@advocatux
Thanks, I had read that topic but not noticed the link to this one in it.

I will write a topic in General about documentation contribution.

Hey guys,

I'm not sure I should reply here, since this topic isn't pinned, and nobody replied to it for the past 6 months.

I've registered to the forum 3 weeks ago, but in any case: I've been a Ubuntu desktop user since 2007/2008, I was once a wiki admin and contributor for the Ubuntu-fr.org community, and I've contributed to the FreeCAD community from 2010 until now, among other things being a wiki admin (FreeCAD is an open source parametric CAD program that runs on Linux, Windows and macOS).

I've been wanting to free myself of Google's clutches for a while, and salvaging a discarded Nexus 5 with a cracked screen gave me the opportunity to test UT on it. I was really impressed with the ease of use of the UBports installer! Soon after I purchased a used OnePlus One because the N5 simply doesn't have enough storage space for me (16GB). My goal is to make the OPO my daily driver once I've set up everything I need.

I must say that I find the user documentation for UT sorely lacking, struggling at first to do the most simple tasks. I found useful info in the blogs, which should be found in the documentation, IMHO. Consequently I'm thinking about trying to contribute to it.

That's about it for now...

Cheers,

Normand

Many thanks to all involved! I'm eagerly waiting (but not pressuring!) for the next Dekko2 update.

@vandys
This Pinephone review by a postmarketOS developer seems to indicate that OTG is supported... But maybe he's making an assumption?

https://danct12.github.io/PinePhone-Review/

I guess we'll get the definitive answer when @PINE64 comes back to the topic.

@vandys said in PinePhone:

BTW, will the PinePhone support USB OTG? I'd sometimes like a hard-attached USB keyboard....

I'm not sure. But have a look at the December update on the PINE64 blog, they're planning to provide a physical keyboard for the Pinephone. I'm pretty sure I'll want one

https://www.pine64.org/2019/12/05/december-update-thank-you-for-2019/

Funny quote:

We're sorry for this delay, but we don't want to cut corners on the Brave Heart batch and shove it out the door just to make the originally announced 2019 release schedule.

Uh, I wonder if it's a reference to another Linux phone project...

BTW, here's a Pinephone review by someone who got a developer phone:

https://drewdevault.com/2019/12/18/PinePhone-review.html

It's really promising!

@GizmoChicken said in PinePhone:

Given that there will soon an influx of PinePhone users who want to run UT on their shiny new Linux phones, I hope that UBports will focus like a laser on PinePhone development for the next few months, even if that means other priorities are delayed for a short time.

I tend to agree, but I'm not sure how many resources they can dedicate to porting on a specific device. The UBports team is small, and they still need to work on the core OS.

As a user very interested in the Pinephone, and not able to contribute in development, I wonder what we can do to help make sure UT is ported to the Pinephone in time for the planned March release? From what I could gather, UT may have a head start over postmarketOS. Would contributing financially help so that at least one dev can work on it full time?

I've also been wondering if I should go for a Brave Heart edition. I guess with enough pointers I'd be able to install UT on it, but would a simple user's feedback really help, for example with testing and bug reporting?

@FishFingers44 said in Syncthing:

Hi

When is syncthing going to be updated for the new UBTouch?

When somebody volunteers to update it.

It basically depends on you. Ubuntu Touch for now is compatible with very few and somewhat old devices (check up the website). It is not as polished as Android, and there are quite fewer apps available. Even for supported devices, there are shortcomings. Are you willing to purchase a used phone to install UT on? That's about the only option for now, but if you're willing to wait, there are two new Linux phones being developed that should run UT; they should be released for mass production in 2020. Look for PinePhone and Librem5 topics on the forum.

I purchased a used OnePlus One myself last month, switched my SIM card from my Android device to it 2 days ago. I really like UT, even with its shortcomings, I want to support the project.

Another choice you have is to install an Android derived OS on your current phone, based on Android Open Source Project like LineageOS, and devoid of Google apps; provided your device is supported. I'll tell you though, UT is much easier to install thanks to its GUI installer. And AOSP is still controlled by Google.

Edit:
https://forums.ubports.com/topic/2403/pinephone/273
https://forums.ubports.com/topic/898/librem-5-phone-progress-reports

So I get that USB PD means quick charging, which is good. It's been a while since I read the whole topic, but I don't think it's been mentioned; with USB-C, does it mean this device could potentially support convergence?

Forgot to add, you'll find useful links in this topic:

https://forums.ubports.com/topic/2008/the-ubports-tutorial-links-collection

@dobey
It cannot be the "best way" when you cannot actually open the OSK. It is for example impossible to select and copy text off a web page (as is the OP's issue) to paste in another app. Recently I had no choice but to retype a block of text manually, it is quite tedious.

@poVoq said in I can't connect to mastodon any longer (uMastonauts):

By the way, if anyone wants to work on an offline and multi account client for Mastodon, Pinaforce would be a really good base: https://pinafore.social/

Thanks for the suggestion! I just tried it with my account, it seems quite fast, and the scrollbar on the right side is wide enough to actually be able to use it! (so far I'd found nearly no usable scrollbars on UT because they were all so thin they're impossible to grab)

I might make a webapp of it for myself with Webber.

In my opinion this is a UT limitation. Any content where you're trying to select text (web page in Morph browser, or any web app) will behave that way. It's only within the on-screen keyboard that you can select whatever string of text you want. It's been like this for me since I started using UT 4 months ago.

No issue either. I'm on the RC channel (if that matters), and in uMastonauts I use the fosstodon.org instance.

@PINE64 said in PinePhone:

Answering the question regarding pace of PinePhone BH sales. There are two ways to look at it - a positive way and a less positive way.

The BH edition took a little more time to sell than I initially thought, but hey, it did get sold out, right? So I think this is really good news, and encouraging for the next phase. The more so if you guys manage to have the
attachable keyboard ready by then. I'm sure it's going to be a huge inticement!

Fact is, I had the PinePhone product page opened up in a tab of my phone's browser for a few days, when I finally decided to take the plunge it was too late (I wouldn't have hesitated if the keyboard had been available as well!)

What has me most concerned is not the hardware, but the software. As far as I understand it, UT is the FOSS OS the most ready, and already in use (it's been my daily driver for the past 3-4 months). But it's riddled with annoyances and missing important stuff that means one must really, really be dedicated to use it. Not unlike the state of desktop Linux 12 years ago. I fear it may deter a lot of potential buyers once the final PinePhone is released.

@dreamwebspace
Odd, I use Keepit without issue, it opens kdbx files.
My only wish is that it would allow creating new entries. I have to create them on my desktop, then upload the updated file to my phone.

I tried Keepweb but couldn't make it work.

@Marathon2422
I have no idea what straighttalk is.

@WLBI said in Is there any way to get mobile data internet off?:

@sorath72 Just curious, are there really plan nowadays, which has that expensive data included? Actually even the cheapest plan has nowadays unlimited data included.

That may be true in your country, but please do not assume it is the same in all other countries.

In Canada we are getting ripped off by phone companies (ISP's as well). Unlimited data is only available with expensive plans.

Actually I just had a quick look at two providers, neither offers unlimited data, the most is up to 12GB a month for $85 CAD (59€). In any case, many of us absolutely do not want to spend as much money on mobile service.

@saveurlinux
As suggested in the comments of the bug report linked by @Flohack, have you tried a long swipe from right to left to bring up the list of opened apps?

I occasionally have the camera freeze on my OPO (on rc channel), doing a long swipe left then selecting the camera app again usually unfreezes the camera for me.

On my OPO the battery indicator almost always gets stuck at 50% after a reboot. In such cases I often need to reboot multiple times in a row before the battery indicator returns to normal. I've had charging issue only once, soon after I got my OPO from eBay. The vendor had supposedly recently replaced the battery - there is some damage on the edges of the casing, indicating it has been forced open, so I assume he did change the battery. There's a bulge at the back of the phone which seems to indicate overheating.

I can't wait to get a new device to put UT on it (waiting for the Pinephone).