Hi @DJac,

@DJac said in Call for testing: Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.2:

In my case, the bluetooth stuff works too (a samsung sound speaker)

So far, I haven't found a device that plays the sound, but a Sharp radio with Bluetooth could play music from my Xperia, but with interruptions, and every time it resumed, the song played faster than usual, as if it wanted to make up for the interruption.

@DJac said in Call for testing: Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.2:

I notice no vibration on sony xperia X. (at start, with keyboard...).

My Xperia has no problems with pressing the keyboard and the "echo" from the vibration.
Or have I misunderstood something?

Greetings
Mario

Hi @peat_psuwit,

about Sony Xperia X:

Well, I can confirm that the sound works through the speaker.

Bluetooth connects, but there is no sound in the headphones.

Now I also have VoLTE on the Xeria X, amazing.

Greetings
Mario

Hi @rocket2nfinity,

As of today, I am on channel RC <24.04-1.2 RC> with my <Oneplus Nord N100 (BE2013)>.
Hurray, I am so glad that my horse is still alive. It is simply amazing, almost indescribable.
VoLTE is here.

I haven't tested everything yet, but phone calls are working, many thanks to all the Heinzelmänchen.

Greetings
Mario

hi @stanwood,

Well, I'm always glad that forum readers take the time to read the posts before replying.

Since I started the thread myself and specifically labeled it “off topic,” I would like to mention that even the best cell phones and their customized software would be useless without telephone service providers.

Greetings
Mario

Hi everyone,

After further research on the internet, I came across IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) and was surprised to discover that VoLTE and RCS (Rich Communication Services)
are both somehow related to IMS.

And that the telephone service provider in Switzerland "Swisscom" had already discontinued the RCS service at the end of 2023 because it was hardly being used.

Greetings
Mario

Well but Hello, everyone!

Thank you very much for your information.

I've been around long enough to know that a daily channel (i.e., dragon channel) exists in the versions, but I don't want it on my daily driver.
I can wait for the RC or stable channel, even though my attempt on the Samsung Galaxy S9 with E-OS failed.
I found the following post in the E-OS forum:

These international Samsungs don’t get VoLTE with any U.S. network, due to:

their internal hardware which is different from North America Samsungs and identifies as incompatible, i.e. non-certified for a particular U.S. network’s VoLTE; their exact model number + suffix is also different from the North American variant.

Samsung’s proprietary IMS/VoLTE implementation which no custom ROM can integrate (or so I’ve read).

Even U.S. variants of Samsung apparently can’t get VoLTE once a custom ROM is installed (unless something changes). Other OEMs don’t have this problem.

Any carrier can tell if a phone has or has not been certified by the OEM specifically to carry Voice over LTE on their network, just by the IMEI, which is visible to their systems; if not, then they will disallow it in countries like the U.S., where VoLTE is now a hard requirement. It would probably introduce a legal liability (inability to call emergency services) to them if they allowed a non-compatible phone on the network once all the 3G is shut down, and eventually 2G.

If a particular device has been tested and certified to use a particular network’s VoLTE, then a setting such as “Enable voice over LTE” or “Enable 4G calling” or “Use VoLTE,” etc., will appear in the menu when that network’s SIM is inserted. (Not to be confused with LTE data, which is not specifically referring to making phone calls.)

Greetings
Mario

Hi,

The time has come. According to a text message from my mobile phone provider Swisscom, the 2G and 3G networks will be “shut down” starting tomorrow, February 3, 2026.

Except for the mobile phone provider “salt,” witch no decision has been made yet.

This means that my Oneplus Nord N100 (BE2013) will no longer be able to make phone calls, hopefully only temporarily until it supports VoLTE.

Until then, I will probably have to switch to E-OS and Samsung Galaxy S9.

Greetings from switzerland
Mario

Hello,

@arubislander said in Where does Ubuntu Touch come from? And why clarify it?:

Let us compare the situation to brand X car factory. They are dependent on suppliers and manufacturers for many of the parts for their car, so they source those from well established suppliers that are also used by every other car manufacturing company. There will be some custom parts that are produced by the brand X car factory themselves. If brand X is a small player in the automotive industry, then their supply chain is of course very important, but not the weakest link in the process of producing their cars.

To boost their appeal to investors they could mention all the effort that goes into the components in their supply chain, as if all these efforts were expended directly to produce brand X. While this would give a more complete picture of the whole manufacturing process, it would also be misleading, in a sense, because all the upstream components would be manufactured anyway, and the effort expended there would in no way make brand X more viable and future proof.

Their own smaller production and assembly capacity would be what investors would need to factor in and keep an eye on, and that is where brand x company would need to improve to be perceived as more viable.

Exactly, I think that's a good parabolic description. That's why I'm going to stick with it, because I believe that people who want to buy and drive a Ferrari or Bentley are certainly not going to switch to Volkswagen just because someone tells them that Volkswagen employs many more people, including some very good engineers than Ferrari.
That's just how we humans are. Advertising and education can help, but unfortunately they are no guarantee.
Furthermore, the newly acquired “customers” of open source software will not necessarily donate more or at all.
Sorry for not doing it without surreptitious advertising.

Greetings
Mario

Hi,

The following websites may provide you with general information:

English

German

Please read the web pages through to the bottom.

Greetings
Mario

Hi

Well, when you read that and let it sink in.

I'm glad that we at Ubuntu Touch are already one step ahead and that the partnerships between Vollaphone, Fairphone, and possibly Pinephone (I'm not sure) are so advanced that we don't need to worry.

For me, the best example of this is fredldotme's work on FP4.

It's also about time that EU politicians and member state politicians not only talk about strengthening independence, but also follow through with action (not just militarily).

Greetings
Mario

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Hi projectmoon,

The beacondb.net website states, among other things:

"usage:
please note that beaconDB is experimental and may be inaccurate or unreliable
as beaconDB is starting from scratch there is likely no wifi coverage for your area.
if beaconDB can’t estimate your location using wifi, it will fallback to an approximate cell tower
location sourced from MLS’ final data dump, or an IP-based estimate as a last resort. note that
submissions will take at least 5 minutes to become available in the beaconDB API."

So again, something that is still in its early stages.

And by the way, what do you mean by free?
In any case, it should always be borne in mind that behind there is work involved.

My slogan is something like: Have you already paid all your donations for the year 2026?

Greetings
Mario

Hi @mariogrip,

Thank you very much for all the work done by everyone involved to date.

Your suggestion in “Priority Levels” is sufficient for me, i.e. all telephone functions and Bluetooth are very important to me.
So:

• VoLTE

• SMS/MMS replacement RCS Rich Communication Services

• The device port maintenance information is also very important, not just a note such as → Last commit on 10/4/2025, but also why or for what.

• The backup function should be included in the UT installer, or at least a tutorial or other instructions.

That's what I would like to see.

Greetings Mario
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Hi @Skrap3r,

Unfortunately, I don't have a Volla device, but as long as you can access the Fastboot menu and also boot to recovery, I don't think all is lost.
But if you've never flashed back to the original OS or done a sideload, then I would seek help from the Volla forum, because you want to go back to Volla OS.

Greetings
Mario

hi @gpatel-fr,

My main concern is that we ordinary people should get more involved instead of just consuming.

Keyword:
Democracy => Get informed and use your own voice (not the opinion of a relative, colleague, acquaintance, and for heaven's sake, not your boss) and take to the streets if it is necessary.

Market economy => Get informed and act immediately (change providers, shops, telecom's, and of course banks and insurance companies, etc.).

Greetings
Mario

Hi @Moem,

Is that how it is in your country? Not even a post office bank?

So before the age of the internet, home computers, and smartphones,
there were (I think in every country) banks with counters, but people started to get lazy, going to the bank is like that, isn't it?
Here in Switzerland, you still have the option of going to the counter.

And thanks to our political system, we will also resist such changes.
We must not allow cash to be abolished, because when paper money was introduced, our ancestors did not abolish gold. Both existed side by side in order to stabilize the currency.

Greetings
Mario

Hi

I keep reading the myth that nowadays you need a smartphone.

Let's be honest, if everyone stopped using these services and instead did everything at the counter or in the store, then neither the tech giants nor the authorities would have so much power.

Incidentally, the authorities seem to fear the people more than the tech giants, which is really worrying.

Greetings
Mario

Hi @Skrap3r,

Are you looking for this zip file: 9.0-20201019-nightly-k63v2_64_bsp-signed.zip?

If not, look for another one, newly available at: https://ota.volla.tech/.

“All files were previously available at ota.volla.tech/builds/

Greetings
Mario

Hi @O.o.
It will certainly help others when they see how far you've come.
The latest in your other thread <Taking the plunge>
about banking apps and others stuff:

@O.o. said in Taking the plunge:

I've been dithering and hesitating to give Ubuntu Touch a spin for months, and the obscene Google monopoly's decision to kill off deGoogled ROMs and open-source repos finally pushed me over the edge.

I've ordered a Fairphone 5, onto which I'll install Ubuntu Touch, and hopefully I will make it my new daily driver. For the things I need that don't exist in the OpenStore, I intend to start developing for Ubuntu Touch.

I suppose it had to happen one day. Google made it today. Wish me luck

Many thanks and Greetings
Mario

Hi jezek,

Please also note this link related to your topic.
In particular, it states:
The verification of the conformity of combinations of radio equipment and software by the radio equipment itself should not be misused to prevent the use of the equipment with software from independent suppliers.
End of quote.

Greetings
Mario

Hi everyone,

Only for nerds: Unfortunately, the hack was provided for LineageOS, but maybe someone can convert it for UT.

However, I am more in favor of banks taking action and finally offering apps for open operating systems so that security is not left solely to the tech giants and their external security companies. I believe that we as customers have a say in this and should be able to register our smartphones with their operating systems, including rooted devices, in our bank contracts or accounts under “Personal Data” (My Account).

Greetings
Mario

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