Ubuntu Touch gets many improvements other than initial VoLTE support!

#Ubuntu #Linux #UbuntuLinux #UbuntuTouch #UBports #Fairphone #Volla #Fairphone5 #Volla22 #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/more-improvements-in-ubuntu-touch/

Ubuntu Touch VoLTE support rollout begins, starting from Fairphone 5 and Volla 22.

#Ubuntu #Linux #UbuntuLinux #UbuntuTouch #UBports #Fairphone #Volla #Fairphone5 #Volla22 #VoLTE #cellular #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2025/04/03/ubuntu-on-phones-now-receive-initial-volte-support/

Ubuntu on phones now receive initial VoLTE support

If you are using one of the supported Ubuntu Phone devices, such as a Volla 22 (contains a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC) or a Fairphone 5 (contains a Qualcomm QCM6490 SoC), you can now use VoLTE on your device.

The necessary modifications for both SoC vendors have been added to both the Noble Numbat version and the Focal Fossa version so that VoLTE works on these devices that have Ubuntu Touch installed. However, for other phones, such as Xiaomi and Google Pixel phones, it’s on the developer who created the port to modify it so that it works with VoLTE.

While they have tested the functionality with both high-quality voice calls and SMS messages, they have reported issues when working with MMS. In the status bar, if your phone shows VoLTE, this means that you can have high-quality voice calls.

In order to try out VoLTE support, you must make sure that:

• your phone is running the latest version of Ubuntu Touch,
• your phone supports VoLTE, and
• your carrier and your cellular plan support VoLTE.

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With some amazing work by @jmlich , we now have a much nicer website to show off the features of #Amazfish, your Linux/Mobile watch companion app. https://amazfish.github.io #sailfishos #flatpak #UBPorts @kde #kirigami

Secondo voi visto l'andazzo delle ROM alternative causa #bigG ci sarà "un'impennata" nel settore mobile per gli OS open #linux come #plasmamobile #ubports #postmarketos #gnomemobile ecc? Porterà qualche dev in piú che svilupperà app specifiche? Magari un impennata cosi grande da portare grandi realtà a sviluppare app come io da meta post sto vaneggiando

During #FossFEST our open source #Hackathon Paul Hortola gave a presentation about #UT #Ubuntu #Touch app development by #Ubports. May the #foss be with you. #floss
https://youtu.be/2KZznwjp0ng?si=T02Q8oI9sSQdA4Kb

For those who heard me cry after successfully fix my watch because I lost its charging cable:

I finally found the charging cable for my #PebbleTimeSteel and it is currently charging, Yay \o/

What is more #nostalgia for you :

→ The #pebble charging animation ?

→ The old #UbuntuTouch phone ads music in the background :D ?

NB: I am now using a #Fairphone5 running Ubuntu Touch with my #PebbleTimeSteel paired !

#RecycledToot #Ubuntu #smartwatch #ubports #PebbleOS #rebble CC: @ubports @rebble

in an attempt to achieve the highest app compatibility known to man, i ended up writing a daemon that allows to install, configure and run #UbuntuTouch applications on our beloved #flx1 and it actually turned out pretty nice.

this is yet another service/client setup where now the store server is refactored to work alongside android-store (used to install android apps) to lower memory usage and the client is a #GNOME software plugin

Mi experiencia con ubuntu touch por El Cuetlachtli

https://youtu.be/wdw8BCO0OzU

Te cuento mi experiencia despues de 3 semanas usando ubuntu touch en mi smartphone, para mi llego para quedarse pero... antes de decidir cambiarte, mira este video que ya hice la parte difícil por ti.
0:0 Intro
0:50 ¿Que es ubuntu touch?
2:45 Uso basico, diario
3:28 Fotos tomadas con ubuntu touch
3:52 Privacidad
4:25 Requerimientos del sistem...

It’s a shame the #ubuntutouch browser isn’t compatible with #ubuntu Discourse website. This little web app I made would have rocked. #ubports #linux

welp thats two for two.

hopefully we can have #sailfishos with VoLTE on release too very soon

ah yes i should add, if anyone is interested in bringing their distro feel free to contact us through our contact form (https://furilabs.com/contact/), and we will be happy to consider all requests if they help grow the ecosystem with more *mobile linux* options

Messing around on my #ubuntutouch device today #UBports @ubports #ubuntu #linux

Dites, #ubports et #postmarketos sont toujours maintenus ? J’ai l’impression qu’il ne s’y passe plus grand chose. Et pour les autres, pas mieux.

as some might recall, we were working on a feature to allow multi booting different systems easily and without any hassle ( partitioning etc).

around that time we started to get in contact with known porters of different systems such as #UbuntuTouch and #sailfishos

after much effort and work, i can confidently say that the #flx1 will be added to the #UBports installer and OTA server soon allowing allow bare metal and multi boot installs!

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (11/2025): #Libadwaita 1.7 and news from #Sxmo

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-11-2025/

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

GNOME 48 RC available with dynamic triple buffering, Wayland color management protocol, support for centering new windows by default, NVIDIA improvements, updates for Nautilus and Settings etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-48-rc-adds-dynamic-triple-buffering-wayland-color-management-protocol

KDE Plasma 6.4 will include color code recognition for KRunner to display the color with textual representation, Disks & Devices widget will automatically check newly-connected disks for file system errors and offer corrections, fixes for keyboard navigation issues, Spectacle redesign etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/kde-team-unveils-new-features-and-enhancements-planned-for-upcoming-kde-plasma-6-4-release/

KDE Gear 24.12.3 released with improvements for Dolphin, Konsole, Tokodon, Kasts, Konqueror, Itinerary, PlasmaTube, Kate, Kdenlive, AudioTube, NeoChat, Okular etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-24-12-3-improves-dolphin-konsole-tokodon-itinerary-kasts-and-more

PipeWire 1.4 released with RISC-V support, MIDI2 support, JACK Control API etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-4-is-out-with-risc-v-support-midi2-support-jack-control-api-and-more

Wine 10.3 released with Wayland clipboard support, initial Vulkan video decoding, Compiler-RT included in ARM builds, improved Winelib C++ compatibility etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/wine-10-3-maintenance-update-adds-wayland-clipboard-support-vulkan-video-decoding-and-more/

Ubuntu 25.04 will include Papers instead of Evince for PDF reader:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-25-04-new-pdf-viewer-app-official

Tails 6.13 released with enhanced Wi-Fi troubleshooting, updated Tor client and Tor Browser, ability to detect partitioning errors when Tails is started for the first time, bug fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/tails-6-13-released-with-enhanced-wi-fi-troubleshooting-and-key-software-updates/

Ubuntu Touch (UBports) 20.04 OTA-8 released with VoLTE support for Volla phone users, support for WPA3-protected Wi-Fi networks, bug fixes, security updates:
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-touch-ota-8-released-with-volte-support-for-volla-phone-users

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