Hi,
Just a question regarding UT Installer.
I read daily here several support requests from people who're not able to install UT correctly using the installer.
Most of the time they just forgot to read documentation... Installer says: "Dont worry it's easy"
However, it seems that people do mostly not proceed to the following steps:

. Activate developer mode
. Enable USB debugging
. Install ADB drivers
. Install fastboot

As result, UT image is not installed correctly (mostly locked on bootloader), and morevover it's than pretty hard to reset the phone to it's initial state.

So would it be possible to optimise UT installer integrating by default ADB and Fasboot packages as it's a snap software?

And as for Mac / Windows version, add links to download those elements?
Than we could add a few steps in the installation guide such as:
Did you activate developer mode? NEXT -> ADB + Fastboot packages are required to install UT on your device, please click here to install.... NEXT-> Please reboot your device in bootloader.... Next ->

So the main goal is to simplify as much as possible in an "all in one".
Does this idea make any sens?

Thank you for your feedbacks.

@Flohack Done too! Thanks a lot for this survey!

@michelbdec Please be more precise. Ubuntu Touch is NOT Ubuntu. Apps are using .click files. There's no Ubuntu software in Ubuntu Touch, but an open store: https://open-store.io/ in which you'll find "Dekko 2", which is currently the only email client available for Ubuntu Touch. (and works pretty well)

Btw, you can install some other Linux software using a Libertine container, but they might not work as expected, especially since they aren't design for a smartphone screen.

I think Pinetab is on the way to be soon available. Here's a brand new demo from Marius that runs UT on Pinetab as well as 2 days ago announcement:

https://www.pine64.org/2020/05/15/may-update-pinetab-pre-orders-pinephone-qi-charging-more/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii6lAjgfW3c

So, I think I have fix that issue! According to a user advice: 1) Open UTmedia 2) Tap and hold "Select file" till a popup shows "select all / close" 3) click on "close". 4) Click "select file" again 5) Browse on "files" and select the required video to play 6) Video is sucessfully loaded in UTmedia and can be played! Hope this tip will help other users...

@UBportsNews I notice that several users are stuck in bootloader after an unsuccessful UT installation using UT installer. Mostly they forget to read documentation and do not install ADB, Fastboot, etc...

Would it be possible to add fastboot and adb packages inside the snap installer?
Btw, for Mac & Windows version, we could add a few steps during the installation process warning them to get those packages before starting the installation.

The main goal is to avoid those bad experiences as well as tedious support requests by here.

Does this idea make any sense?

According to ongoing switching Nexus 5 to Halium 7.1 (see https://forums.ubports.com/topic/3777/call-for-testing-nexus-5-hammerhead-owners/2) I just wonder which improvement will this bring to the device and if there's a GitHub link where we can follow the development advancement.

OTA 12 seems to be well ongoing. Do you know appr. when will it be released?

@makeixo Gold means "high value" our "privileged". I guess a very good contributer for UBports community. At the meanwhile, a hard job from this contribution will certainly be focused on the Volla phone...Well I guess....

@jezek Have you tried this workaround?

https://github.com/ubports/account-plugins/issues/40#issuecomment-633323381

@Yish This happens to me occasionally. Generally a simple reboot does fix this issue.

@michelbdec Please be more precise. Ubuntu Touch is NOT Ubuntu. Apps are using .click files. There's no Ubuntu software in Ubuntu Touch, but an open store: https://open-store.io/ in which you'll find "Dekko 2", which is currently the only email client available for Ubuntu Touch. (and works pretty well)

Btw, you can install some other Linux software using a Libertine container, but they might not work as expected, especially since they aren't design for a smartphone screen.

@jojuma Volla phone comes also with a signed back cover case and an improved battery (Compared with GS290).
Moreover, Gigaset produces this special version for Hallo Welt (Volla). There might be other small differences.

@makeixo I think UT on Volla phone is using Halium 9.

Main Camera is 16 MPX which is not bad at all. (As good, or even better than an IPhone 8 for example)

@Flohack As a member of the large community of Nexus 5 users I’m really grateful and impressed of all the great job you’re performing with Ubuntu Touch.

Great to see that it works for everyone. Will this workaround be implemented by default in OTA13?

@BarryT Great! Indeed, I suppose that UT Installer should be able to detect any missing rules as it's designed to be used by ordinary users & newbies.

@BarryT Maybe a permission issue (?) Have you tried « sudo fastboot devices»?

@glyndwr I did ask the same question about 3 months ago, but unfortunately this feature is still missing currently:

https://forums.ubports.com/topic/3894/wifi-calling

Btw no WiFi printing is neither implemented for the moment.

Hope to hear some good news about those in the future

@BarryT No don't say that ;-). I've got the same experience when I first tried to install UT on my Nexus 5.

Just install ADB and Fastboot (just as easy as I described above), reboot your N5 in recovery mode, plug it to your computer and run UBports Installer. If your PC is not able to connect to your N5, type in a terminal: sudo fastboot oem unlock. Than start the installation.