@MrT10001 - 23.10 were easy enough installs and have worked excellently for me on both an MS Surface Go 1st gen (using the Surface Linux kernel) and on an older i7 dual boot desktop. I'm someone that uses a lot of Gnome extensions as well. The only issues I've had on the desktop have been related to the Nvidia video card I have on it (thinking of replacing this with a Radeon) - otherwise performance has been excellent with it. I have yet to try out 24.04 but I will probably do the upgrade in a few days after official release.

@thedeafenguy - T-mobile announced that they were temporarily delaying the 2G shutdown in the USA, but have not announced a revised shutdown date yet. I think it will likely be shutdown in 2025 though.

You can read more on this at
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/t-mobile-decides-not-to-abandon-its-millions-of-old-customers/ar-BB1i7OeU

Best regards,
Steve Berson

@klh - I have 4 different watches that I have flashed to Asteroid OS: Ticwatch C2+ (skipjack), Huawei gen1 (sturgeon), LG G Watch R (lenok), and LG Watch Urbane (bass). These sync to Android using either the Asteroid OS sync app or Gadgetbridge.

There is a UT native Asteroid OS sync app called Telescope that has yet to be updated to Focal, I believe the maintainer of this app was needing some help to figure out getting around some issues for this port.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

@Mark-Muth - Libertine in Focal is working well for me on my Volla Phone now, it just took multiple tries for me to get it installed (I ended up having to use the Terminal instead of the Systems Setting gui to get it done).

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Steve Berson

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@doniks - thank you so much for this! In my tests on Volla Phone running Focal it works
The only issue I saw is that the default container id shown by it on launch is "xenial" - please change this so it defaults to "focal" so users do not have to enter this for each new install.

Beat regards,
Steve Berson

@osndok - to be clear, there is currently nothing that fulfills all those requirements that runs UT - OR that is expected or in the works to fulfill all those requirements in the next year.

Regarding VoLTE: the only option that currently works for that for both calling / receiving is the PinePhone (and once ported, the PinePhone Pro as well). Otherwise Pixel 2XL, 3a or OnePlus 5, 5t, 6,6t have all been reported to be able to receive calls via VoLTE, but none of those devices can send calls via VoLTE when running UT. There are efforts being made to try and solve this, but whether and when they will show any results is unknown.

@idj - the Libertine Tweak Tool is in the Open Store at https://open-store.io/app/libertine-tweak-tool.doniks -. but it is built for Xenial only, so you can not install it if your device is running Focal. Hopefully the app will be updated with Focal support sooner than later.

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Steve Berson

@rugby - there are no updates that I am aware of. I don't think it will end up getting ported to Focal, unless someone outside of the usual suspects does some heavy lifting in a porting effort (which entails the arduous task of backporting systemd into the kernel, just for starters). A nine year life span for a smart phone is about as long as one can hope for these days, but probably time to put these beloved devices into their final resting places.

@delphi_coder
4) some of the Ubuntu Touch devices can send to external display monitors wirelessly through the Miracast protocol.

@delphi_coder
2) Ubuntu Touch by very specific design, only uses its own unique desktop environment, originally called Unity 8, and recently renamed Lomiri. This is why it does not use Gnome.

If you want to use Gnome there are other mobile OS's that use it, but the core developers of Ubuntu Touch do not have an interest in implementing it.

@delphi_coder -
2) Ubuntu Touch was originally created and named by Canonical, the developer of Ubuntu, who maintained it from 2013 until abandoning it in 2017. UBPorts took over development and kept the name.

@delphi_coder

1. arm devices from Android OEM's do not use mainline Linux kernels, rather they use generally fixed version ones that are setup with proprietary binary blobs and firmware to run the hardware. The Halium layer allows the Ubuntu Touch OS to communicate to these drivers

@lodhi -.Libertine has not yet been enabled on Focal. There are definite plans to add it back in, but it still needs more time to happen.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

@spek - regarding video playback, try using one of the alternative apps in the Open Store for that -

https://open-store.io/app/uvideo.pavelprosto

https://open-store.io/app/urplayer.ubuntouchfr

https://open-store.io/app/utmedia.nfsprodriver

Best regards,
Steve Berson

@milky_pimms - Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro is more modern design with good hardware, that is also well supported, including Waydroid, but is a little bit of a pain to unlock (you need their app and a Windows PC to do so)

Best regards,
Steve Berson

@milky_pimms - OnePlus 5t is easy to unlock, is well built, has a really complete port with all hardware supported, has a decently fast cpu, and fully supports Waydroid.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

The Aurora Store available to install in F-droid also gives access to the apps in the Google Play Store.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

@slivaness - alternatives are some good webapps for running Tutanota or Proton services (both which offer options for sending and receiving encrypted emails), running Geary inside a Libertine container (the gui is a little clunky with this though) - or if your device can run Waydroid, using an Android email client app.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

What worked for me installing Waydroid on OP5t OTA24 Stable was installing from the Terminal using the following commands:

sudo -s
sudo mount -o remount,rw /
apt update
apt install waydroid -y
waydroid init
sudo waydroid session stop
sudo sed '/aidl/s/2/3/' -i /etc/gbinder.d/anbox.conf
sudo reboot

Best regards,
Steve Berson

@777funk - currently the best phone for USA use would be OnePlus 5t, as it can receive calls via VoLTE, and you can still send calls on 2G with it on T-Mobile network.

Best regards,
Steve Berson