Linux Phones @lemmy.ml PuddingFeeling [she/her] @lemmy.ca 9 mo. ago

How is Ubuntu Touch in 2024?

How is the experience nowadays on the os?

Is it stable?

How are the apps?

How is LTE performance?

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It's pretty stable but the lack of regular Linux apps via flatpak is kind of a bummer because you will mostly have to rely on waydroid apps for most stuff. Lots of responsive apps such as gnome web are not available in Ubuntu touch
- I'm glad to hear the stability has improved!
  
  I guess that is expected as the user base is smaller.
  
  Yeah I tried it for 2-3 weeks and I didn't get crashes or things like it not waking up when I pressed the power button on my oneplus6. I don't think I could get Waydroid working though
- I see there's a snap store option for it now, but does libertine work? I remember testing ubports on my early adopter pinetab and I could never get libertine to finish its setup to install a normal app
  
  Same thing about libertine, didn't work when I tried it, it just kept loading infinitely
- That sounds horrible. Waydroid is still on Android 11, which is now over 1½ years outdated and insecure.
  
  This means absolutley nothing. You can still use 99% of available Apps on Android 8.
  
  But if your whole setup is centered around emulating Android apps, why not use something like LineageOS or Graphene.
I don’t know anything about Ubuntu touch as I’ve mostly been interested in /e/os, but I know we really need an alternative to iOS and Android.

I’d be willing to support such a project and be ready to compromise a lot.

I’m wondering if some people are managing to daily drive something like Ubuntu touch.
- @Dariusmiles2123 For what it's worth, I am and I'd say it's mostly suitable for daily driving. There are a few minor issues to be ironed out here and there, but I've been between #postmarketOS and #UbuntuTouch for 2 years now.
  
  Thanks for the answer.
  
  I guess I have to learn more about these alternative OS but I’d be really interested to get into these if my employer forces me to have a private phone on top of the iPhone I have to use for work.
  
  I’ll be looking at long term reviews soon to learn more.
  
  Out of curiosity, how is it wrt messaging apps? From what I remember, the only good one used to be TELEports (for Telegram), but if you wanted to use Signal or such you were pretty much out of luck. Has the situation changed?
- Just a quick reminder that /e/OS relies on some insecure pieces that claim to be something they are not, like microG.
  
  GrapheneOS is a solid OS and by far better than every other Custom Android.
  
  That is true, but GrapheneOS is only available for Pixel phones (for good reasons, but still, a lot of people can't just switch phones on a whim).
  
  For a non technical guy, in what way is /e/os insecure?
I’m hoping to be able to install organic maps and Firefox with desktop extensions when I get my used phone.

Then donate and contribute to the uports project as much I can so we can have viable alternative to android and iOS.

Corporations need to get weaker.
The experience for me is now more pleasant, because I can run it on devices that are still sold (on the first market) and one can even buy new devices with Ubuntu Touch preinstalled as dual boot with Android (Volla phones).
- Which apps do you like using on there?
  
  TIL: Phones can also dual boot.
I’m hoping that gnome-mobile gets better, right now, I use gnome-mobile with postmarkedOS. But I’ll switch to arch next I think a very good solution is mobian with phosh right now, but I guess gnome-mobile is more my taste, if it would not be as buggy, lol
Does anyone know what the contactless payment is like? Or should I get used to tapping with my cards haha.
I heard on the open store there are 1200 available apps
Okay, I was able to get it running on my pixel 3a xl. so far I'm impressed. The ui looks clean and it is definitely unique from IOS and android. I dont think it lets you go back to the home screen so you're stuck in your most recent app.

It looks like theres no firefox on the open store and I will have to live with Morph and I will have to adapt to Pure maps. (I dont think it has turn navigations voice)

But hey the road is always the most rough in the beginning.
- Part 2: it’s pretty stable but it does feel harder to use than iOS or android as the keyboard often covers the text view which makes editing misspellings harder.
  
  Edit 3: for my Lemmy addiction I bookmarked Voyager and it works fine apart from it being a little slower and the the upvote button not working on the comments(I have to open the 3 dot context menu to do that).

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