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Here is my second review for #volla #vollaphone22 after about 3 weeks of daily use as my main phone.
I'm using with a 4G sim card and all seems ok: calls and sms are working great.
I think that unfortunately the ConverseJS app is draining my mobile data, i think it downloads everytime anything at each login. Sometimes i have to logout/login even if i set to not suspend the app with UTtweak. The most annoying thing with this app is that i have to manually save each image in gallery to see it, and i can save videos just if sent uncrypted (with OMEMO can't save). I'm not sure if the fault is because of the web engine or what.
Another thing i found is that the keepass app can't generate 2FA codes. Had to scan all the codes and save them in another app (2FA manager). Not optimal but it works.
In holiday i tested PureMaps and OSMScoutServer for offline maps and it worked great! I found nice also the Weather app with rain radar included and the uRsses to read my fav news sites.
About this, i'm missing the adblocker on the browser but the adblocker systemwide works really great!
I tried to install #waydroid but somehow it stucks in "preparing installer" or something for some hours and doesn't do anything.
Had a misadventure while on holiday: for some reasons a morning phone won't unlock neither with code nor with fingerprint...so i rebooted it. At start it asked the sim pin and despite it was correct it reported wrong 3 times so sim locked. Had to return home to unlock with PUK code (but i used an android phone just to be sure). Now all seems returned to normal.
Yesterday i downloaded a stable channel update to fix wifi and video issue. Both issues seems solved but conversejs didn't work anymore. Also other js websites seems not working properly.
RC channel seems not yet available so now i'm in devel channel. A bit unstable (got a random reboot) but at least xmpp works...
So...so far i would say a 6/10 recommended just if you're a power user.
A TL;DR recap (1st review included)
Pros:
-good HW quality and perfomances
-battery last 2-3 days
-replaceable battery
-most android app have an equivalent UT app except those in Cons
-no google BS
-volla promptly fixed wifi and video issues
Cons:
-missing proper #xmpp app. Waiting 20.04 release so i can install #dino or i could install #waydroid to install #blabberim
-No contacts sync with cardDAV (just google or vcf)
-Some issues with cardDAV sync (but maybe it's my server, i have to investigate more)
-unable to generate 2FA with Keepass
#ubports #ubuntutouch #mobilelinux