I made some pictures using my (old) BQ E5 as a media phone in combination with the Teufel bluetooth speaker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_phone
https://www.bq.com/en/support/aquaris-e5-ubuntu-edition/support-sheet
https://www.teufelaudio.com/uk/bluetooth.html

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General functions

• VOIP-phone, Emails, RSS feeds, web radio, podcasts, mp3, web-browser, videos
• Bluetooth and WLAN connectivity - plays your web music on every bluetooth speaker
• Controls your Kodimote - so you can start videos on your TV screen
• At least 12 hours music playing without charging (haven't measured;)
• Ubuntu Touch App Store (https://open-store.io/) and updates (https://ubuntu-touch.io)

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• Magnetic holder to stick the BQ at the speaker

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• list of recommended ut-apps

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If it's ok for everybody - I would write now a short message with a link to this page to Teufel and AVM ... - maybe there is somebody who is interested to develop an app. Ubuntu Touch is for everybody free of use - always developers for Ubuntu Touch apps welcome

I am using now since 2015 ubuntu touch as my only mobile system. I bought at that time this wonderful BQ E5 (which is now broken ;/). Today I use a N5 which runs brilliant with ut.

I have started to have a look at other linux mobile systems. These experiences I would like to share here. I am sure that such a view to the others can improve ut (and the others too) a lot.

The following systems I have already tried:

1. Plasma Mobile on a Nexus 5+: https://www.plasma-mobile.org/

2. Nemo Mobile on a Nexus 5+: https://wiki.merproject.org/wiki/Nemo

3. SailfishOS on a Sony XA2: https://sailfishos.org/

4. Eelo on a Nexus 5+: https://e.foundation

I still have the dream that my Nexus 5 phones will nearly have the same battery capacity than the old BQ E5. On the market are 3 different batteries for the N5 available:

• original LG BL-T9, 2300mAh
• GLK-Technologies, 2450mAh
• Polarcell, 2450mAh

Normally I thought the Powercell should be the best one. But now I found also an accu from Extremecells:

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Extremecells-Akku-für-LG-Google-Nexus-5-D821-D820-BL-T9-Accu-Batterie-Battery/252400969378

An accu comparison for Samsung phones found out that Extremecells had the highest capacity:

https://www.akkucheck24.de/smartphone-akku-test-drittanbieter-vs-original/

Has somebody experiences whith them?

https://necunos.com/news/nc_1-update/

I use my old BQ E5 as a music station. I bought some years ago a pure bluethooth speaker (https://www.teufelaudio.com/uk/bluetooth.html) and the ut-BQ is just laying on the living room table and can be connected with it and plays music files, radio stations, can be used as a KODI remote control or anything else.

I deinstalled all ut apps without media functionalities and just have pure music apps installed - and nothing else.

Why I write this? It's just an idea to offer a specific UT which can be downloaded and installed on old phones to be used as such a music phone (like e.g. sparky is offering a specific multimedia debian: https://sparkylinux.org/download/rolling/)

And I like that much more than having a lot of electronic equipment in the living area. Old phones (also with errors) can be bought cheap and also old bluetooth speakers are having less electronical components and so a lower ecological footstep.

I have installed your RSS Reader Scope and I really love that function and it is one of the most used on my phone.

I was wondering why scopes are still useable in 16.04. Now I read here that rest-scope-functionalities will be deleted with coming OTA 8: (see chapter What's Next?) https://ubports.com/pt_PT/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/ubuntu-touch-ota-7-release-192

Probably your RSS Reader Scope will than not be useable anymore?! If so - could you develop an app out of it?

PureOS can only be tested on a PC or you have to order future Librem 5. I haven't found a development for another phone which can be tested?!

LuneOS with a version from the end of last year can be tested on a Nexus 4+5: http://build.webos-ports.org/releases/doppio/images/

I will also try it

Stefan Brink: "If they do not stopp using Twitter we could dispose it" This counts for all authorities AND private companies - not for privates.

Same could happen for Fb and also WA - if they do not change the business model (a bit)

Only in german: https://app.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/stefan-brink-datenschuetzer-raet-behoerden-und-firmen-zur-abkehr-von-twitter/25381124.html

https://www.swp.de/suedwesten/landespolitik/datenschuetzer-verlaesst-twitter_-folgenreich-fuer-behoerden_-42192391.html

As alternatives he mentioned podcasts, newsletters and https://mastodon.social

@guru I think ALL people here who are using & developing UT are doing it more or less similar to that what you write. But I am afraid there are not a lot groups like us who are aware of what that really means.

As I come out of the climate movement (energy - not IT) - and UT is from my perspective a part of it - I know very well and since a long time what problems results when companies have the possibility of influencing masses of people. And this effects not only wired right orientated ones!

If I think about how masses of people could be teached which plattforms they should use to avoid all these negative developements - so this initiative above is one of the best things I ever read.

Now https://uappexplorer.com/apps is up again !

If I look for apps on Openstore on the phone, I do NOT find exactly the same apps as if I look on https://open-store.io/. E.g. the tinder app (which is e.g. NOT working on Sailfish) I always downloaded here uappexplorer.com and I can find it here open-store.io but NOT directly on the phone Openstore.

@mic_ Problem appears directly after installing release update today...

@taiga-woods I have the same problem! I cannot boot. Recovery mode is working. Never had that since 2015. I only see the boot screen.

If it appears after a reinstallation - what is that!?

https://www.3dnatives.com/en/mask-against-covid-19-180320205/

Maybe somebody here has a printer and could try and tell me? ;D

https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2020/3/24/21191470/coronavirus-covid19-montana-doctors-mask-3d-printer-nyc-west

https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/3d-printing-helps-you-breathe-easier-with-the-pattern-breathe-mask-61327/

I found this link where somebody wants to print specific respirator masks. Maybe here is somebody who can prove that?

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7swktk?fbclid=IwAR1y1OrxwUKvCdIegBAKf_zO8JTm-X34m5nNK9f2kUaC_HrUR__KVJMIo6g

Here the german environmental minister wants to introduce "a right to repair" for customers owning any smartphone. Of course she means at first the hardware - but what helps hardware without actual software.

I guess we will come out with round about 10 years smartphone guaranty. Maybe android has to be staying up-to-date for this time - or something else....

https://bizz-energy.com/wie_schulze_digitalisierung_gruen_machen_will?xing_share=news

@Flohack Understand! Thx!

@dobey said in Kr00K and Ubuntu Touch:

Regardless of manufacturer support of hardware.

It sounds as a nice compromise - source code has to be published when manufacturer will not support hardware anymore.

@dobey Sometimes the right people are only at the wrong places.

Look what is beeing discussed - while we discuss that here.

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/klimaschutz-schulze-will-fuer-umweltschutz-laengeres-leben.1939.de.html?drn:news_id=1106702

EU 'recommends' Signal to EU-staff and proofs WA
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