Hello ernest,

I started this reply as I was unable to run your script, but as I was writing and testing at the same time, I finally figured it out.

I'm leaving in a few hours for a 4-day 250 km bike trip, and I will try to test it.

For those who may happen on this topic and are new to Ubuntu Touch (like me), a few things I struggled with:

It requires to be launched from a terminal with it "Prevent app suspension" activated in Tweak app.

You need to install UT Tweak Tool in the OpenStore, launch it, then tap on the menu icon at the top left and select Apps (not sure how it's worded in English, it's an apps list). Next find the Terminal and tap on its entry. It will open a Details window where you will find the "Prevent app suspension" toggle switch.

The script will not start and makes an error because of line 29 of the GPS_tracking.py script:

sys.path.insert(0, "/home/phablet/Project/gpxpy-1.3.5/")

It is looking for a "Project" folder that does not exist. You need to change it to the actual name of the folder where the script and the "gpxpy-1.3.5" folder resides, which when downloaded from Gitlab and extracted is by default gps-utouch-tracker-master. For that I edited it in UT's terminal:

cd gps-utouch-tracker-master
nano GPS_tracking.py

Another thing that's necessary to make the script run is to make it executable.

chmod +x GPS_tracking.py

A word of warning: if you forget to activate the terminal's "prevent app suspension" button, once the script is launched, there is no stopping it!!! The CTRL+C button at the bottom will not stop the script. The terminal prompt returns, but GPS points continue to be added. You will have no choice but to quit the terminal and of course no file will be saved.

The gpx files are saved in the gps-utouch-tracker-master folder, or whatever name you gave it (might be a good idea to rename it ).

It would be cool if it works with some kinda of a UI

Or at least, a minimal GUI to launch, if possible avoid having to enter our password, then a button to stop it... I was thinking of creating a desktop launcher, but I'm out of time, I need to pack and get a few hours of sleep!

Ernest, thanks for your work on Activity Tracker, and for this script!

@Isolated-thinker
Hi,

I'm just sharing my experience. I installed Anbox on my OPO about 10 days ago, but it was disappointing. The only Android app I installed that worked was F-droid. None of the apps I was interested in worked (Fedilab, OsmAnd particularly). I also didn't like that it populated the dash with core AOSP apps (Calendar, calculator and so on). Even after reflashing my phone (without wipe) to remove Anbox, the Android apps launchers were still in the Dash, I had to delete them manually from the terminal.

I wish you a better experience!

Cheers

Replying to this old topic to say this is still an issue. As for the trick using the terminal, it is no longer necessary, the grid unit size can be changed with UT Tweak Tool, available in the OpenStore.

@trainailleur said in OnePlus One baseband/firmware:

With the PinePhone getting closer, and already carrying a few other phones daily (degoogled Android phone, work Iphone, now a personal Iphone too), I decided the smaller size of the Nexus 5 was a better fit for me anyway, whether or not I added a SIM to it at some point. I'll probably just wait for the PinePhone before I try to do any telephony on UT.

Thanks for the reply. I'm in Canada, I'll see how it goes when I switch to the OPO as my main phone. I understand what you say about the Nexus 5, it's what started me on the UT path (I was given one 2 weeks ago with a cracked screen). It is really a comfortable size.

Thanks dobey, worked like a charm!

@gunnygordon BTW, if the Ubuntu computer was used to install UT on the phone, the adb package is already installed.

Hello, new user here. I registered to the forum to thank trainailleur for his post about updating the OnePlus One baseband/firmware. Just got mine this week, I first flashed the firmware then I installed UT right away.

@trainailleur said in OnePlus One baseband/firmware:

(I recently gave up on my OpOs as cellular devices, due to the miserable coverage. Perhaps the later firmware remedies that to a degree, but I've already moved on.)

I'm curious about what issues you had? I must say it gives me concerns. When I got the OPO with original OxygenOS 1.x (Android 5.0.1!), I put my SIM card from my current phone, and the cellular network wasn't recognized, tried rebooting a few times to no avail. I decided to install UT anyway, and I tried again the SIM card the network was recognized at once. I was relieved! I took it out again because it's going to take me some time to fully migrate from my Android phone to UT which I plan to be Google-free.