@rom4nb

Actually I solved to restore my backup.

Here's how I did it:

• install UT on new device
• setup SSH between Desktop and UT device (instruction e.g. here (in German): https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Ubuntu_Touch/Terminal/#SSH )
• create folder to mount UT root with ssh: mkdir ~/UPhone-Home
• mount UT via SSH on Desktop: sshfs phablet@IP_ADRESS_PHONE:/ /home/$USER/UPhone-Home/
• on Desktop: cd into directory with BUDS backup: cd ~/buds/backup/DATE/
• on Desktop: start restore of data with: tar -xf BACKUP.tgz -C /home/$USER/UPhone-Home/home/phablet/

It runs through and all data is restored in the correct path.

E.g. when there is a file in the tgz:
/./Music/Track1.mp3
it will be correctly restored in
/home/phablet/Music/Track1.mp3

So this issue here seems not to be a problem: https://github.com/popey/buds/issues/10

Dear community,

I own a FP2 but a year ago I sadly gave up to use ubuntu Touch as a daily driver because I had too many Unity8/Lomiri crashes in daily use and then messages I was typing disappeared, crashes during browsing happened etc.

I considered give it a new try after OTA-12 with finally the new Mir/Lomiri update coming to stable - maybe it works more reliable then for me.

I have been out of Ubuntu Touch for quite some time and wonder now whether you would recommend to use the "normal" image distributed by Ubports installer (I suppose it still includes Halium 5.1?) or this new Halium 7.1? What is faster, what is more stable? I learnt now that flash on new camera module will never work with Halium 5.1 but at Halium 7.1 there is finally a chance at least ... Anbox (which I have never used in my "Ubuntu Touch times", but for DB Navigator it would really be worth a try because for me, who has no car and who uses a lot public transport, mobile tickets make life so much easier ...) does not work with Halium 7.1 as far as I understand the above comments? But I'm not sure whether Anbox is still good enough at all to use it "seriously" on a daily driver apart from development work and testing.

In recent Q&A, there was also talked about Halium 9, but there is no discussion for our FP2 to push it to Halium 9? (LineageOS has had Android 9 for quite some time for the FP2 I think ...)
Is it a decision of Uports to change the "default" Halium in the Ubports images images or is it an separated decision of Halium project?

Thank you for your counsel, rom4nb

@Fla
I've been now for 1.5 weeks on UT with OTA-12 (stable channel) again. I use the Halium 5.1 based Image from ubports installer and after reading a bit in the Halium 7.1 thread (complicated Installation, Risk to burn the LED, …) I will stick to it and not try the Halium 7.1 Image now.

Indeed, UT is much more stable than a year ago. I've had two "hard" reboots now, one when I tried to take a photo (I remember this to trigger reboot from a year ago, seems to be an Halium issue …) and one I think when I was Messing around with Anbox. Lomiri crashes I've had like three while using it (one with Anbox, one when many apps were open, one just random), but that is also better. A year ago it was like 3 Lomiri crashes within one hour on the FP2.

I've tried Anbox as it is easy to install now (basically just apt install anbox-ubuntu-touch). The experience is not soo good, I described it here: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/1676/development-testers-for-anbox/215

I want to thank here to all UT developers. It's a big Progress again in the OS. I already found nice new small Features like finally an integrated timer in the Clock app etc. And hopefully, with Pinephone etc. coming up, there will also be more General interest in UT and more People will take over the development of UT apps or develop new apps (I was glad to see that now in Openstore there are also some SailfishOS ported apps).