@arubislander said:

this is probably the left-overs of some app that shared status info to the greeter infographic

Possibly the Lock Message app?

@Linus67 said:

If you're still experiencing increased battery drain when using Wi-Fi,
go to Wi-Fi -> Network Settings -> Saved Networks and tap “Forget” to remove all saved networks.

Thanks... the truth of the matter is that I've just migrated to a different device. So there are no saved networks. But also I don't know the state of my current battery.

@Persinto Then yes, you are talking about porting.Then I have no experience and you should just rely on the documentation, as far as I know.

@Persinto Wait, that's for porting (= creating installation files for a so far unsupported device), not for installing. Is porting what you are wishing to do? It's not clear to me because you haven't mentioned porting at all.

You don't need a specific set of features. You'll need

• the exact correct model of tablet and
• the exact right stock ROM installed.

Glad I could help, and good luck on your installation!

@xiaomikon It looks like I managed to get it from Androidfilehost...try this direct link.
https://ava2.androidfilehost.com/dl/VERuNy90ehw_QVdUHr60QQ/1779468508/10763459528675594236/lineage-16.0-20200226-lavender-vendor.zip

@Linus67 said:

rm -f ~/.config/systemd/user/ubconnect-daemon.service

Thanks to this hint, I knew where to find it and removed it using the file manager.
All clear now!

The advantage of using the GUI in this case was that it showed me what else lived there. There was another daemon that was no longer needed. So that was helpful.

@Linus67 As I said, the first two were what I did, after figuring out they might be helpful.
Can I be a little proud of myself for figuring that out? I'm not a terminal user at all.

@Linus67 said:

I was monitoring the journal with “sudo journalctl -f” while I turned the Wi-Fi on and off.

Thank you! That's a bit above my paygrade.

@uxes Thank you for the hint... I took a leap of faith and ran systemctl --user stop ubconnect-daemon.service and got a command prompt... no errors. I took this as encouragement and ran systemctl --user disable ubconnect-daemon.service and it told me something with UBconnect in it was removed. I think that was probably useful!

As for smartwatch apps, I'm still using those, so they can stay.

@Linus67 said:

leftover files from the ubconnect app,

Where did you find these files please? I may have a similar situation.

Gentlefolks,

It seems that tension is rising for no good reason. Let's leave this be before things get out of hand.

I will repeat what I've said elsewhere: I will bring this subject to the table in the next meeting of the Board of Trustees. That's what I can do and I'll do that.

@AntiMS said:

That's especially surprising given that the device page indicates VoLTE isn't supported.

Yes, but keep in mind that device pages can (and often will) lag behind reality. They're not automatically updated and sometimes it takes a while.

@AntiMS said:

I'm a bit disheartened to see the stock firmware can make calls just fine. Just because that means Ubuntu Touch, at least on that device and with the particular carrier I'm with, likely isn't an option for the moment if I want calling/texting.

Yeah, that's the VoLTE problem for you. It's because Ubuntu Touch does not yet support VoLTE on the Pixel 3a. * There are plans to change that but it will take some time.

Here are reports from users who have VoLTE working on their UT devices:
https://forums.ubports.com/topic/10889/working-volte-reports-share-your-experience

*Or so I thought. But I just read this: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/10889/working-volte-reports-share-your-experience/92?_=1779294630061

@AntiMS said:

I have no idea how to get into UT recovery.

Hold power until the phone shuts off, then hold the power and volume down button at the same time. It's best to start with volume down, so you don't accidentaly trigger a normal boot.

@mihael said:

Is that only on my Oneplus 10G?

I have no idea but for now I've moved your topic to Support.

@gpatel-fr said:

The phone got from 85% to 50% in about 50 hours

Holy hell, that's amazing.

@shcarl276 UBports doesn't have support, exactly because it's not a business; it does not deliver a service. What we have, as you noticed, is places where users try to help users. Places like this, and Telegram, and Matrix.

I have to disagree that

a functional system is characterized first of all by satisfying the needs of the overwhelming majority

I don't think that is true in general.
More specifically: Ubuntu Touch is not made for the overwhelming majority. It's made for the adventurous, the tinkerers, those who do not wish to join the mainstream, and those who wish to get away from Big Tech. We will in all likelyhood always be a minority. And that's fine.

@computersalat said:

so sad to have a technically fine Device (my OP2) but you can't use it because of outdated OS.

That is indeed sad, but let's be fair... the world is full of such devices. This is not at all a specific Ubuntu Touch problem. On Android, this device was outdated a long time ago.