error window, then tell it to run the program, it does seem to still run and compile ok.. I was able to test a simple hello world example app on my computer and my phone. So yay

Should I be concerned about the error? Or should I ignore it?

@aarontheissueguy hi thanks for the suggestion.

I've tried using Atom in the past for web development and found I liked Visual Studio Code (VSCodium) better. I haven't Visual Studio Code or Atom for anything other than web development.

I have Atom installed as well as the clickable plugin, but I don't know how to use it yet. My hesitation with using Atom right now is that I am wanting to use the Qt libraries and I don't know enough about it all to include all those things on my own without the help of the software. Even compiling programs is fairly new to me.

I'm a beginner in training... I can build a website from scratch, but not an app lol.

I have a lot to learn, but once I figure this stuff out, I hope to be able to contribute a lot.

@applee Oh, that makes sense. I appreciate your help trying to figure it out.

The Nexus 5 is supposed to have the capability to support WiFi calls and texts, but if UT doesn't support it and MMS won't work, and the signal keeps dropping and is poor quality, I guess I'm stuck. I tried making a call today and the quality was awful and it kept dropping due to the signal.

I could possibly make it still work if I had a good app that could do voice and video calls, but none of the apps currently have that capability yet.

Thankfully Mint Mobile has a 7 day return policy so I can cancel it and get my money back.

I guess I'm stuck with AT&T for now which really sucks.. AT&T sent me a notification saying they are going to be changing something and they won't support older phones (even my Android phone) next year, and none of the phones I have are on their list of acceptable devices.

Anyways, thank you @AppLee and everyone who replied

@applee That makes sense and thank you for explaining what E is lol.

I think you may be right about the tower issue. It seems to have a poor connection to the tower while inside my apartment. It changes frequently...

While it said L, I tried sending a picture by MMS and it immediately failed. In the text message conversation it shows the image with "Failed!" next to it. Even with a good connection, I suspect it has a connection to the tower but it can't send due to the settings.

Mint Mobile supports WiFi texting and calling but I don't see any way to get it to work on Ubuntu Touch. Is there a setting somewhere or a way to set it up manually?

@standupmobile When I put the sim card in, it added the LTE automatically. I have noticed that the type of connection it has frequently changes.. it will show L then change to E, then to 3G, etc. I'm not sure what the E means, but I found the internet doesn't work when it is like that.

I'm assuming that the issue is the towers. When I used my AT&T sim in it, it worked fine without doing that, but I wasn't paying as much attention to it.

I'm not sure how to see any logs for that kind of thing to know what causes it to change modes so often, but I'm guessing it would be the towers.

@lakotaubp I just discovered the MMS isn't working. My sister tried to send me a photo via MMS and it failed. I tried to send her one and it failed too, so something isn't right

I suspect I probably do need the additional settings for it to work.

The internet settings seem to be working ok though.

:grinning_face_with_sweat: Nevermind...

I've never setup an APN before so I didn't know what I was doing.

I looked up the settings on Mint Mobile's website again and I found the settings for internet and mms separately, instead of setting them together.

In case anyone else wants to use Ubuntu Touch with Mint Mobile, here's what you need for the APN settings:

For the Internet, I put in the following:

Used for: Internet
Name: Ultra
APN: Wholesale
The username and password I left blank.

For the MMS, I put in the following:

Used for: MMS
Name: Ultra MMS
APN: Wholesale
MMSC: http://wholesale.mmsmvno.com/mms/wapenc
Proxy Port: 8080
I left the Proxy, username, and password fields blank.

I checked the boxes to enable them both and then I restarted the phone. After it booted up it worked and showed an L by the carrier signal and I was able to access the internet on my phone!

So for those of you who are considering switching to Mint Mobile and wondering if it will work, yes it does work on Ubuntu Touch and on a Nexus 5 (despite what the Mint Mobile website says, it just doesn't have the HD voice feature).

Mint Mobile has an Android and Apple app that are of course not available for Ubuntu Touch, I don't know if the phone can be setup without the app or not. I used my Android phone to get the app and activate the SIM card as that's what the instructions had said to do.

In any case.. problem solved!

Hi everyone, I am trying to get Ubuntu Touch to work with Mint Mobile. I got it activated with the help of my android phone but it requires an APN to be setup for data and MMS.

I found the APN settings and started to create an APN but there are no fields to enter in what it wants me to put in for it to work.

Here are the settings Mint Mobile is wanting me to use:

Name: Ultra
APN: Wholesale
Port: 8080
MMSC: http://wholesale.mmsmvno.com/mms/wapenc
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
APN Type: default,supl,mms

In the APN settings, Ubuntu Touch doesn't have a field for MCC, MNC, or APN Type, but it has username and password and Proxy and Proxy Port.

I haven't been able to get it to work. Without the ability to put in the information, it completely disables my ability to access the internet even through WiFi.

Is there a way to get it working with Mint Mobile? If so, how?

@aarontheissueguy hi thanks for the suggestion.

I've tried using Atom in the past for web development and found I liked Visual Studio Code (VSCodium) better. I haven't Visual Studio Code or Atom for anything other than web development.

I have Atom installed as well as the clickable plugin, but I don't know how to use it yet. My hesitation with using Atom right now is that I am wanting to use the Qt libraries and I don't know enough about it all to include all those things on my own without the help of the software. Even compiling programs is fairly new to me.

I'm a beginner in training... I can build a website from scratch, but not an app lol.

I have a lot to learn, but once I figure this stuff out, I hope to be able to contribute a lot.

@doniks Thank you for your help

My favorite editor is actually Visual Studio Code.. I like it more than Atom. The reason I ask about the Qt Creator IDE is that I'm taking a course in Qt 5 and C++ and I'm learning how to create programs in it using Qt Creator and the Qt libraries.

I've tried "clickable ide qtcreator" in the terminal and it does open Qt Creator, but it has an error on start.

It says the "QbsProjectManager" plugin has an error and it can't be loaded and under details it says:

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qtcreator/plugins/libQbsProjectManager.so: Cannot load library /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qtcreator/plugins/libQbsProjectManager.so: (libqbscore.so.1.10: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)

I've tried looking up how to fix it and found some suggestions but I couldn't get them to work. It's entirely possible I'm doing something wrong... I just don't know what.

When I click continue on the error window, then tell it to run the program, it does seem to still run and compile ok.. I was able to test a simple hello world example app on my computer and my phone. So yay

Should I be concerned about the error? Or should I ignore it?

Hi everyone, I'm new to developing for UT (and anything other than websites and some javascript/php based applications), so please excuse this newbie question..

I want to add Clickable to the Qt Creator IDE so I can try to develop some apps that use the Qt libraries.

I searched this forum and I found a discussion on this topic and it had a link for installing something that does that... here's the link https://github.com/lduboeuf/ut-qtcreator

I ran the commands and it seemed to install it ok, but when I try the command to run it, it says "ut-qtcreator.sh: command not found". What am I doing wrong?

I also have the community version of Qt Creator installed (I installed it prior to running the commands for the ut-qtcreator) and I'm running Ubuntu 20.04.

Maybe it's not compatible? Or maybe it's not installed correctly? Or maybe it's not what I think it is...?

Any guidance or assistance is greatly appreciated!

@fla Hi! Lol, ok, I joined. There's a lot I need to learn, but I'll contribute whatever I can.

I still plan to develop an app that connects to the WeChat API because my husband and I need it to communicate with his family in China. If China didn't ban Signal and other messaging apps, we would have a lot more apps to choose from.