Hello! Trying again... maybe a shorter post will work. I've been reading through people's introductions, and interesting stuff like the meet-the-community page, and it might be time to introduce myself here.
I'm Moem, or at least that's how a lot of folks know me. The name came from one of my favourite books. I'm active in the Dutch hackerspaces community and on the Linux Mint forum where I'm a moderator. I'm Dutch.

It sounds to me like that's what Libremax was talking about. An existing store, so that is a separate entity from the UBports foundation.

@C0n57an71n said in Security on UT:

@Keneda yes, telegram is open source, but not what whappens in the servers. That is why Axolotl should be pushed forrward.

The two aren't interchangeable. It also depends on whether any of your contacts use it. I happen to use both, for that reason.
I'm eagerly awaiting the further development of Axolotl, but it will not replace Tg for me.

@Moem
Continued:
I installed Linux Mint five years ago and things went downhill from there My first smartphone was an already outdated Blackphone and I enjoyed the option to use as few Google-linked apps as possible. Then a Oneplus One was dropped into my lap, taking things even further down that path. LineageOS is pretty neat. Recently I heard that Ubuntu Touch runs on that phone too! So I got myself a cheap used one with a broken screen glass, and here I am. New glass is in the mail, UT is installed and I like it. Once the phone has been repaired I'll put my SIM in it and see how I like it in actual practice as a daily driver.

I'm not at all a developer but I do enjoy tinkering and UT feels like a community of tinkerers. It feels lively and fresh and I'm happy to be here.

@Lakotaubp Working now, thank you!

@doniks said in Axolotl: contacts?:

LOL. no dogfooding?

I bet they wil start using their own software once it becomes more suitable for use with groups...
if I recall correctly there are a few li'l bugs left to squish.

@cliffcoggin What we find intuitive or self-explanatory differs greatly from one person to the next... I tried it out when I read your post, because I had not been called on the phone that's running UT yet. I saw a button-like symbol in the middle, with faint arrows towards a red button on the reft and a green button on the right, and it seemed pretty clear to me (but then I'd already read this thread, so that probably counts as cheating).
I find that UT is much more centered around swiping than Android... so I guess: when in doubt, try a swipe.

Since the original question was solved, I'll mark this as solved.
Axolotl is clearly very much under development, and I'm excited to see it improve, as I'm sure will happen.

@AppLee Don't worry, it's only my private social life that's been destroyed.

@gudishvibes Not in the UK*, but yes, my partner reads that site.

*I don't think that's a requirement actually

@Keneda said in Spreading Ubuntu Touch to the world:

google has you when you uses their services ^^

I had to complete one of their captchas when I signed up for this forum... and no, I don't want to use Google's services, which is one of my reasons for using UT...

@cliffcoggin Axolotl works, but it's definitely feeling like a beta (which is how it's presented, so that makes sense). It has some lacking features in groups; in one-on-one conversations it's mostly okay.
What I'm currently missing in one-on-one usage: the reply-with-quote feature, the ability to see whether your message was delivered, and the (relatively new) ability to post and see emoji reactions (like, posting a smiley face on someone's message without posting a message of your own). Other people's emoji reactions currently aren't shown and trigger a false notification.

Nevertheless: it sends and receives messages. The contact list can be populated from your phone's contact list. It mostly works, and it's bound to get better over time.

There are two kinds of swipe from the right:
Fast gets you to the next open app.
Slow gets you to the overview of apps so you can grab individual apps and close them by throwing them up or down.

UT is a lot more swipe-oriented than anything you're used to. In case of doubt, try a swipe.

@mungorae Heya Alex! Great to have you on board!

Okay, I filed two bugs on Axolotl's GitHub. It's the first time I used GitHub so please forgive any mistakes, or point them out so that I can learn.
I hope it's helpful in any way. It's a worthy project and I'm eager to help it move forward. Unfortunately I can only help in small ways such as this.

@Thatoo said in Ubuntu Touch Q&A 79 Saturday 4th Of July At 19:00UTC:

would it be possible to have an import/export csv or vcf file option inside the official Contact app?

I have managed to import my contacts as a csv file. The trick turned out to be to transfer the file by any method you like (I used Telegram/Teleports because hey, it's easy... just send it to yourself) and then locate it in the file manager, and open it. When asked for a program to open it with, choose the Contacts app.

@Fla said in Axolotl: contacts?:

all other development channels are on Telegram so Axolotl one is there too.

Makes total sense to me.

@doniks said in Axolotl: contacts?:

LOL. no dogfooding?

I bet they wil start using their own software once it becomes more suitable for use with groups...
if I recall correctly there are a few li'l bugs left to squish.

@Flohack Sure, no problem, here it is:
https://workupload.com/file/2Tw2MZSNtqk

@Fla said in Axolotl: contacts?:

This is because Emoji reactions on messages aren't interpreted correctly at the moment.

Yes, that makes sense. I have by now observed that it's indeed the case that I get one of these whenever someone posts an emoji reaction.
Can I assume the developers are aware, or should I still (have someone with a GitHub account) file a bug?

@Fla said in Axolotl: contacts?:

No need to be a developer to follow what's going on

To be honest I'm struggling enough with following what's going on here on this forum.

@Flohack said in short battery life on OPO (Bacon) with OTA12:

Also /var/log/syslog could be useful..

Right, I know how to browse to it in the file manager, but I have no idea how to open it or copy it. If I tap on it I get asked whether I want to open it in 'another app' (other than what?) and if I click that I get offered the option to open it in OpenStore.............
I did install a text editor earlier, but the system doesn't seem to be aware.

...okay, someone else is helping me. But surely these things could be easier? I want to help but I feel so lost

New dmesg output (I hope) is here https://pastebin.com/Uh3Qsivu
Syslog is 14 MB and Pastebin does not accept that.