Approximately 6 hours left until:

The Ubuntu Touch Q & A - Episode 25!

Tell your friends and family to cancel their plans and tune in for the very latest in Ubuntu Touch development (and more).

Here's your link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX2yTrFhVwI

#ubports

UBUNTU TOUCH NEWS DESK FOR MARCH 17, 2018

Get the very latest news, now!

https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/ubuntu-touch-news-desk-180317-105

Mentioned today: @nanu_c @cibersheep @jonny @vanyasem @crash_burn @dohbee @dcavedon @milkor73 @mateosalta

#utnd

We are live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX2yTrFhVwI

Did you miss the live UBUNTU TOUCH Q&A? If so, here is a link to everything you need:

UBUNTU TOUCH Q&A EPISODE 25

TOPICS: The Scope Story

https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/ubuntu-touch-q-a-25-104

Enjoy

#ubports

The UBports Community is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the UBports Installer as a fully confined snap package.

Special thanks to snapcraftio, Canonical and the Ubuntu community for the help and advice.

Run "snap install ubports-installer" on any Linux distro!

#ubports

A new version of uNav, the Free Software GPS Navigation App, for Ubuntu Touch is out!

In this new version you can expect:
* the restoration of more navigation options. Besides automobile drivers, unav can again be used by pedestrians, and cyclists;
* Carto is the new default map provider;
* extensive OpenRoute Service API migration;
* correction of the unit measures bug on the route details view;

We're now only missing the restoration of public transport naviagtion.

Once again an awesome piece of work by Marcos Costales! To which our Community is very grateful.

Go get uNav from the OpenStore!
https://open-store.io/app/navigator.costales

You can also enjoy an intro video, made by Marcos himself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_4eiBeFYxI

#UBports #OpenStore #uNav

Members of the UBports Portuguese Language Community together with the Podcast Ubuntu Portugal team have launched a new audiocast. The show is in Portuguese and is centered around the Ubuntu Touch Q&A.

Check it out at: https://ubuntu-pt.org/2018/03/ubpors-oti-show-2018-03-17/

#ubports

Ubuntu Touch is an operating system for the adventurous, the free, and privacy lovers!

With this in mind the Writers Team of the UBports Community, is now starting a new series of reviews and tutorials about the Ubuntu Touch Apps that will enable you to tweak Ubuntu to your liking,
to fully understand how it works, and be a participant in the creation and maintenance of the OS and Apps.

We are starting with a review of Logviewer--an App created by Jan Sprinz (aka @neothethird), which gives insight on what's going on with your OS and your Apps.
Check it out at: https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/logviewer-102

#ubports

UBUNTU TOUCH NEWS DESK FOR MARCH 27, 2018

Get the very latest news, now!

https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/ubuntu-touch-news-desk-180327-107

Mentioned today are: @neothethird, @mariogrip, @crash_burn, @eranuzan, @anne017, @advocatux

#utnd

++ IMPORTANT COMMUNITY INFORMATION ++

The 26th episode of the Ubuntu Touch Q&A has been postponed to April 14th.

There will not be an Ubuntu Touch Q&A this weekend.

Read more about it here:
https://forums.ubports.com/topic/1080/we-re-delaying-ubuntu-touch-q-a-26

Thank you

#ubports

UBPORTS NEEDS YOUR HELP WITH A COUPLE OF SUPER-EASY TASKS!

When people search 'alternative to android' or 'alternative to iOS' in a search engine, we really want them to find Ubuntu Touch and our project. Most search results are pointing people to the Alternativeto.net website. Thankfully we now have an active page. We are asking for 4 simple tasks:

1. Go to our page and click the 'like' button (if you like it)
https://alternativeto.net/software/ubuntu-touch-1/reviews/

2. Give it a review!

3. Go to the Android page and suggest UBports Ubuntu Touch (NOT the dead Canonical one!) as an alternative to Android.
https://alternativeto.net/software/android/

4. Go to the iOS page and suggest UBports as alternativeto iOS
https://alternativeto.net/software/ios/

These 4 easy tasks will take about 2 minutes total and really help people find UBports Ubuntu Touch and bring in more excited people into the community.

Thanks for your help! We appreciate it!

#ubports

Ubuntu Touch is a community driven Operating System, where everyone can be involved in its continual improvement. In this article we find out how to report bugs and suggest features, which is a vital part of the development process:
https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/github-106
#UBports

The UBports Community is excited to release the following Big News:

The Official UBports Smart Toaster codenamed "Baken" !

Read all about it here:

https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/all-eyes-on-the-baken-110

#ubports

The UBports Community is less excited to release the following news:

Although we all wanted it and we all thought it was a good priority device, the following UBports Toaster, code named 'Baken', was, in fact, an April Fools joke.

https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/all-eyes-on-the-baken-110

Did you believe it was true? Did we trick you? Do you feel sad that Baken won't be yours?

Great news! You can actually develop it if you want it!

Have a great day!

#ubports

UBports Ubuntu Touch Development Update:
Ubuntu Touch for 16.04

Youtube user 'Geotech Land' has made a nice overview of the progress of 16.04 for Ubuntu Touch. If you are not able to try it for yourself (or too busy) this is a great video to catch up to see how close we are getting to a working version of Ubuntu Touch.

16.04 is a major milestone for the UBports Ubuntu Touch project.

Here's the link:

https://youtu.be/UtYoRBdjQY0

Thanks "Geotech Land" and if you are in our community please let us know so we can give you proper credit within, too.

#ubports

An Ubuntu Touch Audiocast has just been dropped.

"TROUBLE IN PARADISE"

In this episode Joe and Wayne analyse some things that sometimes go wrong in the community and offer encouragement and ideas...

Join us!

https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/ubuntu-touch-audiocast-024-trouble-in-paradise-111

Mentioned today are: @universalsuperbox, @mariogrip, @bhdouglass, @advocatux, @Flohack, @milkor73, @Stereofont, @malditobastardo

#utanews

Ubuntu Touch is an operating system for the adventurous, the free, and privacy lovers!

This series of reviews and tutorials about Ubuntu Touch (UT) Apps will enable you to tweak UT to your liking.

We are happy to keep the momentum going with a new post about the secret weapon 'Ubuntu Touch Tweak Tool.

Enjoy it here but don't tell anyone because... it's a secret weapon:

https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/ut-tweak-tool-109

#ubports #ubuntutouch

MEETUP IN MUNICH

Sometimes we forget that we are all humans and real people with names and faces. That's the power of face-to-face meetups.

On March 17th and 18th a group of people in our UBports Community figured it out and had a successful meetup - perhaps the first of its kind.

Read all about it here and hopefully this will inspire you to do the same thing in your neighbourhood!

https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/the-ubports-munich-meet-up-on-march-17th-18th-108

Special thanks to
@Twinkeybot for organizing and to @Ralf_W for writing the blog post

#ubports

The UBUNTU TOUCH Q&A will be happening on SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH, 2018 AT 1900 UTC

A link to the event will be provided as we get closer.

You can catch up on the last few episodes on the youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDGJ7jdEoOx6_o_GbkjFaBg

Or in our audio channel on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/ubports

See you there!

#ubports

IMPORTANT UPDATE

The UBports website (ubports.com) will be down for Spectre and Meltdown upgrades.

The down time is expected to last approximately 1 to 1.5 hours and will begin today at 1800 UTC.

We apologize for any inconvenience and we thank you for your patience during the down time.

#ubports

IMPORTANT UPDATE

The Ubports.com website is now back up.

In fact, if you sneezed, you missed the downtime.

Thanks to @flohack and the Infra Team for keeping us running

#ubports