Dear @Mer__edith and the the amazing @signalapp team,

After the last update, the Signal "desktop app" is requiring us to launch the mobile app - however, many of us do not have the Android or any other "mobile" version of the Signal app any more.

We are a large (by our standards) group of #Linux phone users, and **your "desktop" app is our "mobile" app** : )

Our previous phones on which #SignalApp was initially activated was an Android or Apple device and we have since then completely migrated to #Linuxphones. Some of us may have registered Signal on #signalcli, Flare, #Molly, Signal Android in #WayDroid, etc.

The #mobileLinux community is growing - we have members spanning a good number of projects and devices, e.g.
- @purism #Librem5 and #LibertyPhone running #Debian-based #PureOS #GnuLinux, #Alpine-based #PostmarketOS or #Mobian,
- @PINE64 #Pinephone and PP Pro running #ManjaroARM, #SailfishOS, etc.
- @furilabs #FLX1 running #Droidian-based #FuriOS,
- a wide variety of Android phones (including OnePlus 6, Google Pixel 3, #Fairphone 4 & 5) running #Alpine-based @postmarketOS ,
- @volla , #Fxtec and #Brax3 devices running #UbuntuTouch by @ubports,
- devices running @mobian which is part of #Debian project, etc.

[Apologies to any project I may have failed to include - you are all appreciated]

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old pic, taken in 2020-10-05

not sure what linux distro is running, probably postmarketOS with i3wm.

just sent my v2 patches for #fxtec #pro1x mainline linux support yesterday

F(x)tec Pro¹ X finally arrived. It was sitting in a warehouse for ages, but thankfully the battery was not dead and it powered up. Shipped with Android, but in about 10 minutes work with the UBports installer, had Ubuntu Touch up and running. Yay!

Yes the slide-out keyboard is a bit fiddly, but it seems worth a try and is no worse than a miniature on-screen keyboard.

UB usually takes a few days to get configured right. Updates to follow

#ubuntu #ubuntutouch #fxtec #pro1x @ubports @linmob

haha yes usb now works again on #fxtec #pro1x

OMG, I never thought this day would happen. Only somewhat over 3 years late from original schedule. Now if I can still think of any usage for it, hardware is somewhat out of date since they switched to a worse chipset and, well, time goes on. A mini livingroom tablet?

Certainly the last thing I'm ever buying from a crowdfunding campaign that was supposed to be for daily usage. I went on a shitty old phone for so long waiting for this, eventually giving up and buying a second hand nice handset, with much more modern hardware than this has.

For anyone after a #Psion Agenda-like experience on a #MobileLinux #PDA, I've just released v0.2.9 of #Pygenda (alpha, WIP!).

Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvQqFmlZ6nM

GitHub: https://github.com/semiprime/pygenda

v0.2.9 adds two nice new features: repeats like "last Monday in May" and todo item due dates.

I run it on my #GeminiPDA, but it's written in Python/GTK3 so should run on similar keyboard devices. Would love to hear from anyone running it on a #PinePhone, #FXTec #Pro1x, #GPD, #eeePC, #Zaurus, or other!

I've released a new version of Pygenda - my work-in-progress Psion Agenda-inspired agenda app targeting keyboard #PDA/#palmtop devices.

Source: https://github.com/semiprime/pygenda

I use it on my Linux-running #GeminiPDA, & someone ran it on a #DevTerm, but it should work on anything with Python3.5+ & GTK3 (for handhelds that probably means Linux). I'd love feedback from anyone running it on other platforms (#PinePhone, #Fxtec #Pro1x, #GPD), and from other fans of #Psion Agenda.

Cc @inlovewithpda @linmob

The #SailfishOS #Jolla Community Newsletter is now out, in which we discuss Pine Logs (that's PinePhones and Log files ). Adam talks about his porting activity (#fxtec #volla #PinePhone) Damien gives his repository roundup and we look at the latest apps in the Jolla Store

https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/sailfish-community-news-1st-december-pine-logs/13664

Stumbled upon this today: https://community.fxtec.com/topic/3292-pro1-and-pro1-x-design-change-to-use-snapdragon-662-no-new-devices-before-august-2021/page/2/

While the switch to the Snapdragon 662 is unlikely to negatively impact LineageOS and Ubuntu Touch (I hope), it‘s likely a major bummer for the mainline Linux story, which was looking quite good with the 835. #fxtec #pro1x

Thanks to @danct12, you can now install #UbuntuTouch on your #Fxtec Pro1 using the @ubports installer!

https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/pro1/

Arch Linux ARM on #Fxtec #Pro1 #Pro1X

Hello @postmarketOS on my #Fxtec Pro1!

My new #FxTecPro1 phone finally arrived \0/

But now i need to decide on what to flash on it:
- LineageOS (test build)
- Sailfish OS community build, unfortunately without Android app support

Not gonna let this Play Services filled stock ROM talk to the internet!

@lj_writes well, there's the F(x)tec PRO¹ (which is a horrible name imho to remember and share): https://www.fxtec.com/
It has some pretty good specs (6GB RAM, 128GB storage, #dualSIM (or 1 SIM + 1 microSD)), #Android 9 and unlockable bootload. Most importantly: a slide-out, tiltable physical #QWERTY #keyboard complete with numbers row, esc, tab, caps, shift, control, alt, super and symbol, and cursor keys.

But at 729 USD, ex. shipping, it's way outside my budget. :(

@haskal cant wait for my slip phone to arrive!!

#SailfishOS Podcast: Hands-On with the #FxTec Pro1 #FrOSCon 14 https://youtu.be/ASbozZCx0oE

For those going to @froscon -

"The final schedule our Sailfish OS sub-conference at #FrOSCON 2019 is published, now also presenting the #FxtecPro1 running #SailfishOS!
Visit us on Saturday, August 10th, starting at 2 p.m. in room C120. #fxtec #jolla "

via https://twitter.com/_Thaodan/status/1159247350675718144