@utouchuser said in essential software proposals for ut:

hi steve,

i am also in for any recommendation you can give me. how about a secure messenger like tox f.ex?

I've never used tox f.ex, nor do I know anyone else that has, so can't comment on it. I can however say that end to end encrypted messaging can now be engaged via using the Axolotl UT native Signal client https://open-store.io/app/textsecure.nanuc -
or by initiating a "secret chat" in Telegram using the recently updated TELEports client - https://open-store.io/app/teleports.ubports
There is also a (admittedly clunky) webapp for the Wire service as well - https://open-store.io/app/wireut.totalsonic

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Steve Berson

Not to be mean about it - but as someone that has used UT as the OS for my mobile devices for over the past year none of the apps you listed have ever particularly occurred to me as "essential" - and a number of them seem redundant of native UT apps that are already readily available. While I would not object at all if a developer wanted to take on porting of these apps, I think this type of thing would not be a good use of developers' time in comparison to numerous other priorities for the UBports team.

I think a better thing to do is assess what features any of these apps provide for you that the available apps for UT are not able to do (e.g. "folderplay, gapless playback, resume on restarts, replaygain" that you mention for Deadbeef) and then make feature requests and possibly bounties to have these features added into the existing UT apps (e.g. the Music and Media Player core apps in the case of these features you note Deadbeef has).

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Steve Berson

@poVoq - Miracast is working fine on OnePlus One and Meizu Pro 5 on OTA11 in my tests, when using a Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. Font rendering is a tiny bit blurry but display is otherwise works fine (including video playback), although there is a bit of lag when using a bluetooth keyboard/trackpad with it

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In answer to the question if there is another alternative browser - there is, and it works very well in UT - https://open-store.io/app/demobr.mateo-salta

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Has there been any actual communication from UBports with the Volla people regarding their advertising possible support for a UT port (if "stretch funding" of over $400k is met) to their proposed phone that is now having a KickStarter?
Info here - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/volla/volla-phone-freedom-through-simplicity-and-security

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Given that Dekko2 was recently updated for the 2.x version from using the Oxide engine to the QtWebEngine - to the best of my knowledge no critical UT native apps are using Oxide anymore. Is there a timeline to remove Oxide support from UT (from my understanding, a step that will be necessary at some point in order to free up space in the UT image for future enhancements) - and is there a way to check whether our webapps will be effected by this? Am I correct in believing that any webapp made using Webapp Creators "Ogra container" will not work once Oxide support is removed - so that these webapps will have to be updated once the change is made? And is this change expected to be made in OTA-12, OTA-13 or later?

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@Pookie said in Is UT efficient for a daily drive ?:

Yes, the meizu pro 5, on the paper, seems to be the best device available (and it is dual-sim). But it is quite difficult to find, and the documentation says that Ubuntu touch cannot be ported to the android version,

This is not correct information. UT CAN be ported to the Android version - it just requires a number of additional steps to do so. Info on how to do so is at https://forums.ubports.com/topic/2755/meizu-pro-5-flyme-os-to-ubuntu-touch-modem-update-fingerprint-function

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Steve Berson

@Nathan123 - The Meizu Pro 5 is superior to the OnePlue One in that the Meizu has USB-C fast charging, the camera zoom, flash, and focus work correctly, it has a 21megapixel camera (versus the 13 megapixel on the OPO) with better color capturing, it has micro-SD support (up to 128GB), and fingerprint unlocking support. I've found that the GPS works better on the Meizu as well. The disadvantage of the Meizu is that it only works at 3G/HSPA (enhanced 3G) in the USA (at least with my cell provider of T-Mobile), where as the OnePlus One can get reliably 4G.

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Steve Berson

I've been using UT on a OnePlus One or Meizu Pro 5 as a daily driver for over the past year now, and have zero desire to ever switch back to Android.

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Steve Berson

@PhoenixLandPirat said in Is UT efficient for a daily drive ?:

• Syncing
  we have no app that syncs/backups, this is partially due to background services and confinement not being flexible enough to allow for a syncing app in the OpenStore.

This is not true! The ubsync app in the OpenStore - https://open-store.io/app/ubsync - allows for easy automatic backups to any NextCloud server - and allows you to choose what folders are synced. I use ubsync with an inexpensive account with OwnCube.com (primarily to backup any photos and videos I take, but also to backup some documents that I place in a specific "shared" folder) so that I didn't have to bother with setting up my own NextCloud server - but if you have your own already it will work easily with that too.

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Steve Berson